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sol_stevo
Member Since: 17 Jul 2021
Location: The Empire
Posts: 174
  
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| Bonnet shaking with high winds and high speed |
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Hi All,
Is there a way to nip down the bonnet when I get past 70mph or when there’s high wind it seems the sides shake a bit is there a way to tighten those down the middle is fine.
Cheers,
Sol
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 27th Oct 2023 2:11 pm |
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disco chris
Member Since: 25 Apr 2022
Location: London
Posts: 263
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It should be very solid when closed... are you sure it's properly closed?
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| 27th Oct 2023 2:13 pm |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
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there are adjustable rubber bits that can be screwed outwards to fill the gap and make it rigid.
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| 27th Oct 2023 3:28 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
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It'll be a sticking bonnet catch. Common problem when they get gunked up. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
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IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 27th Oct 2023 3:29 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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make sure the latch is working both sides.
I finding slamming it helps. Then give the left and right sides a tug to ensure it's caught
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| 27th Oct 2023 4:09 pm |
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disco chris
Member Since: 25 Apr 2022
Location: London
Posts: 263
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+ 1 on the slamming. Also quite satisfying 
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| 27th Oct 2023 4:31 pm |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6642
 
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Better to ungunk the latches…. Lots of CRC 5-56, let it soak a while, a baby toothbrush, etc.
While slamming is fun, I seem to recall that the manual explicitly cautioned against it 
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| 27th Oct 2023 11:17 pm |
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sol_stevo
Member Since: 17 Jul 2021
Location: The Empire
Posts: 174
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It’s at both sides so I assume I need to tighten it up and ungunk it, it’s not one side so maybe the latches need replacing all together, what do I use to tighten it I’m on holiday currently, is it a Phillips screwdriver?
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| 29th Oct 2023 11:35 pm |
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Worms
Member Since: 24 Sep 2023
Location: Highlands
Posts: 333
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You didn't overtake me on Saturday afternoon just south of Perth, going north on the A9, did you? Bronze D3 doing 70+ with the bonnet only held down by the catches?  Previously:
2010 FL2 TD4e GS
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW - still got this, non-runner on SORN.
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel
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| 30th Oct 2023 6:53 am |
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sol_stevo
Member Since: 17 Jul 2021
Location: The Empire
Posts: 174
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No my god that sounds worse than mine, I was doing the M62 to Manchester and once i got to the Pennines the wind picked up
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| 30th Oct 2023 1:13 pm |
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