I just unaligned my bonnet arghh

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I just unaligned my bonnet arghh

Postby jabiru18 on Sun, 07 Oct 2018 10:40 +0000

I put two gas struts under my bonnet (2012 SR) to make it easier to lift etc.

When I finished, there was a gap/rise on the passenger side and guard, closer to windscreen, where I could put my finger through.

Drivers side perfect. I undid both tried again and again and again, pushed the brackets high, low. In the end I took them out and still a gap.

After sometime with the struts out I managed to reduce the gap to half a finger.

Ive searched google and couldn't seem to find anything useful on aligning the bonnet.

Anyone can help me? Or easier to go to panel shop and ask them to sort it out?
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Re: I just unaligned my bonnet arghh

Postby fracturedranga on Sun, 07 Oct 2018 11:23 +0000

Are your struts fouling on something? I put some in mine and had no issues at all.
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Re: I just unaligned my bonnet arghh

Postby Terror on Sun, 07 Oct 2018 6:58 +0000

did you bend the bracket or something? Ive got gas struts and didnt have an issue. You can line your bolts back up with the marks left in the paint maybe?

When I did my struts I think I did it one bolt at a time so it didnt lose its position.
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Re: I just unaligned my bonnet arghh

Postby NZMarkb on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:57 +0000

As above, I didn't have any issues with mine
Sorry not much help but it sounds like they must be catching on something :?
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Re: I just unaligned my bonnet arghh

Postby jabiru18 on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 6:37 +0000

Thanks lads. I triple checked the strut wasnt hitting anything, maybe I did bend the bracket somehow as when I removed the struts I still had the same issue.

I followed the paint makes driver side but not so clear on passenger side.

I might take it to the local panel beater and ask him to take a look.
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