darvvader Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Hello all, I hope you've all had a good holiday season and are looking forward to the new year! Santa was kind enough to leave a bonnet strut under my tree this year, and today I took the time to fit it. However, it's made the bonnet proud above the near side headlight by around an extra centimetre, which is a no-go for me. Hopefully there's someone on this forum who has fitted the same part and had the same problem and manage to correct theirs to help me out? It's the one sold by sico for the MK7 Fiesta. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPig Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darvvader Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Removed the strut to realign the bonnet before a drive this afternoon. My description is pretty apt, the near side is about a centimeter proud. The bonnet is raised almost at its mounts at the bottom of the windscreen where the bonnet strut pressure is pushing it away.. Unsure what to do without anyone's prior experience to be honest. Any help or advice would be brilliant. I'll try and sort some pictures tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarksST Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 has it also gone out of line at the A pillar end? You need to adjust the hinges, did you get instructions with them? If not look on NB styling's Facebook page or web site as they should be on there, I had one fitted couldn't get it aligned properly so took it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darvvader Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yeah, had instructions and attempted to adjust it at the a-pillar end but it's still not quite right. I may have to do the same I think, which is unfortunate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwoody Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 that sucks, I quite liked the idea of getting one of these myself - let us know if you find a fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darvvader Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Will do, it's a good looking piece of kit but the strut is either under too much pressure or is too long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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