slimjim Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 FIRST MOD OF THE YEAR! Due to me being a Jammy git and winning Tarmac's raffle, I have a set of bonnet Struts! Just popped em on while I was touching up some bonnet chips. I was worried that the bonnet wouldn't open as far with them on, as some photo's I have seen the bonnet looks "half open"... But I had nothing to worry about, it opens about 1 or 2 degrees MORE than it does with the stay! As you can see, the "stay" doesn't quite reach now Will take some pics of the bonnet closed in a min.... Forgot to do that a min ago... Pretty cool.... Just gotta take off the rear ones and get them sent off to be re-gased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Looking gooood The orange sticker at the bottom peels off by the way buddy Well done on the win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 The orange sticker at the bottom peels off by the way buddy DOH! Knew I had forgotten something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 They look ....... might have to get a set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 very nice mod m8. did you remove the bonnet stay bar from the zed as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 very nice mod m8. did you remove the bonnet stay bar from the zed as well. Cheers... and at £7.50 a VERY cheap mod Nah...Gonna a leave the stay on. It is pretty light and would only clutter up the garage/get lost. May as well leave it where it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
introspect Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Sweet! Best £7.50 you could have spent on your Zed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Say thank you to the man that started the raffle frenzy! ......i.e. this one! ......Tarmac will do these at a discounted rate when I come to buy them though, eh tarmac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Like your style Cragus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Like your style Cragus Not as much as I like your discount Those struts look the mutts nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thye do look good. Im not really a Carbon Fiber fan if im honest. But they are good quality CF... Gonna take the stickers off them when it gets light. IF it doesn't SNOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 How long did they take to fit chap,iv got a set,and was impressed by the quality,want to ket them fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 It look ME (and I am useless at this sort of thing) about 30 mins to do BOTH sides. And it was like 2 degrees outside. Would have been ten mins each side if it was warm... and if I had the photo's I have now. The install guide isn't great... but I figured it out. (Maybe I am just a little dumb!) But you guys now have the photo's of mine showing you what goes where. I can always take more photos... or even do an install guide. VERY easy to do! (Edit: using the stay, it is a one man job, you can do one side at a time.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 We tried doing some on a mates astra years ago,and the hardest thing to do was getting the damn securing pins in at the top,took us hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 We tried doing some on a mates astra years ago,and the hardest thing to do was getting the damn securing pins in at the top,took us hours! These are simple, you slide the securing pin out (very good design) pop the joints onto the ball, then slide the securing pin back in and it locks onto the bar. Simple, clever, easy install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Awesome,may do that tomorrow then if the weather is alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Glad i did mine yesterday... my car/road is now covered in snow! Knew I should have put her back in the Garage last night.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shieldsie Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Thanks Tarmac.Very easy to do. Took all of 30 minutes (thats including coffee time) it took me longer to paint the black brackets silver very neat and tidy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Can this be done on your own,does it take 2 people? I could go do it now........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shieldsie Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 On your own mate. Did mine alone. Put the bonnet stick in for the first side. Do the top ball joint, place the bottom fender bracket in place, remove the pin from the ball joint, take the bonnet stick out whilst holding the bonnet, pop the ball joint on. youll be holding the bonnet 2 seconds. Its safe now to do the other side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Nice one buddy, I'll get round to fitting mine one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter10 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Looking good. I was looking at doing this myself and now want to do it more so as you say it opens the bonnet higher. Have you got a link to where you can get the same ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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