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Re: Bonnet strut rubbish?
« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2010, 06:58:00 am »
I read somewhere that bonnet struts have been removed due to safety concerns.

If in a head on, there have been cases of the strut detaching and entering the cabin area, and becoming a gas filled pressurised spear.

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Re: Bonnet strut rubbish?
« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2010, 08:31:24 am »

I read somewhere that bonnet struts have been removed due to safety concerns.

If in a head on, there have been cases of the strut detaching and entering the cabin area, and becoming a gas filled pressurised spear.


....My VW dealer told me that too when they asked what I thought after my Rocco test drive and I complained about the heavy bonnet with only an old-fashioned strut.

I think I'll take my chances and hope I get lucky  :wink::

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Re: Bonnet strut rubbish?
« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2010, 10:08:20 am »

I read somewhere that bonnet struts have been removed due to safety concerns.

If in a head on, there have been cases of the strut detaching and entering the cabin area, and becoming a gas filled pressurised spear.


....My VW dealer told me that too when they asked what I thought after my Rocco test drive and I complained about the heavy bonnet with only an old-fashioned strut.

I think I'll take my chances and hope I get lucky  :wink::


A tenuous, but none the less excellent link there  :signLOL:
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Re: Bonnet strut rubbish?
« Reply #18 on: October 02, 2010, 10:40:32 am »

A tenuous, but none the less excellent link there  :signLOL:


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Re: Bonnet strut rubbish?
« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2010, 06:50:03 pm »
Robin that was some awesome takeover link there :grin: is that pic in the forum babes section?

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Re: Bonnet strut rubbish?
« Reply #20 on: October 02, 2010, 07:30:12 pm »

A tenuous, but none the less excellent link there  :signLOL:


....Tenuous hot links are my speciality!   :evilgrin:

If you want to do these kind of random links please keep them in the random chat section.

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