Bonnet Ali Locking Rod & Plastic Pin

[Keithyboy]

Managed to shear the rod inside the plastic pin - any suggestions? I guess I could recut the thread on the rod end and fit a new pin then unwind the rod out a little more to secure it. Whaddya reckon?

[WorAl]

Buy a new rod

[Keithyboy]

WorAl said:

Buy a new rod

. . . yeah thanks for that . The plastic pins are around £6 a pop, gawd knows what a new rod would cost if indeed you can get them (btw nothing at Bell Hill).

[jammy_basturd]

If you are able to recut thread, just go to Homebase and buy a new rod for a couple of quid.

[brogenville]

Mine broke and I just taped a thread in each side and put a bolt in it. Bit of threadlock in there too and it looks perfect. Been working for well over a year too.

[optimax sniffer]

Keithyboy said:

WorAl said:

Buy a new rod

. . . yeah thanks for that . The plastic pins are around £6 a pop, gawd knows what a new rod would cost if indeed you can get them (btw nothing at Bell Hill).

I got the LH rod from TVR car parts a few months ago

[Brummmie]

Self tapper with the blunt end cut off, screw the sharp end in one side before cutting though, and some burly pliers/wire cutters and snip the screw head off, twist the plastic end on. Fixed!

[Keithyboy]

Brummmie said:

Self tapper with the blunt end cut off, screw the sharp end in one side before cutting though, and some burly pliers/wire cutters and snip the screw head off, twist the plastic end on. Fixed!

I'll try that.

[mickk]

Can anyone tell me where i can get the plastic pins from?

[Alistair H.]

i just got some via the racing green website.

could not get any locking rods though, so im gonna have to make something myself!

[SL500]

Think Clev Trev sells them. Bought one a while ago. Very cheap and not worth making one

[Flashheart]

The other option of course is to not do anything. My rod (ooh err) has been broken for the last year and I haven't been able to lock the bonnet in all that time.

It's good for, ahem, 130.

[optimax sniffer]

Alistair H. said:

i just got some via the racing green website.

could not get any locking rods though, so im gonna have to make something myself!

I ordered some locking rods and pins from Racing Green, after 2 months no sign, so I rang them and was told that they couldn't get them so the order was cancelled!!! Got the bits from TVR car Parts the next day

[Keithyboy]

Flashheart said:

The other option of course is to not do anything. My rod (ooh err) has been broken for the last year and I haven't been able to lock the bonnet in all that time.

It's good for, ahem, 130.

. . . interestingly a friend of mine only got to a little over a ton before it started lifting noticeably. I'm curious - do you have the front lip spoiler in place (and if so is it facing backwards or forwards?)

[grahamn]

Got mine from TVR Power.

[Flashheart]

I do have the front lip spoiler and it faces backwards which should, like an aircraft wing only upside down, create low pressure underneath the engine bay. It works a treat.