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Old 10 April 2001, 05:48 PM
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Anyone noticed how much their bonnet moves whilst driving, or is it just mine ??

p.s. keep your eyes on the road whilst checking
Old 10 April 2001, 06:04 PM
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It's that damn scoop drawing air into the engine bay!
Old 10 April 2001, 10:26 PM
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Yeah, I've noticed - especially on track days
Old 10 April 2001, 10:35 PM
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Its my pseudo speed limiter.
At 120 mph I back off as it looks sooooo hairy (on a Forester stb).
I might as well have kept the Jap rev limiter on at 112 mph.
Old 10 April 2001, 10:38 PM
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Yeah - its a problem on the imports with Ali bonnets - mine moves up at least an inch or so in head winds at high speed - you sometimes have to slow down to avoid the inevitable!
Old 10 April 2001, 10:50 PM
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My old 98 UK spec used to do that. New model seems much better... another improvement


Old 10 April 2001, 11:22 PM
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Very disconcerting at high speed in a 22B

as per the Catalunya Trip !!
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Old 17 April 2001, 03:39 PM
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Funnily enough, Ive never had time to notice on track days
Old 17 April 2001, 03:47 PM
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yeah....
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but only on my mum's metro....
Old 17 April 2001, 03:59 PM
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Was the car stationary at the time
Old 18 April 2001, 12:00 AM
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glad u put in this post - out for a burl over Easter weekend I definitely thought the bonnet was lifting at speed - a good inch or so.

I reassured myself that as the bonnet is only made of fibreglass it was just flexing in the wind .......
Old 18 April 2001, 06:53 AM
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Yep, mine flaps around like and old flappy bonnet type thingy

Especialy noticable on pictures of myself at Donno, where there is a noticable lift on the one side of the bonnet, at least 1"


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Old 18 April 2001, 08:57 AM
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Mine seems solid, but Tom's P1 bonnet did appear to move quite a bit.
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