-matt
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 01:43 PM |
|
|
Ooops. New bonnet time :(
After the power steering pump went on my Alfa, I had to drive the 7 to work last night.
Only forgot to do the bonnet catches back up after untucking the cover.
I nailed it at a set of lights, to see my bonnet go flying up into the air straight over me!!! (thankfully there was no one behind)
And here is the damage 
There goes another £200!! I think I will be paranoid about the catches from now on.
[Edited on 13/1/13 by -matt]
|
|
|
|
|
whiz
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 01:49 PM |
|
|
hood
your not the first and won't be the last
andy
|
|
|
David Jenkins
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 02:23 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by whiz
your not the first and won't be the last
Absolutely! (been there, done that...)
|
|
|
ASH3
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 02:41 PM |
|
|
Oh yes "Ditto" such a gutter
|
|
|
RK
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 02:50 PM |
|
|
there are many vids of how to repair this, but it's your money! Sorry about your situation.
|
|
|
Westy1994
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 03:33 PM |
|
|
Yes done that myself 3 years ago, still wear the battle scars in the form of millions of stress cracks in the gelcoat, luckily nothing ran over it so
no tears in mine, but a sicking feeling of what could have happened to the drivers behind me still haunts me today. Just be thankful no one was hurt
and I can guarantee you wont do it again now, for the same reasons I will not drive off without the fuel cap reattached - once bitten and all
that.....
Hope you get the damage sorted .
|
|
|
Proby
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 03:44 PM |
|
|
Yep, I too did this in my Westfield. Forgot to lock the bonnet, drove off the estate, down a country lane, opened her up and the bonnet whipped
off and went straight over my head. £180 for a new bonnet (10 years ago).  ( gutted.
Visit GraphicMonster
|
|
|
sdh2903
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 04:19 PM |
|
|
I'm surprised that these type of bonnet catches havent been outlawed in some way. Production cars have a 2 stage lock to prevent this so why not
kits? The amount you hear of this happening it's lucky no one has been killed yet.
|
|
|
James
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 04:31 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
I'm surprised that these type of bonnet catches havent been outlawed in some way. Production cars have a 2 stage lock to prevent this so why not
kits? The amount you hear of this happening it's lucky no one has been killed yet.
Except I know of it happening to more tin tops than I do kits... so why disadvantage every single kit builder due to an unlucky few!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
|
|
|
sdh2903
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 04:37 PM |
|
|
How many tintops on the roads vs kits though? How is a safety feature considered a disadvantage?
I'm pretty sure that if we are capable of fitting v8's and superbike engines into our cars then we could engineer a better way of fitting
a bonnet?
|
|
|
David Jenkins
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 04:50 PM |
|
|
I quite like the Westfield way of doing it - 2 pins at the front of the bonnet slot into the back of the nose cone, with 2 locks at the back to hold
everything down. Even if you forget to lock it, the worst that would happen is that the back would flap around a bit.
Otherwise - I suppose some form of warning light could be set up - a bit like the 'door/boot open' warning you get in most cars these
days.
|
|
|
redeye
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 04:51 PM |
|
|
-Matt Where abouts are you based?
I have a red mk bonnet with scoop that I can sell you
Its got a very slight chip on the front but wouldnt take much to fit
I was going to fit it to my car but dont think Ill be getting round to it anytime soon
Its also the wrong colour for my car
U2U me if you're interested.
|
|
|
Westy1994
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 04:57 PM |
|
|
Personally I treat the bodywork on my car in the same way a tintop would attach luggage to a roof rack or similar, i.e its the users responsibility to
ensure the load he is carrying is safe and won't fall off whilst in transit , in my case I was just stupid and did not check that the catches
were 'done up' correctly, its no real difference than a tin top who has forgotten to strap his load down before he drives away, the fact
that it was part of the bodywork is academic.
|
|
|
Simon
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 06:18 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
I'm surprised that these type of bonnet catches havent been outlawed in some way. Production cars have a 2 stage lock to prevent this so why not
kits? The amount you hear of this happening it's lucky no one has been killed yet.
If you consider what happens to a production car when the bonnet flips up - it a) smashes into the windscreen, probably shattering it, b) you may end
up with broken glass inside car and c) you won't be able to see where you are going.
With a bonnet coming off, a) it'll only be blocking your view for a short period of time, it comes off in the direction of travel and slows down
very rapidly so pedestrians are unlikely to get hurt and c) following cars are more than capable of crushing said bonnet out of existence without
second thought (ie the drivers might get a surprise but nothing more, unless they are not in a tintop).
All in all, I'd say the pro's of the bonnet coming off outweigh the cons
Of course, I made mine in one piece with the nose cose and hinged at the bottom thereof. Even that hooked under from chassis rails so even if I
hadn't bolted it on or done up catches it was ok. So na na na na na
ATB
Simon
|
|
|
Proby
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 06:53 PM |
|
|
David,
Mine was fitted the way Westfield do, two pins at the front, two locks on the back, and trust me, it doesn't just flap about a bit at the
back if you forget to lock them!!
Visit GraphicMonster
|
|
|
sdh2903
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 07:06 PM |
|
|
quote:
Of course, I made mine in one piece with the nose cose and hinged at the bottom thereof. Even that hooked under from chassis rails so even if I
hadn't bolted it on or done up catches it was ok. So na na na na na
ATB
Simon
As have I so na na na na na na back!
I have also used aerocatches which stick out a fairway if not closed.
|
|
|
macc man
|
| posted on 13/1/13 at 08:45 PM |
|
|
I used the IVA approved rubber straps but did not trust them for track use. So I fitted 2 dzus clips front and rear of the bonnet.
Holds firm and stops any rattle.
|
|
|
