need help with carbon fiber bonnet fitting

[typeRr]

hi guys i need help

i just bought a carbon fiber bonet for my integra. but however the bonnet wont close totally. cos is too lite, is not like the oem stock bonnet. i will need to fit 2 bonnet pins, my question is: where will i drill the 2 holes to connect the bonnet pins in???

my carbon fiber bonnet does not even close probably at all cos it too light, with the oem stock bonnet i have to slam it for it to close


anyway here is the pix of the car now, i jus tfinish ,and is alredy dark,so the pix is really relly bad quality



http://members.optusnet.com.au/andrew9487/dsfsd.jpg

[kenshin]

pics unclear... and the way u're wording it... not sure if anyone other than ppl whose got the same bonnet + dc5 gonna understand what u're asking...

off topic: do you crawl in and out of the boot in the mornings.... ?

[typeRr]

sorri. i get stright to the point.

MY BONNET WONT CLOSE PROBABLY, IT WONT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. DO I HAVE TO BUY A BONNET PIN FOR IT TO CLOSE PROBABLY, OR DO I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.

HELP GUYS HELP.

THXS IN ADVANCE!!!

[Integra]

damn looking goot, you should ask the people were ever u got the bonnet from to fix the problem with your bonnet because they didnt do the job propely =/
May i ask you wat are u doing to your car next? :D

[kenshin]

hmm think i saw ur car parked at N1 distribution down westall rd?... why not ask 'em

when u say "WONT CLOSE ALL THE WAY" is there no latch?... does it close? or just hover slightly about the latch... whats causing it to get stuck...

[[stealth]]

sounds like the latch isnt letting u close it all the way down?

fitment wise.. it all lines up around the sides evenly etc?

[typeRr]

is not stuck. is just that the carbon fiber bonnet is too lite, it just hover above the latch.

with my oem bonnet i have to slame it, most honda u have to ,with my civic same problem, i have to hold it about 30cm high then drop it for bonnet for it to close all the way.

BUT NOW THE CARBON FIBER IS TOO LITE, it cannot close.

[typeRr]

everthing is good. everything fit perfect, it wont close all the way. everything seem right . the bonnet dosent look like is faulty. i really dunno why!!!

[typeRr]

damn looking goot, you should ask the people were ever u got the bonnet from to fix the problem with your bonnet because they didnt do the job propely =/
May i ask you wat are u doing to your car next? :D


i hope by april i will find a nice s200 going for around 35k stock, so i can do it up. but i dunno will see

[Blew_lude]

i hope by april i will find a nice s200 going for around 35k stock, so i can do it up. but i dunno will see

i think he meant what are u doin to ur current car next
not what car ur gona get next money bags

[Lepperfish]

Push the bonnet down with the palm of your hand, push on the bonnet where the latch would be connecting to the bonnet at the end so you dont stress the carbon in the bonnet..

Never drop a carbon bonnet to close it.

[NeoNode]

http://img113.exs.cx/img113/9981/1135mu.jpg

[typeRr]

thxs guys, but i still cannot close it. the spring in the latch is just too stiff.

is there a way i can ajust the spring??

[typeRr]

the carbon fiber bonnet fit perfectly into the latch, but the spring is too strong, with the oem bonnet, it weight like 20kg , i just drop the bonnet, and is got enough force to over come the spring:confused:

[stocky]

On the CF bonnet itself, there should be a bolt around the latch which lets you adjust the height of the latch. This should be around the metal plate which attaches underneath the CF/Fiberglass.

[NeoNode]

Man you need to twist em with some good force, and I mean FORCE!

[typeRr]

here is the spring im talking about, the carbon fiber is too lite to over come this spring, usually with the oem bonnet, it's very heavy. i drop the bonnet, then it fit right in.


this is the spring.


http://members.optusnet.com.au/andrew9487/1%20(1).jpg



http://members.optusnet.com.au/andrew9487/1%20(2).jpg


http://members.optusnet.com.au/andrew9487/1.jpg

[typeRr]

Man you need to twist em with some good force, and I mean FORCE!

i have twist it clockwise all the way down , i dosent go in still, is the spring im sure!!

[[stealth]]

take it back to where u bought it .. and ask em

[wlee2]

i look at the photoes you provided but i dont understand how that spring holds your bonnet up ^_^.. that spring is only there so the latch locks back into place after your open it? is it not ? i saw some people say PUSH your bonnet down to lock it in but u keep saying something about dropping it and the weight difference.. STOP dropping it ^_^..

just put your bonnet down and push with the palm of your hands down where the latch is untill you hear a click. where the metal part in your bonnet will lock onto the other metal part of your car. its almost exactly the same workings as your car doors and boot

seriosly stop dropping your bonnet i get told of for doing it with my stock bonnet.^_^

[typeRr]

i look at the photoes you provided but i dont understand how that spring holds your bonnet up ^_^.. that spring is only there so the latch locks back into place after your open it? is it not ? i saw some people say PUSH your bonnet down to lock it in but u keep saying something about dropping it and the weight difference.. STOP dropping it ^_^..

just put your bonnet down and push with the palm of your hands down where the latch is untill you hear a click. where the metal part in your bonnet will lock onto the other metal part of your car. its almost exactly the same workings as your car doors and boot

seriosly stop dropping your bonnet i get told of for doing it with my stock bonnet.^_^



your right, but my problem is my spring is too stiff, i cannot push it with my palm, with the oem bonnet i cannot push it by my palm either. i had to drop the oem bonnet. how do i make this spring looser so it can lock the bonnet in all the way.

[flyryd]

i dont want to sound like a dick... but who the hell "Drop shuts" a CF bonnet? :thumbdwn: you will end up cracking it.

i know you are saying that with the OEM bonnet you can drop close it from 30cm height.
but with the Cf bonnet, you cant because there isnt enough weight.
it has NOTHING to do with the spring too stiff. you just have to know how to close it.



so...
the logical thing to do is...

1. rest the bonnet on the latch.
2. make sure the latch is aligned.
3. place two hands on the bonnet
4. push the bonnet down QUICKLY with your plams. ( dont push it slow)

[wlee2]

thats strange i see my friend in the dc5 always push it down.. do you have that metal latch thing on the top of your bonnet ? its a silly question i know but it would be hard to lock it down without the locking mechanism =P just have to ask =P.


and if its that stiff ? is it also hard to push the locking mechanism with your finger to open the bonnet ?

i dont know if this is posible or not but can the lock thing be pushed open when your slowly close the bonnet so that the lock is open when you close the bonnet and let it go when it latches in? i know its imposible to do it on dc2 but im not entirely sure on a dc5. but do that in a way that its almost partially closed and in the lock befor you move your fingers out of the way to fully close it.. make any sense?

i think i just confused myself =P

[typeRr]

yer your right. i rang up the mechanic and they say my bonnet dosent lock back, cos is the spring is too stiff, i need to ajust it.

[civic__dd]

I would have to agree. This guy does just not understand what he needs to do. If you cant work out how to use your hood you should probably return it.

[bigjo5]

yeh u said something about the bonnet pins, is that the 2 pins that u lock onto the bonnet and the car so then when u go at fast speeds ur bonnet dont flip up.?
cause i think u drill the hold some where around ur radiator support, or directly on top

[stocky]

Can you take a pic of the latch on the underside of the bonnet? They are normally adjustable for such problems that you are encountering.

[DLO01]

You need to adjust the latch that is shown in your photo, there are 4 bolts which you losen, this then enables you to move the latch up and down. Move it up a little, tighten it, then close the bonnet and see if its any better. Repeat it if you need to go any higher. Also don't forget to adjust the rubber stoppers on either side, these screw in or out with your finger also to adjust the height of the bonnet.

[TypeG]

i can close every Honda I have owned with slam the bonnet man
i think it is the problem of yr cf bonnet

[typeRr]

Case Close I Fix It!!!!!!!!!!!
The Problem Was My Injen Cai I Mount It Too High. And I Have To Ajust The Latch.

Well Everything Is Done Now, Thxs Guys!!!!!!

[[stealth]]

take new pics of CLOSED bonnet now..

:p

[Bludger]

learn to type..............probably

aherrrm

I mean PROPERLY

LOL