22 replies to this topic

[mkw]

Hey,

I'm after some fasteners for my bonnet, i want something small but MOT legal.

Any ideas?

Cheers!!

[yorkshirechris]

What about the bonnet pins at the back (windscreen end) and rubber hooks at the front?

[smudger]

various things can be used

depending on whats needed and what messing around you do.

alloy bolts and locked nuts.

aerotech catches (i wanted to be a dealer but couldnt afford the £5k start up fee)

stainless steel bonnet pins

dzue fastners

just depends what you want to do

[steveobennet]

aerocatches





strong, reliable, won't rust and also come with a locking feature.

[smudger]

they are stunning, very very light and will be the ONLY approved bonnet catches in a few years time.

just not cheap.

[james105]

im putting bonnet pins up the top and rubber straps at the bottom atm.

[yorkshirechris]

aerocatches





strong, reliable, won't rust and also come with a locking feature.

They look ace, are they easy and cheap to fit to carbon fibre bonnets?

[MiniDick]

I like the leather straps myself. Those aero catches look nice but looks like a bit of work to fit em.

[blackbelt1990]

They look ace, are they easy and cheap to fit to carbon fibre bonnets?

wow.. they do look ace... where can we get some from?

Ryan

[smudger]

they come with a template showing you where to cut.

takes about the same amount of work and time as standard pins.

yes they do work well with carbon bonnets.

trust me, in a few years they will be the only catches allowed on competition cars, due to the fact they dont have any sharp pins etc in the air.

[smudger]

you can buy them direct from aerocatch or demon tweeks

i have a set from when i bought 10 sets (5 locking, 5 non-locking)

they are not cheap.

[Retro_10s]

If i was to have aero catches,.. I paint them too. they look great

[Racer_Pete]

If you do buy the bonnet pins do NOT buy the £4.99 chepo ones on ebay as it will only end in tears!

Edited by BoyRacerPete, 12 August 2007 - 09:29 PM.

[Tomf]

Why would you end up in tears with the cheap ebay ones?

[steveobennet]

the cheap ebay bonnet pins i bought started to rust! and the were supposed to be stainless. i think you can buy a pair of these aerocatches for around 30-40 quid on ebay