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Offline sealeysonic

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R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« on: November 22, 2011, 18:09:58 PM »
As above really...i have a Renult 19 bonnet vent in the shed....got it a few years ago with the idea of fitting it to the cally.....





What do you think....? win or fail....?


And should i fit it more or less in the same position as the R19...?

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2011, 18:16:48 PM »
Fail.

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2011, 18:18:44 PM »
lol.....mabe thats why ive never fitted it mate

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2011, 18:32:18 PM »

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2011, 19:06:29 PM »

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2011, 20:03:34 PM »
Well as i respect all of the comments the vent idea is off the agenda lol

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2011, 20:06:58 PM »
It looked shat on what it was meant to be on ;D

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2011, 20:21:22 PM »
On a R19, Fail.

However, on a Cally...........




...........Epic Fail.

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2011, 23:14:20 PM »
Bleuchhh

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2011, 23:25:39 PM »
As above really...i have a Renult 19 bonnet vent in the shed....got it a few years ago with the idea of fitting it to the cally.....
Aren't you glad you didn't..?

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2011, 16:13:58 PM »
well i did not know what other ppl would think  really mate.

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2011, 20:10:50 PM »
well i did not know what other ppl would think  really mate.
You shouldn't necessarily do things, or not do things because of what other people think!  Having said that, I think that the consensus of opinion on this one is right.  ;)

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2011, 20:46:37 PM »
Hmmm, hmm... I am vote for the Kadett GSi = Astra MK II bonnet vent.  ::) 8)

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2011, 11:15:15 AM »
Have you considered getting louvres stamped into the bonnet?

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2011, 12:50:43 PM »
Or no bonnet at all?..great cooling feature..and you can show off all the enging gubbins! ;D

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #15 on: November 26, 2011, 12:54:01 PM »
Or no bonnet at all?..great cooling feature..and you can show off all the enging gubbins! ;D

Yes! Do a Jeremy Clarkson and take and angle grinder to it :D

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #16 on: November 26, 2011, 14:11:23 PM »
Or get a perspex bonnet made :)

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #17 on: November 26, 2011, 14:15:03 PM »
erm....no...GTE vents are the way to go i think.

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #18 on: November 26, 2011, 14:18:47 PM »
GTE vents for the win!
I got a pair with the frame included which I'm going to get welded in

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Re: R19 bonnet vent...Win or fail...?
« Reply #19 on: November 26, 2011, 15:05:57 PM »
erm....no...GTE vents are the way to go i think.

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