Bonnet Latch

[BstewyR33]

hey all,

ive noticed that my bonnet is starting to "chatter" while driving on the highway, it catches fine and closes fine however there is a bit of movement while the bonnet is closed.

i'm hoping there is maybe a nut/screw of some sort that might need a tighten, am i heading in the right area?

any help appreciated.

Cheers

Ben

[2LV8ETR]

I dunno about the 33, but the 32 has 2 rubbers towards the front of the bonnet on the radiator support bar which are threaded. You can screw these up to take up the slack.

Have a look and report back if they are the same so the next guy can use the info.

[BstewyR33]

cheers for that. yeah the 33's have the 1 on both sides

however, even after adjusting these, there was still movement, is there meant to be one in the middle?? this is the area which is moving about (right infront of the radiator cap)

Edited January 6, 2010 by BstewyR33

[gotRICE?]

Wind it up more

There isnt one in the middle.

[BstewyR33]

even with them both up as far as possible, the middle of the bonnet is the part that still has movement.

[gotRICE?]

Hmm.. its almost as if the latch needs to move down.

Are there any spacers under the latch by chance? You could even take it to a panelbeater and get them to "adjust" it down a bit. That way the bonnet has to squeeze the rubber bits tighter before it catches.

But in saying that, they will more than likely get a bit of 4x2 and hit it with a big mallet.