Technical BadBoi Bonnet Lights issue

[Cinq_Sport_BiG_DaVE]

have done/am in the middle of doing my badboi bonnet

but it sits on the lights and the bonnett wont close

i have moves it as far forward ont both sets of hinge bolts (bonnet 10mm bolta and wing allen key bolts)

but its not far forward enuf

do i

1)bore out the holes on the wing side of the hinge
2) bore the holes of the bonnet side of the hinge
3) move the lights back

thanks:!:!:!:!:!!:!:!

 

[GhostWKD]

not sure if its viable but could try and extend the loop coming off bonnet, or other option would be to make up a bracket to raise the bonnet catch (this is what i did on my old red cinq)
hope that helps a bit

 

[Cinq_Sport_BiG_DaVE]

what loop?

and if i raise the braket it will sit higher than the wing!!

(my car was in a front end smash that y its a bit out of line!!)

 

[Bushboy]

most people move the lights back but i would personaly just change the holes.;. might look a little odd tho

 

[Firewarrior]

with my old one had to undo the bonnet catch in the engine bay and move it up as far as it would go then had to take tje lights out and *cough* reshape the headligh support with a hammer
not very pretty but it worked

 

[chubbston]

either move the bonnet catch or move the bonnet forward a litle thats waht i did

 

[Cinq_Sport_BiG_DaVE]

if i move the catch up dont it make the bonnett sit too high?

 

[Surrey Sporting]

and *cough* reshape the headligh support with a hammer
not very pretty but it worked

!!!!!!!!

 

[chubbston]

nope the bonnet dont sit to high either ask d4ns coz i did it for him and his bonnet shuts fine or try it and see

 

[cento_joe]

see this is the problem with doing it ur self.
the best way is the way i have developed takes more work but the bonnet dose not need to sit 2 mile forward of where it used to be in sted it sits where it always was.
but my surgestion for u is to extent the slots in the bonnet hinge adjusters

 

[Surrey Sporting]

my surgestion for u is to extent the slots in the bonnet hinge adjusters

gotta be the best bet and deffo the most tidy. Time to get the drill and files out, methinks.

 

[Cinq_Sport_BiG_DaVE]

okey dokey

will do!!

will post pics of progress!!

thanks 4 the info people!!`

 

[cinqsandminis]

I just took a Dremel grinder to the holes in the hinge where it bolts to the wing and made them oval, then moved the catch forward by putting washers between it and its mounting plate. I toyed with the idea of cutting the top part of the hinge and welding a strip into it to extend it but didn't have to. Moving the headlights back is pure hell, and unless you are handy with a Mig welder I'd avoid it (I'm handy with a Mig welder and even I chickened out of it)

Cheers,

Dave_orange_cinq_with_minging_spoiler_on_roof

 

[4RL]

cut the bonnet in half and put an extension in it!

 

[Cinq_Sport_BiG_DaVE]

:O

r u mad man!!