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51jay

By 51jay,
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Zane Enthusiast

Zane

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I was under the impression that bonnet pins/locks were ok so long as the standard lock was still in use. Effectively twice the safety and a bit of overkill.

Maybe they are concerned with pedestrians getting caught on them whilst flying over your bonnet. Who knows....?

Z.

mindflux Mentor

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I believe that is the reason for them being illegal

True.

Personally i dont think you should be complaining about the pins, your VERY lucky they didnt **** you up for having a carbon fibre bonnet. as that would be alot more espensive to replace then some bonnet pins.

out of intereset.. why do you have bonnet pins on your road car?

not havign ago .. im just confused as to why? :P

51jay Mentor

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True.

Personally i dont think you should be complaining about the pins, your VERY lucky they didnt **** you up for having a carbon fibre bonnet. as that would be alot more espensive to replace then some bonnet pins.

out of intereset.. why do you have bonnet pins on your road car?

not havign ago .. im just confused as to why? :)

At this time my road car is also my race car and bonnet pins are mandatory for some of the events I enter. Also I would be uneasy about a fibreglass bonnet with only one lock in the centre. I was actually considering adding 2 more evenly spaced as in the V8's I'm sure they'r there for a reason.

Hope that unconfuses you :cheers:

Evo_Lee Experienced

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On the topic of carbon and FRP bonnets, having one on a road car is a bit of a wank. Firstly as you all know they are illegal and 2) only if they have vents.

Have you ever see the f**ker flex so much, ballooning as much as 1-1.5 inches during a high speed rally stage...without vents your likely to crack your FRP bonnet and if your lucky you'll still get heaps of scratches around the bonnet pins where they have been vibrating away.

Your better off with a Aluminium bonnet on a road car.

someonestolecc Grand Master

someonestolecc

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I used to get pulled over (no joke) atleast once every 3 weeks in a car that had bonnet pins.

Noone ever even mentioned them.

I was going to get bonnet pins on my r32 - I will have to clarify this because I don't think they are illegal if you have your factory catch in place.

And as for them being a wank - it's easier for racing/track where extra restraints are required instead of a peice of rope or whatever else people use.

Maybe I never got defected because the car I had some came stock with bonnet pins.. HMM interesting.

ferni Grand Master

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I find it a bit strange for something that's illegal on a car would be sold at super cheap auto to put on your car.

Even if it does look like rice.

Ummmm there are lots of things sold at autobarn/supercheap that are illegal/defectable, just because they sell them, doesn't make them legal to use on a road car.

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