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Curtoise
17-03-10, 03:30 PM
pics of bonnet lifters on cars please :thumb:
Nova_Tek
17-03-10, 04:23 PM
Here's mine with the old engine:

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/9586/02052008003ou2.jpg
Curtoise
17-03-10, 04:54 PM
hmm yeh thats how i tryed mine but they wouldnt compress
Nova_Tek
17-03-10, 04:58 PM
what do you mean wouldn't compress?
mowgli
17-03-10, 04:58 PM
curtoise, with what you've got under there....i would recommend fitting them on the A pillars pushing downwards to keep it shut
Curtoise
17-03-10, 05:08 PM
LMFAO mowgli lol could be a plan lol,

i mean they dont compress, fitted them to the car, and the bonnet wouldnt shut
MK999
17-03-10, 05:11 PM
well there is going to be some resistance on it, they're made to hold up a fairly heavy 2 skin car panel... this takes me back to the wheelnut thread, only you can't use a 30ft bar and a mate to help you close your bonnet :p
Nova_Tek
17-03-10, 05:11 PM
you sure you're not being too careful? I know they are stiff as fook. Tried to compress them by hand thinking they're like boot struts lol. They do slightly get softer as you use them but they are very stiff.
Curtoise
17-03-10, 05:15 PM
yeh im not being a panny lol i bent my hinges trying to **** it.
Spudly
17-03-10, 05:15 PM
Look through Joffs thread for the positioning on his as he worked out the best place to have them mounted to allow for ease of opening/closing and still retaining enough power to weight to hold the bonnet up:thumb:
mowgli
17-03-10, 05:21 PM
look at these (https://www.europaspares.com/BRIGHTWORK/HINGES_and_LATCHES/CLICK_BOOT___BONNET_STAYS_3366.html)... they are a bit old fashioned, but they don't knacker your bonnet
Curtoise
17-03-10, 05:35 PM
they do seem pretty usefull
MK999
17-03-10, 05:37 PM
look at these (https://www.europaspares.com/BRIGHTWORK/HINGES_and_LATCHES/CLICK_BOOT___BONNET_STAYS_3366.html)... they are a bit old fashioned, but they don't knacker your bonnet

for fulfilling a purpose, the standard bonnet stay works, for not looking old fashioned you use lifters lol
mowgli
17-03-10, 05:48 PM
OLD FASHIONED??????????

so instead of having your bonnet held up by the original stay at a show, where some ar$e is going to knock it, and cause loads of damage, we should all fit innappropriate gas struts off god knows what that then bend the bonnet so it looks sh1te all because its new & cool?????

its a nova of course its old fashioned
MK999
17-03-10, 05:54 PM
so instead of having your bonnet held up by the original stay at a show, where some ar$e is going to knock it, and cause loads of damage, we should all fit innappropriate gas struts off god knows what that then bend the bonnet so it looks sh1te all because its new & cool?????


This is exactly the purpose of bonnet lifters yes, I prefer the standard bonnet stay myself lol
Curtoise
17-03-10, 05:59 PM
hmm, i just want them to work
Spudly
17-03-10, 06:01 PM
Then see my post and look in Joffs thread you plum :p
muzzy
17-03-10, 06:05 PM
I predict 15 pages lol
mowgli
17-03-10, 06:06 PM
I predict 15 pages lol

no cos i'm not joining in anymore on this thread
andy_mk3
17-03-10, 06:11 PM
The nova looks similar to the mk3 astra, I have omega lifters on mine, they look oem too

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/muckingfuppet/Astra%20Duo/d3e20bb0.jpg
Cle
17-03-10, 06:19 PM
Heres how they were fitted on mine
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/Cle_555/IMG_3773.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/Cle_555/IMG_3777.jpg
Nova_Tek
18-03-10, 01:27 PM
^ Same as mine. That's how they are ment to be fitted.

If you, whilst shutting them, put to much force or shut it too quickly they can bend the hinge. Same goes for trying to open it fast or for those (like garages) that don't know lifters are installed, pulling them up manually can bend hinges.
GRUNT 16V
18-03-10, 03:03 PM
Hell I Remember When I Was 18 (1998) We Used Metro Tailgate Lifters !!!!! Ooooo How Times Have Changed
Curtoise
18-03-10, 03:26 PM
^ Same as mine. That's how they are ment to be fitted.

If you, whilst shutting them, put to much force or shut it too quickly they can bend the hinge. Same goes for trying to open it fast or for those (like garages) that don't know lifters are installed, pulling them up manually can bend hinges.

yeh, i nearly bent mine trying to get them to compress :confused:
Nova_Tek
18-03-10, 03:34 PM
A garage slightly bent my right hand hinge so now my bonnet just nicks the ventilation panel (bit with the wipers on it)
de-slotted
18-03-10, 09:10 PM
Only got one on mine :tumble: does the job though :)
http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad78/de-slotted/Nova%20GSI%20Looker/BcsMCDQBWkKGrHqEH-DsEqt7gWt1CBK1j5T.jpg?t=1268945808
L14MNP
18-03-10, 11:02 PM
The nova looks similar to the mk3 astra, I have omega lifters on mine, they look oem too

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/muckingfuppet/Astra%20Duo/d3e20bb0.jpg

They'd look OEM if they were holding open a tailgate. lol How big? :eek:

I'm not a fan of bonnet lifters in general though tbh.
MattBrown
18-03-10, 11:08 PM
Only got one on mine :tumble: does the job though :)
http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad78/de-slotted/Nova%20GSI%20Looker/BcsMCDQBWkKGrHqEH-DsEqt7gWt1CBK1j5T.jpg?t=1268945808


Bent hinges and scratched edge of wings for you sir!

I went there, and got reamed:cry:
Grey
14-04-10, 10:27 PM
where did you get your lifters from one of mine has gone limp lol
looked on ebay but can find any for a nova but only a corsa b :(
Grey
15-04-10, 10:38 AM
Anyone?