Thread: Thoughts- GMB Mount- Security bonnet hinges (for hi Lift jack)

Originally Posted by 90@

This picture shows the width of the 48" hi lift jack on the Land rover.
I was doing some work on the vehicle and the bonnet is being held up on one side, nothing to do with the jack/bonnet mounts.

Looks pretty awesome... what about opening the bonnet? Does it hit the window or do you need to take it off? Does it hit vents if open, etc?

Cheers

Sand tracks on the side of roof rack, high lift on the front roll cage cross bar...


Would have to agree on use, maybe 4 times in as many years, mainly putting rear springs back in and other vehicles.


Tim

Originally Posted by DEPENDER

Ok I'll keep it short(ish)
1) I cant think of a worse place to mount this..every kilo above the center of gravity changes handling markedly..thats why I hat seeing them on the roof, as its even worse...


2) landys flex quite a lot, and having something really heavy higher up, will flex the cab (top half) and will start the horrid water leaking firewall corrosion ect ect..depends how long you plan on having her..


3) the thing is half useless anyhow, the best thing ive used mine for is lifting the car out of ruts, on the towbar mount, raising it really high, then pushing it over and "walking" it out of the ruts..not fun...these jacks have a long history of damaging paintwork..the plan of using it as a winch is great , until you try it, believe me, unless your using a chain, the rope will stretch and you might get a few clicks out of it, but its not fun.


4) you hardly ever use one..did I mention they weigh a bit?..that means your dragging about a heavy thing for not real reason, just to look cool..i reckon ive had mine out in anger about a 12 times in as many years..


if you are going to mount one, I reckon the best place is as low as you can go, and handy, so I put mine on the rear bar, just above the tow ball, acrossways..yeah you have to take off the bottoms plate, but it bounces about like hell anyhow.( mine lives with all the other jacks undedr the drivers seat) .and you should have a large plate to mount it on too, really handy in the mud, (400x 400 checker plate) and SWL bow shackles to poke through the eyes on the beam of the jack..and a chain..


I will try n take a pic..its a heaps better place IMHO and all you need is a shifter to undo the nuts (they go though the large round holes in the bumper..


oh the bonus is that the heavy steel acts like a "Japanese car impact absorber" so you car remains unscathed...PERFECT

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Originally Posted by dan2090

Looks pretty awesome... what about opening the bonnet? Does it hit the window or do you need to take it off? Does it hit vents if open, etc?

Cheers

G'day Dan,
The jack has plenty of clearance from the windscreen when the bonnet is open, however the vents need to be shut (or only on the first two notches) when opening the bonnet or otherwise with the leverage from the length of the bonnet you end up bending the vent flaps a bit.

One potential downside to the GMB hinges is that it is not easy to remove the bonnet quickly if you wish to work in the engine bay with it off...
But it does prevent anyone pinching the bonnet quickly.

I've done over 100,000 miles (not Klms) now with the bonnet hinges and hi-lift jack mounted there, no issues so far with them.

I also have one of the GMB fender safe/box things, they are both very well made if pricey bits of equipment.

Mike.

Originally Posted by Crocodile Dundee

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The fella hasn't logged on to aulro for just over a year....
Maybe not much chance of getting photos of his setup, I would've liked to have seen pics of it too.
Mike.

There was also another place in the uk that made the bonnet bolts/ highlift jack holder but with a horizontal bar that linked the two and it had mounting points for x-eng spots. That web site shut over 12 months ago.
I wonder if anyone had considered making a batch here to save $ on freight etc?
It seems there's a bit of interest ,myself included

Originally Posted by frantic

There was also another place in the uk that made the bonnet bolts/ highlift jack holder but with a horizontal bar that linked the two and it had mounting points for x-eng spots. That web site shut over 12 months ago.
I wonder if anyone had considered making a batch here to save $ on freight etc?
It seems there's a bit of interest ,myself included

G'day frantic,
Is this the product that you are talking about?

Hi-Lift Bonnet mount for Land Rover Defender | Far Corners

Mike.

Yup that's the one, thanks Mike,some may hate ,but I like the look.