Bonner striking wings - any fix?

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dampsox

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• Oct 15, 2011

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My 2001 Freelander, I have found the bonnet is slamming against the wings and damaging the paint on the contacting surfaces of the bonnet and wings on both side. I think this may have been happening a while before I bought her, I can fix the rust but need to fix this first.

The photos show the alignment appears to have 'dropped' at the hinge end - is there a home fix for this or is it a garage job - if the latter, any idea of costings?

t.i.a.

 

Hippo

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• Oct 15, 2011

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If you open the bonnet and look at the hinge, you'll see 2 bolts. Undo both slightly, then push the bonnet up from underneat so the bonnet edge by the hinge moves up towards the windwcreen, then tighten bolts. This will adjust the bonnet so it sits higher where it's catching yer wing top.

 

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dampsox

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• Oct 15, 2011

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yer knowledge is fantastic mate, cheers,

 

Hippo

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• Oct 15, 2011

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Thanks. Shorry I can't help wiv the rust. Freelanders don't normally rust. I would suggest yer goes to either the tratter, disco or rr forums as they cover it in great detail. ound:

 

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dampsox

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• Oct 19, 2011

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Thanks I got the adjustment sorted.

Rust, I can fix pretty good, I am from the Cortina and Escort generation... I can do rust....

 

joe27979

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• Oct 19, 2011

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oh the memories of fibre glass and sheets of mesh :0)

 

teddywood1

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• Oct 19, 2011

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just a minute the wings on the freelander are not metal they are plastic

 

teddywood1

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• Oct 19, 2011

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taken a second look the rust mark is of the bonnet

 

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discomania

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• Oct 20, 2011

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Ah jeeze, I hate when my boner strikes the wings...

 

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• Oct 20, 2011

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discomania said:

Ah jeeze, I hate when my boner strikes the wings...

Click to expand...

:hysterically_laughi

If yer boner strikes the wings you wanna stop sticking yer boner in feathered creatures:hysterically_laughi

 

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dampsox

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• Oct 22, 2011

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Haha!

So, my wings (2001 Freelander I) are plastic? Are you sure, I'd swear they are rusting on the wing contact points where the bonnet bashed them (adjustment now well fixed, ta).

I'd look but she's away for the w'end. NEVER let the wife get the keys to an automatic 4x4.

Edit - yep, been confirmed, they plastic. Great, not much to fix.

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2011