Bonnet lifters Help needed please

[Forbez]

Here's a piccy of mine mate.
I dunno what rubber bits people are refering to though.

 

[Forbez]

Doh often helps, if you paste the link in:

 

[CupraPower]

I think i know the answer....

There are two bolts on the bonnet. You've probably got it on the wrong one. So it doesn't create the right angle to close it.

You need to undo the top bolt and put it on the other.

Hope that makes sense. Then it will close.

 

[flashbsd]

i think your right, they look at a slightsly different angle

 

[CupraPower]

Im 99.9% sure thats the problem.

Someone owes me a pint

 

[andyj]

Yup, needs to be connected to the bolt furthest away from the hinge

 

[Forbez]

I know what the rubber bits are now! Sorry for stupidness!
Any luck with this mate?

 

[LeeroyBrown]

i have done exactly what forbez has done but mine doesnt sit right?

 

[LeeroyBrown]

If you have it on the bottom bolt the bonnet wont even hardly open..

 

[flashbsd]

just fitted mine, took 5 mins

 

[LeeroyBrown]

This aint fair everyones fit ok apart from mine lol....... AAAAAAARRRRRRRUUUUUUGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[flashbsd]

so you've got them on the top hinge bolt, and the bolt 400mm away from the top bolt on the wing?

i just followed the german instructions and got the jist of it, also forbez's photo

The bonnet doesnt go all the way up as expected, but its much better than knocking the stay and waiting for the crash.

 

[LeeroyBrown]

Yep thats rite.. i can only suggest that volksbits have sent the wrong ones out..

 

[flashbsd]

i would suggest the same, if its any help, on the box i have: 40006 ona white label.

although i do think they could have found a better looking girlie for the box!

 

[LeeroyBrown]

Thats the code i got on mine aswell.. really, really dont understand this.. Surly i cant be doing them wrong? i have tried everything..

 

[acidstrato]

lol still not done?!? shocking!
i cant understand why it wont shut?

as said earlier...most of the kits just have different bolts, the lifters are the same length for most so if the bolts are in its the right kit!

come to pod on the 6th of Nov we can fix em!

 

[h17och]

Just to wind you up, ive got mine on aswell!!
Got them on the other way to forbez tho!!?!
Fitted better

H17OCH​

 

[LeeroyBrown]

Lol cant believe this, unlucky me or what!!! do you bolts stick out alot? for the lifter to clipp onto it, mayb thats my mine are so diagonal? coz the bolts dont stick out enough on the hinge? i dunno, bloody things lmao

 

[flashbsd]

silly question but you did use the washer didnt you? and they are fully threaded in?

i don't quite get how they are'nt working mate lol!

so you cant even get yours to clip in the ends ?

forbez, the rubber bits i had, they were put inside the top of the bonnet to seal the wiring that goes through to the ECU, it needs removing as it fouls on the lifter.

any chance of a close up of your hinge joint?

 

[LeeroyBrown]

Yeh i did use the washer lol yeh i can get them to clip in, check out my pics at the beginning of the thread, just the bonnet just wont shut,as its hitting the wing bit where the bolts are, well i can get it to shut ( by forcing it) just the bonnet doesnt fit flush..