THe Maestro Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I remember someone telling me a while that there was a piece of rubber trim that fitted over the bottom of the front wings / rear of the bonnet to protect the leading top edge of the sills when the bonnet is closed. Does anyone know that the name for this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 There is a rubber mudflap attached to the back edge of the wheelarch, which prevents ingress of road muck to the engine bay. There was also a plastic cover available to protect the front outer face of the sill from stonechips, but nothing like what you describe. The wings should never be able to make contact with the sill, so Standard-Triumph didn't need to provide any protection in this area. Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe Maestro Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 Thanks for the reply. I guess its not a big problem, just while I am fitting and adjusting the bonnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpith Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 There's another thread about this somewhere, and I posted pics of my rubber protectors on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 RumPith wrote:I posted pics of my rubber protectors on it...You're beginning to scare me now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj17 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Personally I wouldn't bother with the protectors - unless your looking to go concourse. The rubber on the ones I fitted from Moss laster about 12 months before the rubber perished and they fell off. And I can't say I noticed any difference to the amount of dirt entering the engine bay or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpith Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Well mine have been on for about 2 years with no sign of perishing, and the effectiveness is very evident when you lift the bonnet and see a clear difference between the protected and unprotected areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpith Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Here is a good picture of the benefit of these items. It helps that I'm not exactly the world's most enthusiatic underbonnet polisher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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