Hi
Can someone please take a photo of a reinforced bonnet and strut. So I can see if mine is reinforced or not. Cheers
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Hi
Can someone please take a photo of a reinforced bonnet and strut. So I can see if mine is reinforced or not. Cheers
I once toyed with the same idea for our Td5 and bought this Tdi bonnet, which according to the seller is of the military, reinforced type. I didn't verify it, but maybe someone here can confirm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Floydo
https://live.staticflickr.com/1719/2...89b81756_c.jpg
You can also see that the strut bracket is bent.
At the time, several people told me that the bonnet & tyre combo is very heavy to open. Also, keep in mind that visibility is compromised - you can't see the front corner at the passenger side - and that aerodynamics are behaving strangely: IIRC it is as good as impossible to use the windscreen washers.
https://live.staticflickr.com/1633/2...09bc5d4a_c.jpg
This type of mount should be completed with two bolts and some Z-shaped brackets, and a goes trough one of the holes of the rim.
https://live.staticflickr.com/1711/2...dd3d4f84_c.jpg
In the end I decided not to proceed, due to the limited space between the Td5 engine and this type of bonnet and the fact that the HD/Wolf rims are quite heavy. I'm not really convinced that the whole structure is solid enough to resist the stresses induced by vibrations and corrugated roads.
Hope this helps,
That should have read '...a pin goes through one of the holes...'Quote:
Originally Posted by Vogler
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Hi mate do you have any photos of the reinforcing you added on the underside of the bonnet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vin Rouge
This is, under my Tdi bonnet. Is it the reinforced one?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...858bf54464.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...58e967ba29.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7a411da889.jpg
Attachment 158358Yes mate it is. You just need the spare wheel mounting hardware.Quote:
Originally Posted by Floydo
Your bonnet will look like this under the insulation.
Attachment 158358
I recently fitted a genuine land rover spare wheel kit to my 200tdi, the kit comes with bonnet braces sort of look like hockey sticks and the other required brackets. The bonnet really isnt heavy to open, i still need to get a solid bonnet stay i still have the folding style one. I have a wolf rim and a decent size tyre mounted on it and it only blocks a small amount of the front of the bullbar. I personally also noticed when i first drove it after fitment the steering felt different due to the weight, but now i dont notice it. If you do mount the tyre on the bonnet you will need to buy a heavier duty bonnet latch spring, in order for it to pop with out someone or vice grips holding the cable out. That being said if my defender was in mint condition i wouldnt fit it, i have no doubt it will end up damaging my bonnet with the weight on dirt roads,my defender has had a hard life so it doenst really bother me. Also for the money the kit is steep, but i dont really like the chequer plate look on the bonnet. Hence why i went for the genuine kit.
Unfortunately not and the plate is now covered with sound absorbing material. It's nothing special. Just a sheet (2mm offcut from the local supplier if I recall correctly) that fitted under the reinforcing bars. A couple of coats of paint and bolted it through the rubber buffers and the centre bracket. Haven't really given it much of a thought since fitting it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJA
My series 111 has what was known as a "Delux bonnet". This has the curved front lip and the recess for the spare wheel. I have 205's on the 88 so visibility is O.K. The 90/110 never had this system.
