Bonnet Removal

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digitalgypsy
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Bonnet Removal

Post by digitalgypsy » Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:00 am

Hi all. Can anyone tell me how to remove the bonnet? I’ve searched here on here but couldn’t find any advice. I want to remove so that I can give it a touch-up respray.

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Re: Bonnet Removal

Post by g8dhe » Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:44 am

Bookmark the Mechanical Diagrams at Lushprojects here is the Bonnet sheet; http://lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/c ... mgno=.html
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Re: Bonnet Removal

Post by Markas » Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:44 pm

Might be quicker to mask it off and paint it in situ. Then there's no worries about realigning it when you refit it - and you'll be able to see how the colour matches with the wings as you're painting it.
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Re: Bonnet Removal

Post by teenmal » Sun Aug 19, 2018 4:55 pm

Probably one of the easiest jobs to do.
Scribe the position of the hinges, protect the paint work behind bonnet, remove hinge bolts and lower bonnet onto the protection material.
You will need an assistant to remove the bonnet from the vehicle unless you have Long Strong arms. Its a 10 min job just remember to scribe the hinge position for realigning the bonnet.
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Re: Bonnet Removal

Post by mikeonb4c » Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:15 pm

Markas wrote: Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:44 pm Might be quicker to mask it off and paint it in situ. Then there's no worries about realigning it when you refit it - and you'll be able to see how the colour matches with the wings as you're painting it.
Tend to agree with that. Life's too short! :lol:
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