pewe
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| posted on 28/7/09 at 02:06 PM |
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Bonnet catches - wanted
I'm giving up on the dzeus fasteners on my GRP bonnet as they keep coming undone - even tank-tape over them doesn't secure them for most
runs.
Anyone know where I can buy the rubberised SVA over-centre catches at a decent price?
Plenty available from the usual suspects but, call me tight, I just can't get my head around paying £7.50 a catch for a component that must have
cost pence to manufacture!
Thanks in anticipation, Pewe 
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blakep82
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| posted on 28/7/09 at 02:12 PM |
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if your cars already on the road i wouln't worry about sva ones too much
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nick205
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| posted on 28/7/09 at 02:42 PM |
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^^^ likewise, I'd go for some of the metal spring type catches - locost and reliable
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madmandegge
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| posted on 28/7/09 at 03:03 PM |
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Where's the best place to buy sprung latches from for a good price? 
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 28/7/09 at 03:10 PM |
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Pewe you have u2u
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Phil.J
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| posted on 28/7/09 at 03:33 PM |
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The Dzeus fasteners are usually pretty reliable. Perhaps you need to use a shorter version to give a tighter fastening?
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gingerprince
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| posted on 28/7/09 at 03:42 PM |
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Surely this thread is upside down? Generally people would want to replace the SVA catches with Dzus!
To avoid this: -
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pewe
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| posted on 28/7/09 at 03:52 PM |
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Thanks for the suggestions guys.
PhilJ you might be right - existing ones are quite long so maybe it's a case of shorter ones to achieve a tight fit.
Off to the garage to try some of the shorter ones I have in stock - now where the b*ggery b*llocks did I put those????
Cheers, Pewe
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chris_smith
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| posted on 28/7/09 at 04:43 PM |
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i used dzus fasteners from the begininning and since getting her on the road, ill be changing to something as im fed up with fiddling with the damn
dzus everytime i put the bonnet on
chris
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