Can the bonnet be adjusted front to rear ??. The gap beweenthe facia under the wind screen and the rear of the bonnet is much too large.

 

I just put my bonnet on a couple of weeks ago and I don't see how you could move it closer to the windscreen. Do the two hold-downs fit in their latches, there isn't much lee-way to the fit of those items. Did the bonnet used to fit? Washers between the hinge and mounting pad of the bonnet? I have never paid attention, but maybe the hinges are adjustable where they mount to the body.

Dave

 

The latches in the body are not adjustable. Not on Series 2 anyway. They are triangulated into the inner fender requiring some major modifications to move them..
The hood studs aren't adjustable either except for length.
(';')

 

Some years ago I bought a new bonnet (NOS) for my series 1. When I installed it I found that it was about 3/16" shorter than the original. Not sure where things went wrong in the factory, but I have got used to the gap now, though I still have the original and may repair it one day.

 

Hi Dave
This one is a bit tricky. some years and years ago I remember having the same issue and if memory serves me right the way I adjusted the bonnet was as Follows:
1- Loosen hinges and re-tighten to a point where the bonnet can slide up or down with slight friction.
2- Close the bonnet all the way.
3- lift the bonnet up or push down from the front where the hinges are located paying attention not lift it proud of the front wings.
The gap should, now increase or decrease as the bonnet is pushed down or up.
If the above does not achieve the requiered result, then try the following (more work and quite tedious):
1- Adjust the front Bumper and Bonnet Mounts.
2- Repeat step 1 to 3 above.
I have attached a file for the procedure of getting to the Bonnet and Bumper Mounts.
Regards
Omar

 

Delighted to see our US members discussing bonnets. I'll be back for the follow-up discussion on getting the gap even with the wings.

More than one member having alignment issues made me think there could have been a mid-run change but according to JEPC the P/N is constant AKP464 throughout the production run.

Graham

 

Force of habit Graham. If I quote Hood and Fenders in the UK, the parts sales person would think I'm speeking double dutch :-). In my humble opinion and I'm no linguist, the US terminology is more accurate.

 

If you lived in a sensible country it would be bonnet and mudguards. Planes have wings, not cars, sheesh! and hood? what is that?

 

I think we've lost the originator of this thread. BTW, I'm trying to use the British terminology for the parts of a British car, even though they don't make a bit of sense.

Dave

 

It gives us the splendidly alliterative fender bender for which we have no such poetic equivalent. However, hood always conjures up an image of Al Capone for me and a trunk belongs on a elephant.

I recently download the Workshop Manual for my F-PACE from TOPIx and was surprised to find it written in a strange mix of US and Queen's English. For example, both hood and bonnet appear apparently used at random.

Graham

 

Back in the 1930s many sedans did not have a rear luggage compartment but a big box that looked like a steamer trunk (see below). I’m guessing that is where our word came from. Any ideas where the term “boot” came from?

Interestingly, my 2007 Vanden Plas has a setting where you can choose between “bonnet/ boot” ajar or “hood/trunk” ajar.

 

The word "boot"(which is commonly used by the English), goes back to 18th century horse-drawn carriages where the coachman sat on a chest, which was used to store, among other things, his boots. This storage space came to be termed as the "boot locker", which soon became the "boot".

In British English car terms, the hood is the soft-top roof of a convertible.

I have a ‘47 Vauxhall and the workshop manual includes a glossary of terms for all these parts which have different names either side of the Atlantic