Bonnet catch

FATBOY · Post by **FATBOY** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:29 pm

Do ek utes have a bonnet cable
regards fat

Post by **Blacky** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:44 pm

No , they were an accessory.

dave68 · Post by **dave68** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:51 am

Anybody got some picks of one fitted up please...

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:37 pm

no pics but i've chucked away heaps of them

dave68 · Post by **dave68** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:43 pm

I think I have one but can't see where the cable hooks up to.
Decided what you are going to do with your torona... Fixing or stripping??????

thropzed · Post by **thropzed** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:44 pm

Here's some pics if you can make them out

This one shows the slot that the cable goes into and i'm missing the lock screw as you can see. I don't use it.

Bit hard to see, But this shows where abouts on the lock mech that it should run through. Sorry but really hard to get a pic that is easily showing it located and my explaination leaves alot to be desired.
Cheers Theo Z.............

dave68 · Post by **dave68** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:48 pm

Cheers Theo.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:10 pm

does that mean ALL the EK's i've owned over the years that didn't have one fitted which is alot more than did have one it's been removed ?

dave 68 are you asking me about the torana if so it was only bought to wreck out

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:55 pm

i beleive you just seemed funny owning quite a few over the years that way more didn't have them than did

cameradoctor · Post by **cameradoctor** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:06 pm

SunnyTim wrote:Blacky - just a minor correction....They were standard in ALL EK's but an option on the FB.
This was after the magazines of the time (Modern Motor I think) published an article "Second thoughts on the FB" where they worked on the argument that the FB was in fact a regression on the previous FC as it lost a number of standard items (such as a bonnet lock)
In response GMH offered the bonnet cable as an accessory on the FB frm that point.
Tim

Not trying to be pedantic, but it seems the NZ EK's do not have them! I have had a sdean and wagon, both NZ new, and neither have the bonnet cable.