MadMac

On the way home from work I picked up my bonnet pins from burtons to fix the bonnet of the XR2 (hinge has come off so its only the bonnet catch and one hinge holding the bonnet on can't weild it back cust it will fook the paint work, can't get a new hinge cus it tha hinge is part of the bonnet, and don't really wanna get a new bonnet cus the colour wont match fussy aint I.)

I dont trust myself with a drill to put holes in my bonnet so I thought I might just pay a pro to do it.

So on the way back home after picking up my bonnet pins I stopped off at the local body shop. Was talking to the owner, showd him the pins and said, how much to fit them to that (pointing at my fezzer).

"I could fit it, but its an MOT failure."

"You sure?" I said

"Yeah go check with the MOT station just over there."

So I went, asked the garage dude and he said.

"So long as the bonnet is secure and you can remove it for access safely it will pass the mot."

So I went back to the body shop and said to the guy.

"No thats fine should be ok to fit them and it will pass the MOT."

"Ahh thats ok then, I can do it, will cost you £60."

£60 quid??? To fit bonnet pins? What a monkey

M K

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thats about right as it takes a bit longer than 5 minutes mate

RSeb

fook that do it urself, just take ur time on it

MadMac

Seriously?? I mean I would put them on myself, but I dont trust myself to put the holes in the boddy work

M K

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as you say i wouldnt trust meself with my bonnet & a drill

MadMac

I know recipe for disaster, drill and big bit of metal

Oranoco

I paid to have mine done. I kept looking at the nasty sharp drill bit and my shiny bonnet and just bottled it. I only paid £25 as the bodyshop man was a mate of my Dad's

£60 would sound about right. Hour's labour and treating the areas.

Charlie Chalk

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Dont be a tight arse

MadMac

Not being a tight arse, just actually DONT have £60

Oranoco

I'll do it Saturday night for you after some beers Only downside is you may get up to find a bonnet pin drilled through your windscreen

RichardPON

Then don't fit your bonnet pins

rabmc

Get the drill out man , practice on some metal before hand . save yourself some cash i personally would trust myself more than some guy wa a drill , feel i`d be more careful

big_wig_074

eh?they take about 5 mins to fit,do it your bloody self! lift the bonnet,measure on the front panel where you want them,drill that and put the pins in,but have the pins wound down on the thread so the bonnet just about shuts,put a blob of greas on each pin,close bonnet so it touches pins,theres your marks,drill,rivet,done!

Ginge !

stu its not about the time either, its also a risk accessment and also hes gotta pay for his building ect

for 10 quid i think he would rather pop to mcdonalds and have lunch

its really easy to do, use a centre punch too but be carefull and the drill wount slip


or just weld the bonnet catch as bonnet pins are a headache when ya open the bonnet

Oranoco

Only if you foregt to undo them

MadMac

Better have bonnet pins than have my bonnet decide to detach at 70

Oranoco

Just take the fooker off and run without it. Claim it's a weight saving thing

MadMac

then I drop the car off at work retun only to find my engine has been nicked

DaveEscos

then why talk about buying £500 defis?

also £60 is not a rip off for the work involved


methinks we have a reborn Jim Galbally in our midst!

Charlie Chalk

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Take it you havent seen the carbon fibre post, he wants to spend £300+ on dash parts



PMSL @ jim comment

DaveEscos

im going to look now!

Ginge !

daves gonna go off on one now

MadMac

FFS

I am not paying £60 for someone to drill four holes in a car and screw a bolt in.

I get paid weekly and this week I have already spent £150 on the car (service bits and bobs, new number plates a flocked dash...) so dont have £60 to spend on bonnet pins this week but will by friday. but £60 to drill a bunch of holes is stupid Where as getting custom one off bits made up IS worth 300-400 pounds.

However by the time carbon bits are made and ready for dilivery I could quite easily have £300-£400.

And the beauty of it all being a 200-300 pound car track toy if I do crash it on the track I just buy another shell and swap it all over.

And, as the car is only small anyway, all I dont need big BHP to go reasonably fast. A standard 2.0 Zetec with a £200 engine management system will easily see it into the mid 6 seconds 0-60. Not a high top speed granted, but it will be perfect for track days.

Ginge !

tight arse

stu i think people are trying to be helpfull but aint the best at saying it

carbo stuff aint needed in the car and would be better of paying 150 quid each for carbon bucket seats

MadMac

I nearly had a set of buckets for £50 the other week

Ginge !

there ya go, just dont buy the pony monaco's !!!!!!

Ginge !

or just buy 1 either !!!!!!

MadMac

Charlie Chalk

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fuck buying 2nd hand seats etc, not my cuppa, id wanna buy a new item knowing i got comeback

Ginge !

mmmmm, is that a brand new erst ya got

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

no but im rebuilding it

Edited to say:


With NEW

16 point weld in cage
Recaro seats
fire extinguisher
harnesses


All of which are saftey point, i WONT buy second hand part like them

Ginge !

MadMac

Those seats I was gonna have were gonna come out of a concourse Mk2 RS2000, so may be second hand, but far from used

Charlie Chalk

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Stu the seats could have come from windsor castle with only the queen sitting on them once a year, i WONT buy second hand stuff like that


thats just me tho

Ginge !

im sooo poor id buy seccond hand toilet roll and tooth brushes

a ripped second hand seat that a dogs pissed up would be a aniversery prezzie for me