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Bonnet Dampers

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:26 am
by David.slough
Hi,

Does anyone know if there are any UK suppliers of these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI. ... IF:GB:1123

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:31 am
by NafemanNathan
Check out 12tune bud. You may need to email them and enquire if they don't list them though.

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:38 am
by indigolemon
Post back here if they do have them, there might be a few people interested!

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:40 am
by David.slough

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:50 am
by nitin_s1
I got some Taiwan jobby in 2009 and they were jobby. Make sure they hold the heavy prelude bonnet. Personally, they work better on a CF bonnet. :?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:54 am
by NafemanNathan
One thing though, as with all dampeners for the 4th. Due to the "gutter" between the front wing and the bonnet being so narrow, they do tend to rub a bit. I noticed the other day that mine have corroded a bit. No paint has come off either of the body panels, so obviously they could have just done with a better protective coating.

I've literally just today had some Tegiwa bonnet spacers arrive which will lift the bonnet at the hinge 25mm with the aim off ridding them of any contact from either of the body panels. This is fine as it's on my track lude, but may not be so ideal for someone looking to keep their lude looking fairly standard.

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:56 am
by nitin_s1
^^ Agree with Nafewoman, they do rub a bit.

This is what I had:

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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:00 pm
by NafemanNathan
Were those just carbon wrapped around a standard dampener Nitwit? As that would bulk them out unnecessarily.

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:16 pm
by Ferdie
I know

the wont work at a Carbon fiber hood ore poly hood

because the hood is to leight to close the dampers!

i've got a pair here brand new for a Prelude from 92 till 2000 but got a poly hood and didn't work

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:20 pm
by Lude-dude
Ferdie wrote:I know

the wont work at a Carbon fiber hood ore poly hood

because the hood is to leight to close the dampers!

i've got a pair here brand new for a Prelude from 92 till 2000 but got a poly hood and didn't work
yep same problem I had, worked fine on oem hood

think nitin may of had some faulty ones