Quality of life things

Howie666 · 21st July 2022, 21:47

Apropos of nothing, I have replaced the hydraulic bonnet and boot lifters.

Not expensive, not difficult (even for me!) and the difference is night & day! The (20+ year old) originals were so very tired. The boot couldn't make it all the way open, and the bonnet would open ok, then start making a slow descent back down meaning I was on a time limit...

If you haven't, I highly recommend renewing them.

Cheerio

Dale 🙂

tonybel · 21st July 2022, 22:00

after a simular thread earlier this year, I did mine front and rear and you are right! the bonnet no longer smacks me on the head, and the boot can be opened by the whole family

daveo138 · 21st July 2022, 22:39

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Originally Posted by Howie666

Apropos of nothing, I have replaced the hydraulic bonnet and boot lifters.

Not expensive, not difficult (even for me!) and the difference is night & day! The (20+ year old) originals were so very tired. The boot couldn't make it all the way open, and the bonnet would open ok, then start making a slow descent back down meaning I was on a time limit...

If you haven't, I highly recommend renewing them.

Cheerio

Dale 🙂

My bonnet definitely needs doing. Where did you get your struts?

Arctic · 21st July 2022, 23:12

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Originally Posted by daveo138

My bonnet definitely needs doing. Where did you get your struts?

Hi Dave.
Thread below will reveal where from

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=317134

DMGRS · 22nd July 2022, 13:01

It's one of those things that makes a huge difference - it's lovely not having the bonnet 'creep' down while trying to reach something in the engine bay!

We do stock these, as do SGS Engineering (on the link above) and the usual XPart / MG Rover specialist suppliers.

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