how to make your own bonnet raisers

1. user_29499 Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 wednesbury/birmingham Posts: 1121 106 gti

   #1 26th July 2009, 20:46

   hey all i had a crack of making my own bonnet raisers today and tbh it wasent even hard, so i thought id take some pics and let you all no how i done it, people probs already no lol but ow well
   
   things you need :
   
   4x 1.5 inch bolts
   length of piping (gaspipe works a treat)
   4x washers
   
   
   first thing to do is decide how big you want the spacers, i only wanted a little gap so i only done mine half inch long, so when decided cut the pipe 4x into the decided length so they are like this :
   
   
   
   after this is done its pritty stright forward just remove the current bolts 1 by one but while going along replace them with the new bolts and spacers, rember to put the spacer between the bonnet and the hinge, once done it should look like this:
   
   
   
   
   
   hope this helps
2. user_19702 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 Kendal, Cumbria Posts: 2728 White mk1 VTS

   #2 27th July 2009, 02:57

   i just used washers....then you can adjust it easier...did you do all four the same length? i used 8 washers at the back (nearest window) and 4 at the front...puts less strain on the bonnet ive found....
   
   
3. user_29499 Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 wednesbury/birmingham Posts: 1121 106 gti

   #3 27th July 2009, 08:38

   yh they are all the same size mate and they ar pritty solid tbh, nice car btw
4. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #4 25th August 2011, 21:40

   yay, let's mess up the aerodynamics for cheap. Just saying..
5. ash_hart Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Stoke on Trent Posts: 578 106 1.1 Look

   #5 25th August 2011, 21:41

   Nice guide but please put washers between the bolts
6. user_43205 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.

   #6 25th August 2011, 22:16

   Why make your own, when you can buy them for 50p ..
7. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #7 25th August 2011, 22:51

   i remember you trying to fit yours gibbo... remember,they go between the bonnet and the hinge lol
8. user_43205 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.

   #8 25th August 2011, 23:02

   Ye i also remember you just watching me lifting a bonnet up on my own whilst trying to put a pissing spacer on my hinges ha.
9. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

   #9 25th August 2011, 23:45

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Goldsax i just used washers....then you can adjust it easier...did you do all four the same length? i used 8 washers at the back (nearest window) and 4 at the front...puts less strain on the bonnet ive found....

   
   completely unrelated but how do u not rip ur splitter off constantly myne is so close to the floor it smacks everything
10. user_44502 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2010 Posts: 6234

    #10 26th August 2011, 01:03

    When i bought my last saxo it came with bonnet raisers on,
    soon as i got home they were taken straight off!
11. user_43205 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.

    #11 26th August 2011, 08:45

    They look nice on Mk1's not to sure about the Mk2's though.
12. user_42944 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 tyne & wear Posts: 152 03 Saxo vtr

    #12 26th August 2011, 09:33

    I have just put some spacers on my bonnet on my mk2. I can't decide if I like them so a think I will leave them on see if they grow on me
13. user_45140 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 Braintree Essex Posts: 220 98 Mango West Coast and 00 focus zetec

    #13 29th August 2011, 21:54

    raisin my bonnet didnt cost a thing. . . . i just unbolted the hinges and drilled new mountin holes further down. bolted them in, fitted the bonnet back on and hey presto. . . bonnet raised!
14. jonnyb2b Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Milton Keynes aka Milk & Beans Posts: 320 Citroen Saxo VTS

    #14 29th August 2011, 22:41

    May b the old man in me but wats it all about, is it Jst looks!??
    
    Jon
15. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

    #15 29th August 2011, 23:06

    its supposed to allow room for throttlebodies etc. and to aid with keeping the bay cool. People do it for looks as with everything these days though