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GRP / Fibreglass Bonnet - Stay Support
- Thread starter eon172
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richard691
ClioSport Club Member
Twingo RS133 & 172
I know it’s an old post, but has anybody else found a better solution than reusing the original bonnet stay with a fibreglass bonnet?
Maybe supporting it in the centre but then you have an obstruction when working under the bonnet.
Maybe supporting it in the centre but then you have an obstruction when working under the bonnet.
The oem stay is a no-go.
Thought about it for mine but the bonnet twist a lit under its own weight. Not like It
On my track car I fabricated a nice long aluminum pipe (14mm in diameter) with one rubber end and another plastic pointy end.
The pointy goes in the square hole near headlight, the rubbery end goes in one of the recess of the bonnet, where oem got those squarish holes.. it hold well and its handy when working.
Yes you have to carry around if you need it.
I've seen some guys use those premade telescopic curtain bars.
Thought about it for mine but the bonnet twist a lit under its own weight. Not like It
On my track car I fabricated a nice long aluminum pipe (14mm in diameter) with one rubber end and another plastic pointy end.
The pointy goes in the square hole near headlight, the rubbery end goes in one of the recess of the bonnet, where oem got those squarish holes.. it hold well and its handy when working.
Yes you have to carry around if you need it.
I've seen some guys use those premade telescopic curtain bars.
hopgop1
ClioSport Club Member
Not familiar with fibreglass bonnets, so not sure if they’ve got the same fixings as OEM, but might a gas strut kit like this be an option?
cliosandcoffee.co.uk
Clio Mk2 Dual Strut Bonnet Lifter Kit – Clios and Coffee
cliosandcoffee.co.uk
Nope, a light fiberglass bonnet (I have one from MC Racing SA) would be ripped apart by gas strutsNot familiar with fibreglass bonnets, so not sure if they’ve got the same fixings as OEM, but might a gas strut kit like this be an option?
Clio Mk2 Dual Strut Bonnet Lifter Kit – Clios and Coffee
hopgop1
ClioSport Club Member
Wow, didn’t realise they were that fragile
Think of it like those de skinned metal ones. But made of fiberglass which is way more flopsy being that big.
Plus it needs to be light.. so.. at fixings is strong but where its not needed it has been left light and thin.
I weighted everything as I am obsessed, and oem metal one was 11kg, my fiberglass (further trimmed because of itbs) was around 3.2 without catches and paint. So you can imagine yourself its strength ehheh
