Adam Kindness Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Recently it has been reported that my bonnet lifts up about 1" when traveling at speed... Was reported when i past a few mates last week around 100 leptons.... The bonnet seems very secure when at standstill any ideas? all catches seem sound too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 If the catches are working properly (remember theres two of them) then theres no way the bonnet will lift. To say the stock bonnet catch system is 'sound' would be an understatement. They are the sort of things that either work, or they don't. Not quite sure what can be happening here because if they were not working properly the bonnet would be lifted at a standstill. It may just be that one catch is holding the bonnet down enough to not notice normally but is allowing lift at speed... Whenever I close a Mk4 bonnet I ALWAYS push down on both the front corners to make sure both have caught. Theres a nice satisfying 'click' when they do. Cheers Nathan TDI PLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kindness Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 i'll have a double check tonight..... cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Mine used to do that also. Ive seen others doing it too... Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kindness Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 used too... how did you fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 I sold it. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 The passenger side of mine wouldn't shut properly, and it would light up the '!' and 'door open' light on the dash whenever I went more than 110mph as the bonnet lifted so much! Wasn't scary the first time, oh no. You can undo the retaining bolts on the catch mechanism and raise it up a bit, and you can also screw the rubber stopper that the bonnet rests on down a bit, and that's all the adjustment I could find. I hoof my bonnet down from about 20-30cm high, that shuts it properly... -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Originally posted by Jap Exotics I sold it. Gaz http://www.japexotics.com - selling cars with known faults since 2002 -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Originally posted by Jap Exotics I sold it. Gaz LOL that's good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Originally posted by Ian C whenever I went more than 110mph What the hell were you doing, doing that speed on our roads. Don't you know thats illegal? You should be ashamed Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Originally posted by Ian C http://www.japexotics.com - selling cars with known faults since 2002 Oi! That was my personal car! Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3any Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Originally posted by Nathan If the catches are working properly (remember theres two of them) I thought it was just 1 catch in the middle, what am i missing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 You are missing two catches, one on each side, by the sound of it! The centre one is the safety catch, the thing that holds the bonnet shut in case the release is pulled while driving or whatever. Most cars use that as the main bonnet catch as well but most cars don't have a bonnet the size of a football pitch -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Originally posted by Ian C I hoof my bonnet down from about 20-30cm high, that shuts it properly... -Ian You animal I just can't help wincing (not to be mistaken for mincing) when I see people drop their bonnets to shut them. I'll never do it again after I did it with my Golf bonnet and put a nice little crease in it just where the catch was underneath. Just a firm little push once slotted in is all it takes... Nathan TDI PLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Mine lifts up when driving over 80.. It sort of flaps about a little use to pull over to check thats its ok, all seems fine.. Just twisted the rubber things down a bit.. Still flaps but not quiet as bad ! Oh well.. All that cold air flowing around is good for the engine anyway ! Craig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kindness Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 seems to be quite common I'll get in this eve and have a proper look... dont have that car with me today so cant go for a quick scan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 I thought mine only had one catch aswell ? the one in the middle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kindness Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 i'll get some pics too then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Nope...there is two ...see.... http://chill-ville.co.uk/1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kindness Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 ahhhhh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 my nearly clean engine bay :-) proves it all..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kindness Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 easier to see from one of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 cool... I can only remeber there being one clip this on the bonnet though, in the middle... I must be going blind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3any Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Adam, which bits are they on your piccy i cant make it out???? I swear i'm going blind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kindness Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 hehehe - its not that clean anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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