western Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Mo & Ross, would you be happy to supply a diagram/measurements of your brackets for the tech archive, I'm sure lots of other 90/110 owners would like to do the strut mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Mo & Ross, would you be happy to supply a diagram/measurements of your brackets for the tech archive, I'm sure lots of other 90/110 owners would like to do the strut mod. Certainly Ralph Pah, most car bonnet stays are made from spaghetti metal! What's wrong with the original LR one made from 2 bits of flat bar that hinge in the middle? They cope with bonnets that carry spare wheels surprisingly well. I was meaning for gas struts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieEater3142 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yea please, measurements for tech archive and me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 It's difficult to provide measurements because many gas struts are of different lengths and strengths. For mine, I just fixed the wing end first about 8" from the bulkhead. I used a couple of bits of ally angle about 2" x 1/2" rivetted to the bonnet flange and hey presto bonnet struts. Looking at the pics is probably the best explanation. One thing I have noticed is that with one stut holding the bonnet, you get a lot of movement in the wing at the lower mount when opening and closing the bonnet, which will lead to failure of the mounting point eventually. Fitting a second strut has eliminated any flex at all which has got to be good for longevity. HTH Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Echo Mo's thoughts, all struts are different sizes and on mine there is some flex, but this is due to the wing. I will get some measurements and a picture One thing my strut has done a couple of times... when the bonnet is opened quickly, the strut can push that side of the bonnet out of its hinge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Echo Mo's thoughts, all struts are different sizes and on mine there is some flex, but this is due to the wing. I will get some measurements and a picture One thing my strut has done a couple of times... when the bonnet is opened quickly, the strut can push that side of the bonnet out of its hinge. Because it's pushing the hinge end of the bonnet, there's a reason to turn them round Ross as I've not had this problem. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yeah, I was just looking at your pictures again and came to that conclusion. It doesn't do it very often (even with the ammount of times my bonnet gets open), plus with the cage it stops it coming out too far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Ross/Mo Thanks that'll be great, can you add the source vehicle for your gas struts too please, just to give others a general idea of what vehicles to look at in scrapyards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Abit OT but i used a strut from a corsa B boot on my rear lift up door, These are plentiful (at the moment) and are a nice sort of size to work with, the corsa also have a nice M8 ball fitting on both ends, some euroboxs have the ball welded to the boot. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Pah, most car bonnet stays are made from spaghetti metal! What's wrong with the original LR one made from 2 bits of flat bar that hinge in the middle? They cope with bonnets that carry spare wheels surprisingly well. Until they fail and the bonnet falls on your heed and kills you. The solid ones must have been made for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Jimmy - the original ones are solid, and I've never heard of one failing. The later single piece straight type are tube, not solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I have got a solid rod (so to speak) I got from a military bonnet. Well I think its solid!!!But it could be heavy tube I suppose. Cheers J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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