THE ROVER SD1 FORUM

Chris P · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject:

ramon alban wrote:

And would you believe when I picked up a couple of gas struts with brackets attached at a billing spares day, i managed to select two with the same handed brackets and then had to bend one of them to the other hand to make the job work.

For fitting to two left hand bonnets Ramon!

ramon alban · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:42 am Post subject:

londonbabe wrote:

I haven't worked out if there's actually logic for this.

For more than 10 years, the bonnet gas struts have been available in the cottage industry aftermarket- first thro "Apollo Services" run by ex member Keith Hooson, then the Club Shop, both at pretty reasonable prices, due to bulk purchases from the Bedford manufacturer. Probably in their hundreds.

Now Rimmers have them available - but not so cheap.

So, is it likely that today, all cars that are not supposed to have them have simply been retro-fitted, brackets 'n' all, by envious owners looking for a bit of class?

I've got no class, so I did.

Ramon

Punx0r · SD1 Regular Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 252

I spy that Rimmers are selling the bonnet stay brackets for a fiver including vat. Can anyone tell me if this bracket simply bolts into place? I don't want to weld/drill the car to fit it as it'd only be temporary. Thanks.