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Discussion in 'VN - VP Holden Commodore (1988 - 1993)' started by COMMY VP 666, May 28, 2009.

  1. COMMY VP 666

    COMMY VP 666 COMMY VP V6

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    Hey just the other day i opened my bonnet, and i hear a crack

    (its my bonnet edge hitting my windscreen)

    the hinges are out of wack

    this ever happened to anyone?
     
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    delcowizzid on holiday

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    haha happens to everyone LOL bloody vn-vp's
     
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    GetToDaChopa Blues Brother # 2

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    Mine touches the windscreen wipers. Looks like you might need to tighten those bolts on the hinges, they could just be loose.

    I used to have an offset, so the hood was more to the left of the car (from the front) tightened the bolts and it was straight again.
     
  4. VN Lukey

    VN Lukey BT1, the way to go

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    haha yer tighten it mate before it causes more damage....
    mine still aint perfect tho.. i have tried and tried but i cant get the bonet to sit properly..
    when facing the front of the car the passenger side near the headlight sits a bit high but.... the otherside is perfect..lol..
     
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    vp do it bad when the bonnet stays need lube
     
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    88GreenVN Next Exit Left

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    busted windscreen from bonnet strike is bent hindges. They get dry and lock. Bend and hit the window.

    Newies are the only way. Oh and a new window :(
     
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    camstatic I'm back babeh.

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    Yeah same thing happened to me about this time last year, 80 each for the hinges, and apparently that was heavily discounted, dayumn. Windscreen was only 180 though, it's handy knowing people. :)

    Should we be doing something about keeping these lubed? Just a quick shot of WD40 at service time?
     
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    change engine oil - squirt hinges
     
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    ScoHar Jizz in my pants

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    LOL yea, +2 hinges later.....
     
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    mate it has happened to me a few times.
    lube bonnet hinges at all four pints then work it back and forth a bit till smooth.
    take bit off the bonnet and bend it.
    the arm is ment to be angled down a bit so just bend it and repaint it then stick it back on.
    just remember to lube hinges and struts occasionally.
     
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    Haha this happened to me got a new windscreen fitted $160. sucked ass
     
  12. COMMY VP 666

    COMMY VP 666 COMMY VP V6

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    lol i see it is a regular thing, yeah i replaced hinges

    and all good, you cant get it perfect unless you replace them, and the windscreen grr after the damage

    thanks guys for confirming it
     
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    my bonnet did something else retarded :(

    the release lever broke at the drags... couldn't open it . stupid VNs :p


    and my hinges are wobbly as anything.
     
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    You need to fit bonnet struts and brackets from a later model car(vr/s)...at the lower end the small ball joint bolt bracket goes under a bolt that screws into one of the guard attaching holes and you have to make a small plate with a nut welded on to for the ball joint stud to screw into on the other end and drill a couple of holes on the inner frame of the bonnet ...there is a space there for it just no hole...then as you raise the bonnet the gas pressure pulls the bonnet forward and the rear corners clear the windsreen easily...no more unnecessary windscreen replacements..worked for me....and the stay bar you can take off and throw away...I welded the holes up.
     
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    yeah seen it happen a handful of times before. pain in the arse.
     
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    yeah lol i got new hinges 2, actually changing them over was how it happened i want VP gas stuts
     
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    Bugger, this has just happened on my vp, passenger side only, so it seems I'm up for a new hinge and of course the window. All I did was close the bonnet from the drivers side, not the middle and now this!
     
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    All I needed was the bracket, cost me $6 today and sprayed the hinges with wd40 and voila all good :)

    Now all I need is a new window, I've been quoted $262 with o'briens, anyone from Adelaide know a cheaper place to get one fitted? I might have to wait til tuesday to ring around...
     
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    $262 and they come out to you? thats a good price man prices vary from 300-450 callout.
     
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    I live like 2 mins from o'briens on marion rd though...by the way it sounded on the phone they said its $262 if they come to you or even if you take it to them, same price? Maybe it's as I am close?

    I was just reading further up people paying $160-$180 for the window and was wondering if anywhere around Adelaide does them closer to that price...
     

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