Bonnet Lifters

[Guest smokinslim]

Or enlarge the hole perhaps?

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Or enlarge the hole perhaps?

The M6 thread is in the side of the bonnet so I douibt it.

 

Mad proff, did you have a look at the link to Springfixlinkages I sent you on MSN earlier? They show threaded ball studs in their catalogue which they could have in the size you need.

 

What size is the ball end?

 

Graham.

[mbayley77 0]

Try this from RS.

 

Ball and socket joint 6mm - 689-401 £2.14

 

I believe this is what your looking for. Zinc coated.

 

rswww.com

[Ben Allen 8]

Bollarks I bought those INXX ones and now I'm going to have to spend more on fittings. Oh well

[d-9 0]

Just go to a scrappy and get the balls out of the end of 106 struts, you will need a 13mm spanner.

 

(I got bored this morning and robbed the balls off the boot of the 106 to make a bonnet lifter system, need to go to the scrappy and get some more now)

[Ben Allen 8]

Cheers Doug, think I may go later this afternoon then

[Guest foz mi16]

Thought it was just me with this problem im still searching but at least i know where to look after reading this

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

I had a go at it this weekend and below is the result.

 

I used the Nova lifters, ordered them from www.raid-hp.co.uk

 

[Gentrix 2 1 Cars]

Hi Hilgie,

 

which model have you exactly ordered? Nova a,b ? I have no clue about Opel is it from a Corsa a,b or Kadett?

And I guess the mounting screws had the right size?

 

 

thanks

 

 

andi

[Super Josh 4]

That looks good Hilgert, are you pleased with the way they operate?. The URL is slightly wrong and should be this.

Which part did you use?

 

Part. no. 170716 Opel Corsa A

 

or

 

Part. no. 170718 Opel Corsa B

 

And where did you buy your 6mm Balls from?

 

 

 

Josh

 

 

EDIT Looks like Andi beat me to it. I assume that Corsa A must be the Nova in the U.K. And Corsa B would be the Corsa, as we know it over here.

Edited March 12, 2006 by Super Josh

[Daz_C 8 1 Cars]

And where did you buy your 6mm Balls from?

Josh

 

 

Saxo/106 has the right sized balls for the lifters ! free from the scrappy !

[Guest CB-Dave]

And where did you buy your 6mm Balls from?

 

I'm sure that's not something you ever ask a gentleman in polite conversation!!

 

btw - our 'nova' is an opel corsa 'a', allegedly called corsa on the continent as "no va" in spanish is "no go" and they were made over there... not sure on the truthfulness of that but that's what I've heard.

 

corsa b is the one we know as a corsa, the old one with the round headlights, and corsa c is the newest corsa (with the sorta triangular lights at the front).

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

170716 Opel Corsa A is what I used. They come with 8mm balls so I just drilled a 7mm hole and tapped new M8 threads in.

 

btw - our 'nova' is an opel corsa 'a', allegedly called corsa on the continent as "no va" in spanish is "no go" and they were made over there... not sure on the truthfulness of that but that's what I've heard.

 

That's true. In fact that sort thing happened to various car names around the world.

[Dream Weaver 2]

It did, in fact the MR2 had its name changed for the French market, as it sounded too much like Mairte (sp?), which means "s*it"

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

Merde

 

Same reason why the Fiat Croma never sold well in Holland. The're is an old butter brand which is called Croma as well. They never realised that.

[tom_m 0]

I had a go at it this weekend and below is the result.

 

I used the Nova lifters, ordered them from www.raid-hp.co.uk

 

 

Hilgie same question to you as I asked Ben, can you still drop shut the bonnet?

[Gentrix 2 1 Cars]

s*itsubishi Pajero (wanker) what I´ve heard so far

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

Hilgie same question to you as I asked Ben, can you still drop shut the bonnet?

 

Well. I can't because I don't have a full slampanel anymore, but I'm sure it will drop shut with a normal slampanel.

[tom_m 0]

Well. I can't because I don't have a full slampanel anymore, but I'm sure it will drop shut with a normal slampanel.

 

cool, good to know for those of us with v6s insatalled ta muchly