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General => General Technical => Topic started by: m4drx on February 10, 2008, 02:29:03 PM

Title: Bonnet pins - aerocatches help needed
Post by: m4drx on February 10, 2008, 02:29:03 PM
Hi guys,

I am looking at these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aerocatch-Flush-Fit-Locking-Fastner-125-2100_W0QQitemZ300197131701QQihZ020QQcategoryZ9903QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

for my carbon bonnet as i dont want to damage it trying to push it down on the stock catch.

what i need to know is which catches you guys reccomend, where from and how much they should cost.

are they difficult to fit? any more difficult with carbon?

i ideally want the flush locking one but is flush hard to achieve?

im scared :2Rolleyes dont want to damage the bonnet but i have a handy dremil which should hopefully allow me to do it gently.

any help/advice at all is appreciated.

thank you :wave
Title: Bonnet pins - aerocatches help needed
Post by: Timmy on February 10, 2008, 02:39:35 PM
The stock catch shouldn\'t cause any damage. On my old car i used it a stock one for about 9 months untill i sold the car and never had a problem.
Only used on race cars so they don\'t have the extra weight and cable pull i think. Other reason is looks and maybe if you are getting bonnetg lift at the corners.
However rotaryart sells them and demon tweeks too.
Title: Bonnet pins - aerocatches help needed
Post by: m4drx on February 10, 2008, 02:42:44 PM
its the closing thats the problem as because its so light you have to push down on it to close and the flexing damages them :( other than that no problems and ive used the stock catch for months.

will check out gazza and the tweeks

cheers
Title: Bonnet pins - aerocatches help needed
Post by: shaunwil on February 10, 2008, 03:03:10 PM
Doesn\'t carbon bonnets have a tendency of lifting up in the corners under high speeds. Bonnet catches are there as a backup more for this.

They sell them direct too. Best bet is to google it.

Shaun
Title: Bonnet pins - aerocatches help needed
Post by: Mazdarotaryparts on February 10, 2008, 04:33:21 PM
This may help,

We have sold quite a few flush fitting lockable bonnet pin sets for bonnets such as yours,

Here you go have a look here for more info,


http://www.mazdarotaryparts.com/bfd-as21-lockable-bonnet-pinsb-1083-p.asp
Hope this helps
Title: Bonnet pins - aerocatches help needed
Post by: SiH on February 10, 2008, 04:56:45 PM
Quote from: shaunwilDoesn\'t carbon bonnets have a tendency of lifting up in the corners under high speeds. Bonnet catches are there as a backup more for this.
:Thumbs-up
A lot of CF bonnet manufacturers actually state they should be used with locking pins :)