Bonnet adjustment?

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Post Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:20 pm

I need to raise the rested height of my bonnet 1mm or so. Is it just a case of winding out the 2 rubber stops at the front corners or is there more to it?
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Post Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:37 pm

Yes, just wind out the stops.
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Post Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:46 pm

There is adjustment on the attachment points. Has it been off?
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Post Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:11 pm

It hasn't been off but I've just fitted some "evo" wing-bonnet seals and the bonnet is already pulling them off when it's shut so I think I need to raise it slightly. Will winding the stops out just affect the front edge or the whole thing?
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Post Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:17 pm

Front edge only with the stops. I think the rear is adjusted on the latches
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Post Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:19 pm

It will jack the front, and all the way back, an amount proportional to the distance from the front. The rear corner won't move at all.
If the profile of the bonnet matches the profile of the top of the wing as it should, then this is exactly what you want.
If the profiles don't match, then you have poorly fitting after market panels, or the bonnet is bent.
If it's bent, it can be unbent.
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Post Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:11 pm

The panels are all genuine and I'm pretty sure the bonnet isn't bent. The rubber seals are only held in place with an adhesive strip and the force of the bonnet pressing down on them is forcing them away from the wing. I've had the strips for a few years before finally fitting them so maybe their not as sticky as they should be.
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