Bonnet Behaviour
27 September 2004, 08:03 PM
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Bonnet Behaviour
On my way to work this fine morning in my new age STi and it was a bit windy. I was travelling about 90mph (that bit on a private section of road 
) and into the wind. The car was getting tussled about a bit but the alarming thing was the bonnet. I know they lift up a bit when you let them stretch their legs but this was scary. There was a severe arching with the apex at scoop level and each front corner lifted a couple of cm anyway 
. I slowed down because I was sure it was going to flip. Catch was securely shut. Has anyone lost their lid like this? Just curious.
) and into the wind. The car was getting tussled about a bit but the alarming thing was the bonnet. I know they lift up a bit when you let them stretch their legs but this was scary. There was a severe arching with the apex at scoop level and each front corner lifted a couple of cm anyway . I slowed down because I was sure it was going to flip. Catch was securely shut. Has anyone lost their lid like this? Just curious.
27 September 2004, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by hugo
On my way to work this fine morning in my new age STi and it was a bit windy. I was travelling about 90mph (that bit on a private section of road ) and into the wind. The car was getting tussled about a bit but the alarming thing was the bonnet. I know they lift up a bit when you let them stretch their legs but this was scary. There was a severe arching with the apex at scoop level and each front corner lifted a couple of cm anyway . I slowed down because I was sure it was going to flip. Catch was securely shut. Has anyone lost their lid like this? Just curious.
) and into the wind. The car was getting tussled about a bit but the alarming thing was the bonnet. I know they lift up a bit when you let them stretch their legs but this was scary. There was a severe arching with the apex at scoop level and each front corner lifted a couple of cm anyway . I slowed down because I was sure it was going to flip. Catch was securely shut. Has anyone lost their lid like this? Just curious.
28 September 2004, 11:52 AM
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ive had this in my wrx as well, doing 100 over a crest meet a gust of wind an i saw the middle of the bonnet rise considerbly i slowed down and you could see it return to normal, scary.
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I have frequently had my MY00 upto the 150 stage on teh Autobahn and the bonnet shakes abit but never had a problem with it so all the road driving you do in the UK your bonnet will survive.
My mates have also done over 150 in STi8s with no probs so I wouldn't worry about it TBH.
My mates have also done over 150 in STi8s with no probs so I wouldn't worry about it TBH.
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