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[Chids]

Hi guys and gals

Ive just gone to fit my bonnet raisers and fitted all the bolts/raisers etc, it looked quite mint but when i went to open the bonnet fully it caught the wings! :bad-words:

Ive taken them back off for now as i could only open the bonnet half way, which is pointless!

So my question is, has anyone fitted bonnet raisers? If so, how did you get around the problem?

Any advice welcome :bigthumb:

Cheers liam

[mjhamilton]

What are bonnet raisers? What is their function? Why raise the bonnet?

[Chids]

To let the hot air out, ive fitted a mushroom air filter and to help stop it sucking in hot air from the engine i thought i would raise the bonnet

Liam

[TEGIWA IMPORTS]

You can only use 12mm spacers on EP3's

[Chids]

Thats where ive gone wrong then!

Thanks for the reply

Liam

[Chids]

Is there no way i can get bigger ones to fit?

[mjhamilton]

To let the hot air out, ive fitted a mushroom air filter and to help stop it sucking in hot air from the engine i thought i would raise the bonnet

Liam

Aaah got it....

[15repyt]

Like this i think?

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=bonnet ... x=99&ty=79

[mjhamilton]

won't water an crud get cack into the bay??

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[RoBMX]

Don't care how well it works, looks gash and for that reason I'm out.

[Darkhawk]

won't water an crud get cack into the bay??

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like a gruppe.m.scoop

only the bonnet wouldnt really let wate in while driving as the gap.is at the back,

[gobbledygook]

When the car is moving, the air pressure in front of the windscreen is greater than that under the bonnet, so air actually gets forced into the engine bay when you raise the back of the bonnet.

That's why bonnet vents are fitted further towards the front of the bonnet, so they let air out.

[purcy]

Hello mate I am just about to buy some spacers ( glad I found this thread ) what size thread did you get M6 or dude?

[mickdj]

all little chavs with there saxo`s and fiesta`s have them round my end, why dont you put the idea forward to all the race teams out there that dont use them

[Omni]

Looks like its been in an accident

[Just Dirk]

FOr max air remove the bonnet completely :bigthumb:

[mickdj]

im taking this one step further cant see how you could get any better cooling than this and your taking weight off

[TEGIWA IMPORTS]

Hello mate I am just about to buy some spacers ( glad I found this thread ) what size thread did you get M6 or dude?

You need M6

[AreaMotorsport]

When the car is moving, the air pressure in front of the windscreen is greater than that under the bonnet, so air actually gets forced into the engine bay when you raise the back of the bonnet.

That's why bonnet vents are fitted further towards the front of the bonnet, so they let air out.

This man is correct, not only are you creating drag by raising the bonnet, but you're also creating a hot spot around the inlet area.

:bigthumb: