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R1CH
28-08-06, 06:41 PM
Can you remove / replace Nova bonnet hinges ? mine are now bent to f**k after my little misshap ... from having a quick look at them there doesn't seem any way of removing them ?!

Rich

General Baxter
28-08-06, 06:47 PM
there spot welded, good luck lol

R1CH
28-08-06, 06:52 PM
there spot welded, good luck lol

Excellent, just what i wanted to hear !!
lol

Rich

R1CH
03-09-06, 04:33 PM
After managing to wedge my head in the battery tray so i could have a propper look, the hinges are just riveted on the brackets on the bulkhead, once you've removed everything out of the battery tray so you've got plenty of room to get in you can just drill the heads off the rivets !!
Job done !!

Rich

General Baxter
03-09-06, 04:49 PM
strange mine were welded, gaskells just had some new ones, his were bolted lol

Lee
03-09-06, 04:51 PM
strange mine were welded, gaskells just had some new ones, his were bolted lol

Im surprised they weren't 'glassed on lol

General Baxter
03-09-06, 04:52 PM
lol

Benn
03-09-06, 07:06 PM
strange mine were welded, gaskells just had some new ones, his were bolted lol
was gonna sayt its only the base bit of the hindge that are welded on,
the moving bit is a crimped bolt,

rodgerq
07-09-06, 07:24 PM
would be pretty imobveable if the hinge was wleded wouldnt it ;)

rodgerq

benthehash
07-09-06, 09:34 PM
just drilled out the rivets on mine