Bonnet alignment, Challenger

Post by **MattH** » Mon Mar 24, 14 7:46 am

So do all Challenger bonnets need to be pushed down at the back edge once they are shut ? Mine fits side to side and front to back, but once opened it sits high at the back and has to be pushed down.

Is this standard? I spent most of Sunday adjusting up and down but it still seems the same issue, feels like I am pushing out the spring tension but it stays down.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Mar 24, 14 7:50 am

i reckon 90% prob need the push matt its due to wear in the hinge rivets

John · Post by **John** » Mon Mar 24, 14 7:51 am

Yeah, mine does on the Coronet too...

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Mar 24, 14 8:29 am

To get the back edge down you have to raise the hinge up. The opposite to what you would think.

They often still need a little help to push all the way down. Once I had mine right (which took ages and had me up the wall) I still needed to half close the hood and Bananarama! reawards before closing it the rest of the way. Otherwise it did not go down at the back. It was a good way to tell is some Bananarama! had been under the bonnet while my back was turned like at the NEC.

Post by **MattH** » Mon Mar 24, 14 7:15 pm

I did wonder if it was a common problem. I am not too worried at the moment, I mainly needed to get the gaps right so the wings could be bolted on for good.
Thanks for the ideas, up not down seems mad but I will give it a go!

Sublime For 40 · Post by **Sublime For 40** » Mon Mar 24, 14 7:38 pm

Matt - mine needs a helping hand on the RH rear corner every time - but as most good car dealers would say "oh that, it's what we call a characteristic, sir". I've just learned to live with it to be honest.

Here's a potentially interesting thing that I noticed at the weekend.
Mine has hood pins but has never had the front coil spring fitted - due to the fact that the retaining tang on the brace plate has been snapped off. I fitted a new plate at the weekend and hence, the spring too. Probably a bit of a waste with the hood pins but it has been bugging me. I' may have been imagining this but I'm pretty sure the rear corner needed little or no help - as I guess there is some pre-load now from the front edge. Down side is predictable though ; bright trim lines up great on RHF and is about 6mm out on LH front - the side the pop-up spring is fitted.

Anyway, never mind all that - how do I RENEW my membership ?!!

Sublime For 40 · Post by **Sublime For 40** » Mon Mar 24, 14 7:42 pm

Strike that last question . . . just spotted the RENEW link !!