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Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter
This is a discussion on Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter within the Octavia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Anyone got any experience of this item? eBay.co.uk: SKODA OCTAVIA HOOD BONNET LIFTER DAMPER GAS STRUTS TOP (item 160078856165 end ...
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04-02-2007, 12:47
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| Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter Anyone got any experience of this item? eBay.co.uk: SKODA OCTAVIA HOOD BONNET LIFTER DAMPER GAS STRUTS TOP (item 160078856165 end time 03-Feb-07 18:15:00 GMT)
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04-02-2007, 18:00
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| Re: Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter  They require a little modification to the sockets on each end to fit properly but it's not hard. |
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04-02-2007, 20:11
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| Re: Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter Much appreciated
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04-02-2007, 20:53
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| Re: Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter not a bad price,thanks for the link 
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05-02-2007, 10:52
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| Re: Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter Very good price, ordered some last night 
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05-02-2007, 11:26
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| Re: Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter A very very good price , fitted them myself , as previous need a little mod , not hard , used some copper grease to help in socket fittings and used some under the bolt fixings . |
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05-02-2007, 21:52
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| Re: Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter mine arrived today and they didnt seem to to 'swivel' round far enough. i reckon that that is what your modification sorted out right? now what did you do to them?
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05-02-2007, 22:40
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| Re: Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter Yep that's the problem I had. I just filed the cups on the ends of the struts. I made a post about it with a little more detail some time ago, I will see if it's still about... |
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05-02-2007, 22:43
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| Re: Octy 1 Bonnet Lifter Hmmm, it's not as detailed as I had remembered! There is a little more info in this thread though. http://www.briskoda.net/forums/octav...bonnet+lifters |
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