Gas Bonnet Lifter

**spennny** · 4th January 2009, 18:20

Same things that hold the boot open, i had these on my pre-facelift 2.0DTi

I now have a 06 SRI and a cr4ppy thing to hold the bonnet up.... do you thing the gas struts could be retro fitted ??

Or does anyone have them fitted

**Baz07** · 4th January 2009, 18:21

Not realy as the facelift bonnets are alluminium and would bend if on of these struts were fitted.

**WKD-mcc** · 4th January 2009, 18:27

wondered why the bonnet feels so light when i open it,thatl be why then with it bein aluminium.

**glynn** · 4th January 2009, 18:36

if you want a banana bonnet, then fit it lol as thats what will happen because the strutt is to strong for the ally bonnet

**Duncan** · 4th January 2009, 18:59

Someone retro-fitted a bonnet lifter to their facelift bonnet. They did a facelift conversion and then fitted the lifter. Can't recall who it was though.

**Teza** · 4th January 2009, 21:03

My pre-face has these and the bonnet is aluminium

**Big Sig** · 4th January 2009, 21:06

Originally Posted by Teza

My pre-face has these and the bonnet is aluminium

The skin is ally, the strengthening bits are steel

**spennny** · 4th January 2009, 21:07

Originally Posted by Big Sig

The skin is ally, the strengthening bits are steel

So could it be done, anyone here done it

**Baz07** · 4th January 2009, 21:30

I think it was nhudson who face lifted his Signum and mentioned he had done it, not heard since how he has gone on with it though.

**Big Sig** · 4th January 2009, 21:33

Originally Posted by spennny

So could it be done, anyone here done it

Thats the prefacelift thats steel and ally. The facelift is all ally and isn't as strong thats why they tend to bend. Personally, i wouldn't risk it, bonnets aren't cheap and I would never be happy with the colour match of the new one.