Are Bonnet Pins Legal?

[armbrusb]

Hi all,

Does anyone know if bonnet pins are legal or not?

Thanks.

[SteveL]

I believe not. Mainly because they represent an additional injury hazard to pedestrians.

[Medium Dave]

I dont know if they are legal, but the ones I had on my old rally car rattlled - and they are sooooo annoying

[2BNVS]

i didnt think they were legal but reading the new motor magazine states that they are, definatley gonna find out for sure since i have them and wanna know 100%... mine a so secure feels so safe, i guess if they rattle then they would be defected for but secure ones i cant see whats wrong

[Space Goat]

i cant see why the flush mounted ones would be additional hazard to pedestrians... maybe the ones with the wire over the front or the ones that stick up... maybe try checking in your state... like everything else the laws owuld vary from state to state... just ring you local rta they will tell you...

[discopotato03]

I was in that position with a Bluebird that had a much modified rad support panel (foreigh R32 rad and hooge IC) . The answer was to fit a plunger (or as suggested to me dog cock !) style catch from a Datsun 1600 . It works well but the fabrication to fit it to the bonnet is involved and may damage its paintwork .

Cheers A .

[James Mramor]

They are Legal in Canada

and for the ones that rattle.... they were probably cheep ones... get them from a good Canadian or Japanese manufacturer

Edited February 24, 2006 by James Mramor

[Suspense]

i got em.. have had no problems when pulled over by cops numerous times

[Duncan]

I thought they were illegal for pedestrian safety too.

Anywya, for pins that rattle they aren't tight enough. Either crank the pins down or add to the support between the bonnet and the chasis

[CeJay]

I have the larger ones on mine, with a latch, illegal in the ACT, wouldn't mind swapping them for the smaller ones. or putting blanks on the bonnet, as it looks bad atm with holes in the bonnet , anyone know if thats legal?

[TRUBLSM]

what are bonnet pins and what do they do...

[Sl!m]

they are pins in the bonnet that keep it from flying up and smashing the windscreen at high speeds

[Duncan]

unless you forget to do them up, in which case they don't stop that happening at all

[br3tt]

Almost everything is illegal in NSW I wouldn't be suprised if bonnet pins were too.

[Michael_1882]

Can't comment on the legality of "bonnet pins" however i would see a car manufactures badge that protrudes the bonnet to be more of a pedestrian risk then a bonnet pin, but this is common sence therefore, it's probably the case that the pins are illegal in NSW. If they are, i'd just go flush mounted ones like someone already sujested.

[JaiJai]

Almost everything is illegal in NSW I wouldn't be suprised if bonnet pins were too.

hahahaa driving skyline illegal

[legend01]

I think it depends on the type of bonnet pin some cars come with them standard one that springs to mind are the old gt falcons which had flush fitting bonnet pins no protrusion above bonnet line so id say pins that protude above the bonnet line would become a problem for pedestrians i.e cause more damage to them .So if fitting bonnet pins try for something flush mounting

Cheers Peter

[sh@un]

My old Datsun 1600 (my first car) had huge old-skool bonnet pins- never had any problems with highway patrol.

but things were different back in teh mid 90's....

[hobbsy]

bonnets are meant to crumple when you hit a pedestrian or crash, this makes it safer for you and the pedestrian. if the bonnet doesnt crumple it can go straight through your windscreen and take your head off. bonnet pins would probably be illegal because they'd prevent the bonnet crumpling properly.

[TurboX]

This was argument a cop had with me regarding lifting the back of the bonnet up two inches for enhanced cooling away from the rear internal clips, but I cant see how pins would be a problem as they would retain the bonnet to the frame better.

The pedestrian damage issue would be the main reason, if in fact it is illegal.

Then again if it's a :-

Skyline = Illegal

Falcodore = Illegal

EuroWeapon =Legal