Posting a bonnet :s

[dj_sonic_uk]

is this advisable? i dont mind gettin some scratches on it cos its got to be re sprayed anyway, but wot have ppls experiences been with sendin stuff this big in the post?

also wot company did u use and how much it cost u ? its not got that far to travel, i jus cant fit it in my clio......can i?!

the item in question is a 16v bonnet

 

[Adams_16v]

just make sure its packaged well....

 

[dj_sonic_uk]

cheers, u got any idea how mcuh it will cost tho?

its got to travel about 15-20 miles

 

[Mousey]

i had one sent was fine wrapped it in bubble wrap, didnt cost that much either if i can remember!

 

[dj_sonic_uk]

cool, wot company did u use?

 

[Adams_16v]

cant u just fetch it if its only that far away?

 

[dj_sonic_uk]

i wud do, but i was told that it wont fit in my boot...... its not that far away, bout 15 miles

but i mite have to go on the motorway, and i dont fancy havin a bonnet flappin on my roof!!!

 

[Adams_16v]

nah it will fit, my mate fetched a boot in his mk1 clio no problems....room for more!

 

[dj_sonic_uk]

u serious? its a 16v bonnet? was he able to close the boot. i really dont fancy drivin up there to not be able to fit it in!

cheers for ur help

 

[Adams_16v]

ooops sorry i meant boot. not sure about a bonnet, if its only close though just have the boot partly open and tie it so it stays down, if u know what i mean!

 

[Essex_Lad]

i picked up my badboy bonnet and put it in the boot on my clio!

it fits but the back seats have to go down and u may loose a bit of head room i drove bout 25 miles with it but i wouldnt suggest goin ne further than that!

 

[sleepy]

i had a clio 16v bonnet in my rt no problem but wouldnt reccomend it for a long journey.

You should give it a go

 

[dj_sonic_uk]

ys that? incase feds see?

were u able to fit it in the boot with the boot closed, or did u have the boot open but tied down?

how hard was it to get in... titer than a virgin?

lol, sorry

cheers guys for all ur help

 

[Essex_Lad]

boot close!

put tonos of coats down to pad it!

its easy to get in jus have it resting on the passenger headrest!

 

[dj_sonic_uk]

that mean u had the seats up?

where bouts it need the paddin?

cheers essex lad

 

[Essex_Lad]

wot i done was laid the back seats down and then put a layer of coats down

then pull the bonnet through the boot and have it resting at an angle

bottom end drivers side and top resting on the passenger head rest!

i gotta send off my old bonnet so im gonna get a quote lata on!

 

[dj_sonic_uk]

cheers for all the help essex lad...

i think im gonna attempt puttin it in the boot :s

i was gonna take a mate along to help me.. how much it rest on the pasenger head rest...

let me no bout ur quote..

thumbs up!

 

[STICKER TWONK]

I sent my old RT bonnet the other side of the country with Parcel Force, cost £22, just lobbed it in bubble wrap, Parcel Force collected it and that was that!

It will fit in your boot as well with the back seats down, comes just over the back of the headrests, I had a vavler bonnet in the back of mine.

 

[dj_sonic_uk]

cool zed...how long it take to arrive and was it in gud condtion wen it arrived?

 

[STICKER TWONK]

No idea, the guy who I sent it to didnt say owt so I assume it was alright. Took a few days though I know that, 3-4 I think for the price I paid.

Theyve got a website with the phone number on, its part of royal mail anyway I think.

 

[RicH-]

i fitted a 16v bonnet in my RT ! no probs take out ya parcel shelf and put the back seats down and front seats forward !

 

[StevieP]

Yeah, Im another one whos had a 16v bonnet in the back of my car (ooh err?! ) and I had the seats down etc and boot was shut properly. Down the M6 from near Warrington down to Stafford ... Then 80 minutes from Stafford to near Leicester. Bonnet spent about 6/7 days in my boot I couldnt see out the back for ages!!

 

[adiclio16v]

easy this 1 take ur bonnet off and drive and get the other one fit it to car and drive home job done

adi

 

[dj_sonic_uk]

lol, thats the most creative suggestion yet.. aint that a tad...ooo i dunno....illegal?

it wud be an option if i ddnt have to travel 20 miles

and on the motorway! :s