If you raise the back of a S2 bonnet, and the bonnet does not shut down properly after..................

What do you need to alter???

 

 

slam it!

 

tiff are ur ones home made with washers

 

They are proper raiser block things if that makes sense

Its for Little Joes RS Turbo

 

i thought the bonnets on rst's were known for opening on there own with out the blocks.if i was to fit them id also want to fit bonnet pins aswell just for piece of mind

 

Its the catch at the front that goes into the slam panel, wiggle the whole bonnet round a bit with your hand on the release lever until it reaches.

Or if that doesnt work: on the catch on the bonnet, dab some tippex/white paint on the catch, drop it down and see where the paint ends up on the slam panel, thats where your problem is

 

Yea, they are ! Luckily I've never had it happen, but it can be major if it happens at speed! I'd personally pin it if I fitted blocks...(not that I would mind...)

 

I would constantly worry that the bonnet would lift at 70mph for the rest of its life.

Seriously RST bonnets lift by themselfs without messing about with them, make DOUBLE sure its closing properly, and the catch is locking properly and the cable is well lubricated and doesnt stick.

 

It's the spring bit on the bonnet that causes these problems...

They get so rusty they cannot be adjusted...oil and grease them and you'll be fine, oh and the bonnet cable stretches over time so may be as well to check this where the catch is under the column - Checked mine yesterday and its bent :s

Tiff, you need to adjust the spring on the bonnet to make it shut properly

 

Adjust the front catch the part with the spring undo the locking nut and then with a flat screwdriver turn the thread accordingly

 

I'd fit a safety chain / lead inside to be extra safe if your worried about the components.

 

Tony Turbo has something set up to stop this Tiff, not that he's got bonnet blocks but he might be able to help Joe on the safety side of it

 

I have the same on mine.Its a steel cable jobbie!!Regards Micky

 

How does it work then Micky?

 

@ Dan,basically I have a steel cable that attaches to the underside of the bonnet.Its connected to part of the strenghtening sections of the bonnet that the skin is welded too.The other end of the cable has a karabiner on which I attach to the lifting hook on the engine.The cable is about 18 inches long.So if the bonnet gatch fails the bonnet open about 18 inches max and no more.

Click on the link to see what a "karbiner" is.

http://www.needlesports.com/acatalog...biners_22.html

Regards Micky

 

good idea mate

MB.,

 

I've got one on mine too

 

Cool, I know what a karabiner is too mate, my mates into climbing! lol

Good idea though, worth while mod I should think!

 

i need one on mine...


i have had two bonnes fly up on me on mk4's... not pleasent


i always check the catch is closed before i slam her shut (my old cable had a kink that held the catch open), then i pull her upwards, just to double check... you can never be too careful!

i would go for pins, but i want to keep the standard look...