Grille on the bonnet vents.

[bomb]

For those of you who have fitted a grille on the underside of your bonnet vents - can you please show me a picture of how the grille is fixed to the bonnet ?

Thanks in advance.

[N7GTX]

Haven't done it myself but those I have seen were stuck in place using Sikaflex 221 (like lots of other bits).

[bomb]

OK thanks. I was thinking they would have been secured with screws.

[raceboy]

My old car had mesh fitted under the bonnet and it was just stuck on with generic high temp sticky stuff, never shifted in 15 years, if you find one in black it blends in with the finish on the underside of the bonnet.

[bomb]

Thanks Raceboy. Not a bad idea, the black mesh.

[Matthew Poxon]

I went for black mesh on mine, not a great picture as the light makes them look silver but they are black. S&D did mine for me.

[raceboy]

bomb said:

Thanks Raceboy. Not a bad idea, the black mesh.

My mesh was silver, it was the glue that was black. 😉

[bomb]

Oh right. I understand now !

[bomb]

Matthew Poxon said:

I went for black mesh on mine, not a great picture as the light makes them look silver but they are black. S&D did mine for me.

Little mod to the cap on the header tank too, making it lie flush. Looks very tidy.

[Matthew Poxon]

I don't think the Chimaera's suffer from it but on the Griff you can see the brake fluid reservoir through the vents which does not look so great in my opinion. The cover was offered as a solution from Surface & Design.

[Classic Chim]

Matthew Poxon said:

I went for black mesh on mine, not a great picture as the light makes them look silver but they are black. S&D did mine for me.

Have you had a re spray Matt?
Looks great mate.
I’d not noticed you had a Chim bonnet

[phazed]

What does the mesh achieve?

Is it mainly aesthetics to hide the fairly ugly, (when viewed down a slit) engine bay components?

[Matthew Poxon]

Hello Alun, yes indeed I have had a respray. Eagle Eye! went for a Chim bonnet while I was there. I do love the design of the vents on the Chim. I will do a full write up at some point soon as I had a few other bits done as well.

Hello Peter, like you say just aesthetics I believe and yes does a good job of obscuring some of the engine components through the vents.

[butch890]

Classic Chim said:

Matthew Poxon said:

I went for black mesh on mine, not a great picture as the light makes them look silver but they are black. S&D did mine for me.

Have you had a re spray Matt?
Looks great mate.
I’d not noticed you had a Chim bonnet

I have just spoken to Surface and design they would be interested in making a batch of these covers anyone else interested??

[butch890]

Classic Chim said:

Matthew Poxon said:

I went for black mesh on mine, not a great picture as the light makes them look silver but they are black. S&D did mine for me.

Have you had a re spray Matt?
Looks great mate.
I’d not noticed you had a Chim bonnet

I have just spoken to Surface and design they would be interested in making a batch of these covers anyone else interested??

[carsy]

Very nice Matthew. Have to admit i`m also a fan of the chim vents.

[phazed]

carsy said:

Very nice Matthew. Have to admit i`m also a fan of the chim vents.

At last, finally someone who says that they prefer a chim to a Griff.

[Matthew Poxon]

phazed said:

carsy said:

Very nice Matthew. Have to admit i`m also a fan of the chim vents.

At last, finally someone who says that they prefer a chim to a Griff.

Says the man with Griff cowled headlamps on his Chim

[phazed]

Matthew Poxon said:

Says the man with Griff cowled headlamps on his Chim

Where’s the tongue sticking out smilie when you want one!

[Classic Chim]

Matthew Poxon said:

Hello Alun, yes indeed I have had a respray. Eagle Eye! went for a Chim bonnet while I was there. I do love the design of the vents on the Chim. I will do a full write up at some point soon as I had a few other bits done as well.

Hello Peter, like you say just aesthetics I believe and yes does a good job of obscuring some of the engine components through the vents.

Hi Matt.
Your doing a great job with your car and the fleck in that colour looks ace.

I’d very much enjoy a write up so go for it.

Many regards Al