Ibiza Mk4 Custom Gas Bonnet Lifters/Struts - Finally Finished!

Pabs

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Finished fabricating my brackets now, just need to paint them. Also got some struts on the way to try :D

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looking pretty much identical to mine there mate - good work :)
 

tooly1

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looks very well done lots of thought gone into it ! and does set the car off when it would be parked up at the shows!

am very surprised no one has actually made a dedicated kit for the lifters !
 

CJRamze

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Jun 29, 2008
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How much do all the parts cost?
I mean if at the right price you could probably make them and sell them on the forums.
I know if Under £100 I'd probably buy them!
 

Damoegan

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Oct 15, 2007
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For all the parts apart from the brackets it would prob come in at circa £60, but then you would need material to make the brackets pluss the time to actualy make the brackets.
 
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tooly1

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Oct 17, 2009
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definatly would buy a set for under £100 better then just the standard bonnet stick thing ! and also for working on it no chance of knocking it and it falling!
 

Pabs

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Damo's about right on cost - I paid £55 odd for the struts/ends etc, made the brackets for free :)

Obviously the tricky bit IS the brackets - but if you've got some clever old chap (like my dad or Damo) on hand, then you're onto a winner!

:)
 

Damoegan

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Rub it in Damo! :lol:

:cartman:

The brackets realy are not hard to make. All you would need is a drill, a file, a hacksaw and a vice to make them. And you could prob find some suitable material in a scrap yard.

I'm lucky in the fact I have stainless steel at work and all the tools to be able to make the brckets quicker ;)
 

Ibiza 130 tdi

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Jan 15, 2007
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:cartman:

The brackets realy are not hard to make. All you would need is a drill, a file, a hacksaw and a vice to make them. And you could prob find some suitable material in a scrap yard.

I'm lucky in the fact I have stainless steel at work and all the tools to be able to make the brckets quicker ;)

I dont have access to good quality stainless - unless some one in Newcastle wanted to send me some. For example. :D
 

Pabs

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My theory was that I wanted perfect brackets, properly CNC'd to look OEM and give that "wow factor" when you tell someone it's a custom job.

But as Damo says, at the end of the day, they are only a metal bracket. So long as it's strong enough (don't want the bonnet landing on your head) I'm sure you'd be fine.

Damo - any update on your struts yet? Are they on and working?? :)

My bonnet lifters are still working well, although in the colder weather they can sometimes make a bit of a squeak initially, but not much can be done about that!
 
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