Bonnet struts!!

1. saxo_vtr_1994 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Newcastle Posts: 571 2002 Black Saxo VTR (gone) 2002 White Saxo VTR

   #1 30th May 2011, 00:40

   I was just wondering does anybody know were I can get some bonnet struts to hold the bonnet up instead of the usuall bar thing lol ???
2. RickVTR Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Leyland, Lancashire Posts: 265 2000 Saxo VTR

   #2 30th May 2011, 00:47

   ebay? as stated in some earlier posts about this the face life 106 ones are the right size but need brackets making.
3. saxo_vtr_1994 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Newcastle Posts: 571 2002 Black Saxo VTR (gone) 2002 White Saxo VTR

   #3 30th May 2011, 00:50

   cheers i looked on ebay but cant find any, i will look for the 106 ones!!
   lee
4. RickVTR Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Leyland, Lancashire Posts: 265 2000 Saxo VTR

   #4 30th May 2011, 00:52

   a similar size ones will be nova or corsa ones. you can buy them very cheap on ebay in chrome. as its a custom fit any ones off a small car should fit. just have to position them right
5. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

   #5 30th May 2011, 08:27

   i read somewere a while back that the saxo bonnet isnt really rigid enough for the piston arm type things, dunno if its true, but i know my bonnet does flex quite a bit compared to a mates gti
6. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

   #6 30th May 2011, 09:22

   You can use gti gas strut on a saxos bonnet, but you need to get 4 brackets welded on, and the brackets are 10 quid each, + the price of welding welding, I have the struts ready to go on my vtr, just haven't got Round to it yet
   
   I'll find the link to the brackets you need when I get home later
7. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

   #7 30th May 2011, 09:30

   could they not be bolted on somewere??
8. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

   #8 30th May 2011, 11:53

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by lilbenchy9192 could they not be bolted on somewere??

   No not really, if your gonna do it, do it properly
9. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #9 30th May 2011, 20:25

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by lilbenchy9192 could they not be bolted on somewere??

   yes and no. was a guy on here who started to buy some/sell some after he'd done his own, was a kit of 2 struts and brackets to be bolted on. but their isn;t many places that u can bolt to that are strong enough really.
10. saxo_vtr_1994 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Newcastle Posts: 571 2002 Black Saxo VTR (gone) 2002 White Saxo VTR

    #10 30th May 2011, 22:46

    cheers i would really appreciate the link
    lee
11. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

    #11 30th May 2011, 23:08

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo_vtr_1994 cheers i would really appreciate the link lee

    Sorry mate, not been home today, ill post link tomorrow, but I'm sure you could get a garage to make some brackets up for you, £40 + welding costs is abit extreme just to have gas struts, ask around for quotes,
    
    I'll find you the link tomorrow anyways
12. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

    #12 31st May 2011, 12:09

    Just got home, these are the brackets you need:
    
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BONNET-STRUT-C...item35aecf22f7
    
    Im not sure if you need 2 or 4 of them (Ill have a look at my gti later) plus the gas struts, and the welding
    its alot of hastle/time/money for such a "simple" mod idea
    
    I am going to be doing it to my vtr some time soon tho
13. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

    #13 31st May 2011, 13:51

    or do what i did and get a old boot and cut them off or go to a scrappy and get them to cut them off the bonnet and boot then all you need to do is cut and weld them to where you need and jobs a goodun at half the cost
14. jordanh3 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Luton Posts: 136 rover 214 saxo vtr

    #14 31st May 2011, 14:29

    my mate bought some gas struts for his astravan, one on each side only came to 20quid not too bad i thought and they bolted onto the bonnet hinge and somewhere further down the wing, the wing bounced about abit simply because its thin but after lifting the bonnet up and down abit to loosen the struts abit they were fine
15. workid1 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Newcastle Posts: 277 BMW e35 328i Fiesta zetec s BMW e46 320

    #15 2nd June 2011, 23:15

    Scrapyard! Vw lips, just cut one out and weld it in!