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  1. 6th December 2010, 04:38 PM #1
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    defender bonnet safety catch problems

    Hi I have recently bought a 97 defender 130 and am fixing all the little things you would expect on a 13 year old car . It looks like the bonnet safety catch is hitting the airconditioning coil infront of the radiator. while there is a metal plate on top of the coil its been pushed down . Is this what should happen ? I cant see a way to move the catch foward to get it to clear the coil . Does any one else have this problem or can sugest a fix . I have tried bending the catch but it then fowls on the radiator suport pannel . Any help is apreciated
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    Not sure what you mean exactly - can you post a phot with arrows / explanation of the relevant places so we ca see what you mean ?
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    seeming i was around the bonnet taking pics of spare wheel mounts i thought i might have a look at your little problem



    my safety catch hits nothing, the A/C coil protrudes in the square opening by approx. 10mm, the safety easily clears this and does not contact the support post thingy

    let us know if you need more info

    by having a look at this i did find a mis-alignment issue with my bonnet catch

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    Quote Originally Posted by VladTepes View Post
    Not sure what you mean exactly - can you post a phot with arrows / explanation of the relevant places so we ca see what you mean ?
    mate....you could have pop out and lifted your bonnet
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    Defender bonnet safety catch

    Thanks for the info all .
    I have taken a couple of photos to show were it is hitting the air con coil . The bonnet has a spare monted on it and checker plate so it closes with a fair bit of force While it looks straight I assume the catch must be bent will look at a new one as I dont want to puncture the coil

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