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carter

Post subject: Spring on the bonnet

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:29 pm

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Just wandering how the bonnet spring and latch is? Is it painted the same colour as the car ? One of the last things that need to be painted on my car. Cheers

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gtogreen1969

Post subject: Re: Spring on the bonnet

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:24 pm

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I would say that your car was painted.

Car 3400 was.

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YKG2S2 3400 Bonnet latch pin and spring.jpg

Some cars were just plated. Just depends if the latch hardware was attached when the car was painted.

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carter

Post subject: Re: Spring on the bonnet

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:59 pm

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Thanks GTO. I thought so but then thought it would all chip off..... anyway I'll have it painted cheers.

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gtogreen1969

Post subject: Re: Spring on the bonnet

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:37 pm

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carter wrote:

Thanks GTO. I thought so but then thought it would all chip off..... anyway I'll have it painted cheers.

The paint does chip off.

I don't know the exact change point for the painted vs unpainted bonnet locks but going off a few photos I have of unrestored cars it looks like early cars were painted and from mid to late 1969 they were unpainted.

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ben73

Post subject: Re: Spring on the bonnet

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 10:44 am

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On a related topic, what finish should the bonnet prop rod have in a mk1?

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gtogreen1969

Post subject: Re: Spring on the bonnet

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 10:45 am

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ben73 wrote:

On a related topic, what finish should the bonnet prop rod have in a mk1?

Body colour

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