Drifter Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Hi all, Maybe an odd question but just realised the bonnet does not seem to sit straight on the car. When the clips are fastened, one side sits proud of the sideskin. Likewise, on the other side, the fastener does not sit in the centre of the clip on the bonnet. Is this normal as the bonnet on my old car sat flush and seemed to fit perfectly. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Hi Drifter Bonnet fitting is a bit of a nightmare. Very few bonnets fit well if you look hard. Some things to try or check: The position of the nose cone will affect the bonnet. Check that it is on correctly. Sometimes they dont go far enough back. You can relieve material around the cut-outs for the front ARB, or in extreme cases reposition the DZU fasteners. Check that the foam strips front and back are in place and not damaged Also you can carefully form (bend) the edges of the bonnet to get a better profile around the nosecone and at the rear round the scuttle. Do this with by hand, but very carefully - it ie easy to do too much or in the wrong place. With the rear clips it doesnt matter if they are not dead centre, so long as they latch. You can form the U-section clip piece, either offset to one side to better catch the lug on the bonnet, or shorten it (squash it, IYSWIM) so that it pulls the bonnet down more. Angus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboylaw Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Mine is similar, I thought it was a miss aligned clip, but waht you will find is that the scuttle may need moving slightly. Line the bonnet up on the rear clips and fasten, then the fronts and see if the rear of the bonnet is parallel to the scuttle, if not then you need to losen off the scuttle retaining nuts in the channels and adjust the scuttle position until square, then it should line up ok. If not this then could be the rubber tape is wearing unevenly and causing this. Jonathan ========================= My Flickr Gallery 92 Supersprint, Ford LSD LA, RK AX Crossflow. Stealth model (Matt Black and Ali), rebuild completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Guys, thanks for that! I was thinking there was something wrong with it-i will have a look when i can. It will be going into the 7 workshop when the weather gets better so may wait till then.. Caterham Superlight No.191 Honda Integra TypeR no. 5035 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 From the drivers seat you can't tell . . . get in and drive it! 😬 Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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