Owners beware

[ado]

I just found this on the 200. 20k miles.

What is that?


Oh yeah. It's the bonnet striker bolt.


Clean paint with no indication a socket has touched it. No idea what happened.


Imagine if both fell off!!!

 

[Roy]

How the hell???

 

[Jason S]

Damn !!! These are factory bolted too by preset guns aren't they.

 

[ado]

How the hell???

That's what intrigues me. There is no reason that bolt should ever have been touched after fitting.

 

[MikeDX]

Shocking!

 

[Foxspeed]

good job the paint is nice and thick to hold the bonnet catch on when the retaining bolts drop out...

so under the bonnet isnt checked regularly then

might be a good idea to go round with a spanner on a few critical bolts/nuts :blink:

 

[ado]

I don't tend to clean and check the mechanism more than twice a year. I didn't notice it when I changed the oil last month.

At least my wheels are torqued up properly.

 

[930Tech]

Hope none of my mates see this, i keep getting ribbed about my car being french and bits falling off :blink:

 

[200 Gordini]

Think ill be checking mine in the morning!

 

[BenW]

Wow, not seen that one before!

Would be worth forwarding that to RUK so they can investigate, might stop this happening to anyone else

 

[ado]

They'll say I need to take it to a dealer which we all know what the outcome would be.

 

[BenW]

Just stick some photos up on the RUK forum then, even if you don't want to take it to the dealer (don't blame you!) then it's something for them to work on. If they don't get told about these problems then they can't develop our renaultsports into better cars!

 

[ado]

It's already on there. Will see if they say anything.

I think it's just one of those things. Nothing is perfect.

 

[Tom]

Ahhh, that old gem. The classic "bonnet striker bolt" mod - what a chav!

 

[deadmau5]

Wasn't there a problem with early 172s where the catch would rust or break and the bonnet would wrap around the windscreen at speed?

 

[ado]

Ahhh, that old gem. The classic "bonnet striker bolt" mod - what a chav!

Lol. Maybe I should try the doors next? Brap brap

 

[Tom]

Lol ^^^

Wasn't there a problem with early 172s where the catch would rust or break and the bonnet would wrap around the windscreen at speed?

Yeah! It was MK2 clios of old in general - loads had to be recalled IIRC. Their bonnets had a tendancy of opening at about 70 MPH. It was on watch dog back at the time... :rofl:

I've just bought a 172 - if I stop posting - you know why.

 

[ado]

It's because you've done the mod and spending all your time cruising maccy d's.

 

[Tom]

Haha and buying tracksuits.

 

[ado]

That's up to you.......