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[leaky]

Has anyone got a fiberglass boot lid on their mini? If so hows it fixed? I just bought a fiberglass bonnet and I'm shocked how much lighter it really is. But the thing with that is you can't mount it on the hinges. Which isn't a problem as I wanted it on pins so I could take it off anyway.

But with the boot I would want it fitting normally. On the 2 hinges with the door lock. So can this be done if so has anyone got any pictures?

Thanks.

[shorty]

can fix them with bonnet bins in all 4 corners or you might be able to get ones with mouldings for the hinges and original boot locking mechanism

[hunterg30]

got one on mini ,it's double skinned and use standard boot lock and hinges,
the fit of it is not that good,going back to an all steel smooth one.

[Pooky]

Why can't you use the existing hinges?

[shorty]

Why can't you use the existing hinges?

you can but you'll need an FG boot with the mouldings for them to attach to i think

[leaky]

Why can't you use the existing hinges?

Do you mean on the bonnet? If so because theirs no where to fit them to. Not unless yoi fiber glass some mounting bits to it. Which I can't do.

[Pooky]

No, I'm talking about the bootlid and the hinges at the bottom. On a steel double skin bootlid the hinges only bolt through the outer skin.

Don't see why they can't be used on a single skin bootlid. I plan to use them on my carbon one when it arrives.

[leaky]

No, I'm talking about the bootlid and the hinges at the bottom. On a steel double skin bootlid the hinges only bolt through the outer skin.

Don't see why they can't be used on a single skin bootlid. I plan to use them on my carbon one when it arrives.

Well thats mainly the reason I started this topic as I didn't know myself. But what about the lock? Cause I'm guessing it wont have the molding for the lock to be fixed in to?

[hoppinmad]

check on merlin motorsports website they sell panel locks or the arc angels website they sell a modified bootlock. i havnt tried either but will be fitting a single skin bootlid soon so will be in the useing one or the other myself

[hunterg30]

a single skin as far as i'm aware does not have the molding for the lock, you
can use the standard hinges, my fibre glass one does not seem to give a tight fit on the
top edge, the rubber seal seams to push the top corners out, i did not have
this problem with the steel boot because it's more rigid

[hoppinmad]

the arc angels boot lock is made for single skin boot lids with no moulding for the original inner lock parts

[leaky]

I see. Well thanks for your help everyone. I think I'll invest in one of these before my car get re painted.

[Pooky]

I know you won't be able to use the original lock mechanism.

I measured the distance between the outer face of my bootlid and the face of the original latch at 25mm (could someone else do theirs to confirm?)

I then contacted Merlin Motorsport about their Panel Lock and enquired about the latch depth. The latch can be turned round to give a grip depth of 28mm so with a new seal and a bit of elbow grease to maybe bend the latch up a bit I think it could work quite neatly!

I opted for lockable bonnet pins which I will put in the top corners of the boot. Mine's a carbon bootlid worth £160 so it wasn't the contents of the boot I wanted to protect but the lid itself! If you only have a panel lock someone could come along, undo the three nuts holding your bumper on, the four screws holding the bootlid hinges on and the bootlid would come off pretty easy.

[miniadventure]

arc angels sell a lock for single skinned boot lids.

[miniadventure]

http://www.the-arc-a...sp?CategoryID=8