fitted my nice new radtec intercooler the otehr day and ignored a kid who told me to bash the cooler in a bit where trhe bonnet catch sits, anyway drive up the road, and bang, up the bonnet goes

anyone else found that the cooler fouls the catch and had to bash cooler in?

 

Used to have a Radtec front mount no bashing needed on mine

 

i bent the puller on mine, was a bitch to reach when i wanted to open the bonnet but it never flew up, just so that if the 1st catch goes the hook still works, it usually wont with a cooler in the way

 

no such problems with a GRS

 

No such problems with my Pace chargecooler !!!!

 

ditto i have a pace chargecooler and i have no problems

 

Its happened to a few people i know

 

This has nothing to do with the intercooler,the bonnet catch did'nt hold the bonnet closed,end off.Regards Micky

 

any solution??

 

i took my catch handle off with a grinder it still locks down fine also i have bonnet pins fitted i no 2 people who have had bonnets fly up

 

And me

what sort of ACTs are you's seeing with your chargecoolers?

 

My charge cooler was pish

 

so what do i do to cure it? bash the cooler in or grind the catch off?

 

It happend to me wen i used to have a pace dbl capacity IC, so took the catch off and fitted bonnet pins! Now i have a GRS,NO TROUBLE

 

Same

 

What was the damage then

I have an extra security measure in place to help prevent damage being done if this happens (don't want to fit pins) ŠTonyTurbo

 

no one is really offering any useful advice here

 

its nothing to do with the cooler, its normally to do wen the bonnet catch needs adjusting mate

 

New bonnet catch with new cable, properly set-up won't give you any problems. The catch has adjustment on it, which if incorrectly adjusted won't allow the barb of the catch to full engage. It needs to pass the 'lever' on the slam-panel and pop into place. Also, make sure that the corner rubber supports are correctly adjusted. They should support the bonnet, but not prevent it from closing properly.

 

fit some bonnet pins mate as an extra measure, that way it cant happen again

as i have heard of this happen a few times now, with different coolers as well

dont risk it (says me i aint even fit any yet! )

 

cool, i have bought a new cable as the on on there has broke from the handle

 

sorry i forgot to ask, whuch part of the catch do i need? i got the cable but is it the female part or male?

 

this is exactly why I fitted bonnet pins, just in case this ever happens!

not seeing above 40deg on my charge cooler at the mo, could all change in the hotter weather though

 

You'll be f*cked in the summer then mate,I dont see over 32c on my GRS after a 20 min session at National Day in the middle of August,and thats at 18 psi boost,balls to the wall for 27 miles!! Regards Micky

 

good for you

I don't thrash the fuck out of my car and I've got no motorways over here to hold it flat out so I'm happy