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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: mush on 30 January 2014, 12:05

Title: lower bonnet catch
Post by: mush on 30 January 2014, 12:05

it broke the other day so i'm driving around very carful until i can get a replacement, ordered one from vw heritage 25 bucks  :sad:

gosh its bouncing around a bit, ive used a tie for now but cant really go above 50mph and its only being held down by the safety catch so i'm crapping myself everytime i have to drive to work.

+ side its saving me petrol  :grin:

Title: Re: lower bonnet catch
Post by: Waspy on 30 January 2014, 12:12

Just Delete the bonnet...  :cool:

Title: Re: lower bonnet catch
Post by: Sgt_Lemon on 30 January 2014, 12:17

Just drive in reverse everywhere, problem solved.

Title: Re: lower bonnet catch
Post by: dadrathers on 31 January 2014, 20:46

The lower bonnet catch is riveted on - do you have some new ones? Nearly broke my hands putting them in with my cheap old rivetting tool.

Title: Re: lower bonnet catch
Post by: clipperjay on 01 February 2014, 12:05

You can buy small long stainless screw types and just bolt through the existing rivet holes.
Drill off the old rivets snap off the heads they should drop out!
 

Title: Re: lower bonnet catch
Post by: mush on 03 February 2014, 10:04

Quote from: clipperjay on 01 February 2014, 12:05

You can buy small long stainless screw types and just bolt through the existing rivet holes.
Drill off the old rivets snap off the heads they should drop out!

thanks for the help guys, this is exactly what ive done  :smiley: was a bugger getting them rivets out. when you think a 10min job then it turns out to be more like an hour..