Show me your Bonnet Struts / Lifters

[Rom]

Ok, so those of you who have seen my car lately. Know that I need to sort my bonnet lifter situation.

With my rbc, the standard prop is no good. The retaining clip wont fit.

I did look at buying some nrg lifters, but after seeing them fitted, saw they raise the bonnet slightly along the wing edge, towards the middle.

So I'd like to see / hear who has what. That gives no raise. Maybe it's a fitting issue or something. I just know I couldn't live with it.
The bonnet should sit no higher than the wing when closed.

So let's see em!

 

[mikegsi]

I'm interested too, but for my EP3 after fitting an RRC I've took the lifter off and its in the boot!

 

[mike.williams]

dan34 has some ebay ones and his seem spot on. half the price i believe

 

[Mark_teg]

I had some eBay ones on mine too, though it was some years ago I bought them! Require some assistance to lift, but held fine unless the wind was strong!
Mine raised the bonnet slightly. It's due to the cylinder body being slightly larger than the gap between the wing and the bonnet when it's closed. So the slimmer the strut/damper the less it would raise the bonnet.

 

[wj51fut]

I have some of the eBay ones for sale. Only been on the car about 3 weeks. Bought Birdy's old NRG ones.

PM me if you want them

 

[dave7368]

My NRG ones, shiny shiny and make no difference to the height of the bonnet..

 

[p1tse]

My NRG ones, shiny shiny and make no difference to the height of the bonnet..

More pictures of this car please

 

[p1tse]

I had some eBay ones on mine too, though it was some years ago I bought them! Require some assistance to lift, but held fine unless the wind was strong!
Mine raised the bonnet slightly. It's due to the cylinder body being slightly larger than the gap between the wing and the bonnet when it's closed. So the slimmer the strut/damper the less it would raise the bonnet.

Still doing a good job, but as Mark said it lifts the bonnet slightly

I'll try and get a pic later as I need to go to the garage

 

[ep3itrdc5]

i had cheap ebay ones for a while, needless to say they were cheap and didn't last long, i have NRG now and regardless of what people say the do not change the height of my bonnet..still flush with the wing! mine are same as dave7368's

My NRG ones, shiny shiny and make no difference to the height of the bonnet..

almost missed your lifters, OMFG size of that turbo!! :xaiweb6: :xaiweb6: :xaiweb6:

 

[mike.williams]

Dave, bonnet and mirrors please. thanks :xgrin:

i need to get some bonnet lifters, will probably just stump up for the NRG ones now if they fit better

 

[wj51fut]

Dave, bonnet and mirrors please. thanks :xgrin:

i need to get some bonnet lifters, will probably just stump up for the NRG ones now if they fit better

I will be fitting my NRG ones at the weekend so will let you know Mike. 👍

 

[Rom]

Yours looked better than expected Adam, better than I've seen nrg ones look.

What you after for them. I may use them as an experiment, and replace with nrg ones of they are Ok.

Getting mildly fed up of my foam wrapped standard prop...

 

[donzooo]

Yours looked better than expected Adam, better than I've seen nrg ones look.

What you after for them. I may use them as an experiment, and replace with nrg ones of they are Ok.

Getting mildly fed up of my foam wrapped standard prop...

Get in line, haha

 

[Rom]

Oh sorry. Didn't realise there was a queue!

 

[miki1212]

My NRG ones, shiny shiny and make no difference to the height of the bonnet..

these are what im after, look so tidy there, but i thought that the shiney stainless finish ones are full pressure for oem steel bonnet?? anyone confirm this?

 

[hondamad2204]

His isnt a cf bonnet, so it will require full pressure ones

 

[miki1212]

His isnt a cf bonnet, so it will require full pressure ones

not CF, the max racing bonnet is fibre glass

 

[Rom]

I thought carbon was am option for high and low pressure?

 

[hondamad2204]

not CF, the max racing bonnet is fibre glass

It's not that either lol.

 

[miki1212]

I thought carbon was am option for high and low pressure?

err? dont know now lol, i always thought the stainless was full pressure and carbon was low pressure...?