boot/bonnet 'pin' type catches

[tvrolet]

Hi
I'm looking for some boot/bonnet catches that work with a 'pin' on the boot/bonnet clipping in to a catch [hole] in the body that has a remote cable release. Make sense? Not the race-style catches with the pin on the body and a clip on thr boot/bonnet. It's the sort of setup that there used to be on the tailgate of a 944, but these catches are way too beefy for my needs.

I'm looking for something where the pin on the boot/bonnet is maybe no bigger in diameter than a pencil, with a similarly sized hole on the body it clips into. I've have a trawl though the usual suspects of Moss, SVC, Europa, Demon etc but haven't come up with anything. Any ideas?

WB

[cazzer]

That sounds like the bonnet catch that marcos used on the LM and Mantis models.
Try Rory at Marcos Heritage.
www.marcosheritagespares.com

[tvrolet]

Thanks, I don't suppose there's a photo of these catches anywhere?

WB

>> Edited by tvrolet on Tuesday 5th July 13:46

[robinj66]

Your best bet for this type of bonnet/boot catch is the older type Fiesta - the one with the bonnet that hinges from the front. Aternatively go round your local scrapyard and find any small car with a bonnet that opens in this way - small French cars seem to be the best.

I have used this type of catch on my Cobra - can't remember the exact source of the bonnet catch but the boot catch is from a Mk IV Cortina ("pin" chopped about a bit).

Can't see how to upload some pictures but e-mail me and I'll send them to you.([e-mail])

[tvrolet]

Thanks...I'll have a trawl round the scappies too then. I kind of guessed a 'real' bonnet catch would be to big, but then I didn't think about small cars like a fiesta.

WB