Combi_Chris

has anyone used them bonnet lifters , did they help or are they just more shiny junk i dont need?

james_birch

i think they will help! esp when moving as insted of just hitting the back of the bay and being pushed down they will spread out and go up and down...only thing bad i can think of it maybe you will be hit by heat all the time!

Combi_Chris

anyone else used theese then ?

james_birch

what length are them bolts plz mate

Combi_Chris

i dont know i havent got them , im just asking , if your making your own , then you can just cut them to size anyways right

efiturbocab

got them on my car lets more heat out off the engine ba
and look cool as well get some

GrimmeRS2K

got some aswell, makes a big difference in temps, and looks kinda different, most people hate them, but they are installed on rst's for a good reason!!

1.9 xr2 on 40's

i think they look shit but the estates got em on to try to keep temps down, not noticed much difference but worth a try while i was changing the bonnet i guess

make ur own, i just cut some ally i had at work and got longer bolts

only 10 mins work

turbo.jon

also get ready for the excuse me but do u no your bonnet is up or u get people jump out at u shouting your bonnets up used to well wind me up every 10 mins someone would come in work did u no your bonnets up.....YES I BLOODY DO

1.9 xr2 on 40's

RS_JAY

I think they look awful. Thats just my opinion though.

james_birch

yeah but if they serve a function aint it worth it?

CliffRS4

iTrader: (1)

Got them on mine and they work a treat

gus

iTrader: (1)

didnt notice much difference in temps on mine


will be coming off again as soon as i get me new bonnet painted

Rs_Dave

yeah tell me bout it,, if i had a Ł1 for every time sum 1 said that 2 me,, id be getting very rich, lol

as for them reducing the temp ive not noticed any different, but my mate has! dont no y it has on his, and not mine! lol
but i think they look tough go get sum!

Combi_Chris

well i want them to help klower temps, i cant help it if they look shyte, i just wanna keep cool , also ive been driving with my bonnet vents out, people keep saying omg theres something missing is that ok like that. lol

GrimmeRS2K

if ur in traffic, u can clearing see all heat escaping from the back of the bonnet quickly, surely this is better than heating the bluckhead up, even though they are not everybodys cup of tea

Combi_Chris

well im going to use them as they might offer some help in the cooling, if they dont i wont use them if they do they stay until the weathers cooler, quite simple really

rs_daz

Got thenm on my car..might be able to see in the sig...And yeh they work

rs shawn

Just a precaution: I've noticed that most of the cars with lifters fitted have pins fitted to the bonnet as the angle of the bonnet lock/ latch is increased by the tilt and prone to un-latching itself mid-drive & whacking your windscreen.

Something to think about....I know that it's happened to a couple of cars who DON'T have the lifters fitted, so must be more capable of happening with them fitted.

Combi_Chris

already had that covered , as my locking pins actually do lock so theres no way they will et go

tony yayo

i got them on mine and they work a treat i tell ya

i think they look pony though

TrevCannon

LOL i went to bluewater blah blah came back & found a note under the wiper saying your bonnets up!

I dont know cant ppl mind theri biz

I say go for it mate looks evil, i have a badboy bonnet so looks even more evil

james_birch

and what if your bonnet wasnt up! what if later on it flew n ya face?!

be thank ful that theres still some decent people out there that care! rather than thinking "boy racer wanker would love to see his bonnet hit his face"

Oranoco

imho it looks pants but from experience it does seem to aid keeping the underbonnet temps lower. Mine has a set but they are only fitted over the summer (about 2 weeks of the year ).

turbo.jon

now this will make u laugh when i took car in for mot bloke tried yanking bonnet open from top like mk2 fiesta just because there was a gap thought mot testers were meant to no there cars

B7 LCM

i have just bought a set, i will be fitting in the morning are they easy to fit as the bonnent catch is now at a different angle

zetec-turbo

Do notice a lot of heating coming out of the bonnet now that it is reaised, must be helping with heat soak issues

Also yeah, it'll annoy you in the end with the amount of people saying your bonnets open even had a manager at work come over and see me to tell me that he noticed my bonnet was open on the car in the car park

Combi_Chris

guy comes up to you and sais your bonnets open......

reply with , yes thats right

james_birch

or just a friendly..."ah thanks but its actually a modifaction"

you never know you might just get a good convosation out of someone!

gavintwopies

and for god sake dont try to explain it to them at work coz there all "yeah right, making your car look shite really makes the engine run cooler?? if thats the case then the would have made the car like that to start off with!!"

aaaaaaagggggggghhhhh!!!!!!!


some times a mode of transport aint just A to B