Bonnet Rubber Blocks.

[Chris01573]

Hi All,

I may have got a bit carried away with the welder and mistakenly filled the holes where you screw the rubber bonnet support / locating blocks to the panel in front of the windscreen, can anyone give me an accurate measurement of where these holes should be please :-)

[wilf]

Hope this helps?

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[Philip Wardle]

This is something I was uncertain about during our restoration. The parts book shows a similar orientation to Wilf's photo, but there are several examples where it's the other way round including a photo in Autcar's "Long Term Report" dated 12 February 1978 and at least two photos in Andrew Moreland's book "Triumph Stag 1970-1980. Maybe this was a bit random at the factory?

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[Lingen]

Phil.
I think the one in the photo is incorrect, and the drawing and photo are as they should be. Seeing how the rubber supports the bonnet confirms this I reckon.
Mike.

[STypeR]

Here is a photo of mine, LHS after I just went to take a look. Hope it helps.

A side issue, you'll note the broken rubber support.
Of course they are not original.
Were bought new from the main supplier many years ago.
Have not had any weight on them as yet as car is a slow ongoing full rebuild.
It has completely perished just sitting there.
I have to buy them again without them ever being used.
It may not be the reseller in this case but this is now becoming a very common story.
I bought some supposedly correct new felt window channel runners at around the same time and I know that I'll have to buy those again as the glass just refuses to slide up and down...


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Has the numbers '0338' stamped on the top surface of the material which I've just noticed has gone quite soft, feels like its holding moisture. Pushing my fingernail through leaves an impression..

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[APS]

Its unacceptable for new rubber disintegrate so quickly, especially in a non stressful place. Clearly the quality is missing.

These bonnet buffer rubbers are also available in polyurethane and are only a bit more expensive than the rubber ones. They were already fitted to my car and seem fine. Paddocks have them 10.95 pair + vat, rubber ones are 3.25 each though I am making no judgement if they are good or bad rubber ones.

[STypeR]

Yes, you're not wrong APS.
I don't know who commissioned to make these at the time. The fault herein lies with either the person commissioning them or the person who owned the factory in making them or both. Either way it boils down to the price of the part that many are prepared to pay; or not pay!

Now this is a tiny little part we're talking about and the economics of price vs demand involved in remanufacturing are straight forward, but the ramifications of making for the cheapest possible price are very far reaching. Trust becomes completely shot. And when a business or entity starts to lose trust it starts to lose profitability. This should serve as a warning, to us as buyers and to the manufacturers and retailers.

Of course we would all rather pay 3.25 for the part but if we're all enlightened that it can't be made perfectly for less than 10.95 then why on earth would we want to make the thing for 3.25 or buy the thing for 3.25?

As I need to now buy them again, I'll gladly spend the 10.95 to buy the polyurethane ones from Paddocks.
We probably need to do ourselves a favour and start a new 'sticky page' to list all the remanufactured parts over the years (and maybe including the years made) to steer well away from!

[Philip Wardle]

Phil.
I think the one in the photo is incorrect, and the drawing and photo are as they should be. Seeing how the rubber supports the bonnet confirms this I reckon.
Mike.

Yes, that makes sense - with the rubbers fitted as you suggest they would act to absorb lateral viibration across the top of the bonnet - thanks Mike. I'll check what I did on my car.

[SteveD]

I fitted poly. ones from Paddocks about 6 years ago and they still look and feel like new.

[flying farmer]

I fitted poly. ones from Paddocks about 6 years ago and they still look and feel like new.

Likewise, about 8 years ago.

i won't go anywhere near any repro rubber component on any part of any of my cars as failure during the rebuild is not uncommon unfortunately

[Chris01573]

Thanks All !