pjv7771

anyone got these on a mk 3 escort ?, wondered if there would be a problem with water getting in the fuse box

Keith B

No one's replying because you look like a twat with a raised bonnet.

pjv7771

well thanks for that, any other ideas for getting a bit more airflow under the bonnet, preferably without the abuse

Red16

i disagree i think it can look pretty good.

rs shawn

No more of a problem than a Mk4.
Not got them myself, but a friend has. Looks ok. I'd advise getting bonnet pins fitted as well tho due to the increased angle on the closing device to prevent the bonnet coming open

GOT2BZETEC

Well done that really helped him

DaveEscos

pjv7771

not keen on bonnet pins, i see your point though

fudi

WHY !!!!!!!

think it looks the nuts as long as its no too high spesh on mk 4's

Who sells them

DaveEscos

dont be so stupid.. who wants to drive their car.. looking like they've forgotten to shut their bonnet or like they've have had a front ender.


they should be called drivelookinglikeacuunt blocks

pjv7771

i think a company called auto specialists sell them, not 100 percent on that though

pjv7771

wish i hadnt asked now

Mr.h.

Ebay mate

Nick

Keith B

In all seriousness if your rad is in good condition then you won't need any other means of cooling the engine bay. If (and thats a big IF) there is any additional engine performance to be had from jacking up the rear of the bonnet then its negated by the drag from the vortices created by the huge panel gaps.

Moondust_crust

im gonna put em on mine just for the looks , dont want em too high, does lee@fusion do em?

Keith B

You're going to put them on for looks............r-i-g-h-t........
Does your steering wheel get scratched by the guide dogs claws or what?

LEE-RS

have to agree that i think it looks shite with them fitted

what you could do is just take the plastic surrounding off around the heater fan and the heat will go out of there aswell as heat comes out of the vents not in

Moondust_crust

Keith B
everyones got there own view mate

Ginge !

to answer your question there the fuse box will get wet without em anyway so thats no difference tbh

as for the fashion,,,,,,,, well its a old ford so its far from pretty anyway

pjv7771

the idea was to get more cool air under the bonnet, didnt realise that a couple of bits of metal would stress people out so much !, if id have to fit pins im not going to bother anyway, ty for all your comments people. this is now a dead post. r.i.p

Keith B

I recon the MK IV still looks good from alot of angles. If it lost the roof gutters it's be alot smoother. reducing the angle of the A pillars (Huge engineering job admittedly!) would really make it nice.
Bonnet blocks would still ruin it though

Keith B

We could comment on your black rims if you like - they seem to be another love em or loath em thing

zippyobrien

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love bllack rims on black, red, yellow, white, and grey cars, nothing more agresive apart from maybe white on a few select cars and colours

rs shawn

My old black (well anthracite) on red combo:


I think the 1600i really suits them tho as there is a black theme running on the car with the bonnet stripes, front grill, bumper caps, overriders, door strips & rear spoiler.

So you gonna get some blocks then ?

pjv7771

im going to try taking off the surround for the heater first, the idea is to get more air to these

BillyCabrio

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I have them on my cabbie and they seem to do what i bought them for..... And thats to release heat from under the bonnet as i have no intention of fitting vents.

Do what you think is right mate, do stuff you like not what peeps think is 'cool'

I've got my cabbie just how i like it & thats all that matters

BillyCabrio

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Oh and you can get the raisers off of Genesis Engineering, he comes on here quite a bit.

pjv7771

thanks for that billy, to be honest i always do wot i want anyway its just interesting to hear wot other people think sometimes, didnt realise people would hate them so much ! cabby looks top by the way

Oranoco

Or just make them up yourself for about a fiver.

TBH I don't much like the look but it does help to keep the underbonnet temps down a bit which is why mine has them in Summer.

BillyCabrio

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pjv7771

Dan

TBH mate, I genuinely dont think their necessary, the big big power cars dont use them!

Westy

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they look shit.. they piss me off, they are not needed

Dan

Well said that man!

Moondust_crust

Oranoco
how can ya make em ya self mate, spose you just need some blocks of aluminum.........

Oranoco

Just get some ally box section and cut it down and drill holes in the right place and use longer bolts. Or pop to Halfords and buy longer bolts and stck the bolt with nuts to raise the height.

RichardPON

You left ya bonnet open mate!

What a complete waste of time - it's a road car, not a racecar!

BillyCabrio

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Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

I like them & thats all i worry about

pauls.ego

are they the AS ones in chrome. looks good mate,do what you want to, its your car your choice, personal think they make the car stand out from the others.


you cant please every one.
so why try

Moondust_crust

spot on mate, it would be a very boring world if we all liked the same thing, i love em ,

rs shawn

Since when have Escort RST bonnets opened from the rear ? It's not a bloody Fiesta or a Renault Clio is it ?? Only idiots would think that the bonnet is open !

(Rich: not saying you are one of those idiots, because if you didn't know that, then you wouldn't belong on this forum in the first place. Just quoting you as to what 'others' would say )

Since when has that stopped people copying the race car look on the road ?

roll-cages, harnesses, huge brakes, race-style graphics...and on..and on...