Attaching heater air intake to bonnet

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#1 Attaching heater air intake to bonnet

Post by phoenix » Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:17 am

I have a new one to attach to the bonnet and it has no holes in it to give me a clue how to mount it.
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#2 Re: Attaching heater air intake to bonnet

Post by MarekH » Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:53 am

So drill some holes - it might give you some inspiration..... to look for some pictures on the internet for air intakes which are connected to a bonnet.

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#3 Re: Attaching heater air intake to bonnet

Post by christopher storey » Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:34 pm

It rather depends on what you mean by "heater intake" . There are a number of different shapes I have seen , but they all attach to the rear aperture of the main left hand air trunk which is a fixed longitudinal square tube forming part of the bonnet assembly itself

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#4 Re: Attaching heater air intake to bonnet

Post by abowie » Wed Sep 13, 2023 12:58 am

Tape a piece of paper onto the opening in the bonnet, pierce the paper where the captive nut holes are with a pen.

Use this stencil to drill your holes.

You need some of the oval washers.
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#5 Re: Attaching heater air intake to bonnet

Post by phoenix » Sat Sep 16, 2023 10:44 am

Fitted , I had to climb onto scuttle where wipers should be . It wasn't easy as I am 73 and not as fit as i was.
But thanks anyway.
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