Bonnet support arm
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Bonnet support arm
Is the support arm supposed to have a secure clip, or does it just rest on the two bits of plastic? Seems a bit loose if the latter (and how mine is) is the case.
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Re: Bonnet support arm
Thats how it is, VW cost cutting again!
Think I saw your shadow blue around Sketty recently...?
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Re: Bonnet support arm
That'd be me
My 52 plate corsa had a secure clip! I thought this one must have snapped but couldn't see signs of damage. Very peculiar.
My 52 plate corsa had a secure clip! I thought this one must have snapped but couldn't see signs of damage. Very peculiar.
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Re: Bonnet support arm
I can't help wondering why they didn't fit some proper struts on the bonnet, my old 306 had em, and that was french!
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Re: Bonnet support arm
Polo and Golf have been gas struts for years. Might be cost cutting but could be for front impact tests
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Re: Bonnet support arm
It's a short but very heavy bonnet, mybe it's a leverage thing why they avoided gas struts.
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Re: Bonnet support arm
Impact tests, the angle of the bonnet and piercing pedestrians are the reasons it is not fitted with struts.
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