Deggsy

Valerian - greatly appreciated. PM sent Cheers, Derek

Thanks for the suggestion and offer of help - Jules, still not got this fixed yet so your hubbys number would be great. Will PM you in a second Cheers, D

Hi all, Got a real pain of a problem at the moment and hoping someone can help. Had a mishap recently that required e getting a new bonnet and hinges - thanks to the guys on here, lifesavers and greatly appreciated. Now the C has decided to kick me in the nuts again! My bonnet cable has snapped leaving the passeger side part of it accesible through the grill (and can therefore get the passenger side of the bonnet to release) but it snapped while I was trying one of the tips on Wiki (removing fuse box cover and using pliers - ended up puling the entire cable from the driver side release catch through into the car!!!) Have tried all the other tips on Wiki to no avail - probably doesn't help that I'm not the greatest 'with spanners'. The biggest problem is that this happened while I had the battery out to charge - and therefore can't even get it to a garage, so I'm a bit up the creek here! Called out a mobile mechanic who wanted to either a - smash my headlight out (don't really want to go down that road) b - Cut a whole in the bonnet!!! (again not a road I want to go down) So, is there anyone on here that can either give me anymore tips/advice other than that on Wiki? Or, is there anyone local to me (in and around Edinburgh) that has done this before and wants to earn some cash. Really its a case of name your price, just want it sorted. Look forward to hearing from you guys. Cheers, Deggsy

Appreciated Phil - Pics e-mailed 8)

That sounds like a nasty one Phil. I'm beginning to think that it was a sign that she wasn't ready to go yet - just wish there could have been a more subtle way of her telling me!!! Would gladly put pictures of both up but being a bit of a forum novice I'm not exactly sure how to go about this (thought I could just attach a pic but that doesn't seem to be working) To be honest, its a bit of a love it or hate it Corrado - and if you are into traditional euro styling (i.e smooting, minimising etc) then you'll likely hate it. Got a full body kit (Reiger/Siedle), oxygen allows etc etc. Part of me does wish that I had kept it standard but hey, I was young. Cheers for the welcome guys.

I think it is mounted a tiny bit lower due to using G60 engine mounts - but even then the underside of the bonnet needed a little 'modifying' to ensure that there was no contact under throttle! Don't think I can be overly choosy though (the words Corrado parts and hens teeth seem to go well together) and may have to just go with a later one and see how it looks. In saying that I did notice a thread about Carbon bonnets being produced..........tempting! Thanks again, and if anyone knows for definate whether a later bonnet fits an earlier model would be grateful to hear. Cheers, Derek

I should probably start a new thread for this but as you mention it Judith.............Would a bonnet from a VR6 (or any later model) fir a 1989 valver? I have read a thread on here where one person says that it does fit but looks horrible (more to do with lining up with the wings and grill if I remember correctly) and someone else saying that they had seen an early model with a late model bonnet and they couldn't notice the difference. Is there a definitive answer on this - or any pics?? Cheers a mill

Cheers for the reply. I'll get a post up in the wanted section and also start using the search function, see if I can turn anything up.

Hi all, Couldn't see a newbies section so though this would be the best place to post. Apologies if I have overlooked the 'correct' place to do this. Although I'm a new guy to the forum I'm not new to Corrado ownership. Had my C for 8 years now - started life as a 1989 valver then after a few years she was treated to a 2.8 VR6 engine conversion. It has been my 'second' car now for a few years since buyinga Nissan Skyline as my work hack rather than hammering the miles on the C. I'm still more precious about the C than I am the Skyline - will happily let people drive the Skyline but no-one else has driven the C since I got her! Now this is the cheeky bit - I'll be honest and say that the reason that I have been prompted to join the forum is a selfish one (Sorry) - I recently had a little mis-hap and am now in need of a replacement bonnet and bonnet hinges. After refitting the battery it seems that the bonnet pull hadn't propoerly reset itself - you can probably guess the rest but at about 45MPH the bonnet decided to lift and well...............It seems I have been hugely lucky (if you can even consider luck other than bad luck when this happens) in that it has not damaged the windscreen, roof or wings. So I will be trawling the parts for sale section soon to see if what I need is available through other owners before doing a scour of the scrappies. The bit that really gets me though - I had got to the point of thinking that I didn't use her enough to justify the insurance, MOT, taxing etc and with 3 other cars in the household (between just me and gf) it was maybe time for it to go. That very morning I had placed an advert in the autotrader putting her up for sale - then this happened. I have taken that as a sign that I should maybe keep hold of her!!!! (Gonna call her Chrisitne from now on!!) So, hello to all and if any of you guys and gals are aware of anyone selling the parts I need please let me know - I will be forever grateful. Cheers, Derek