NOS panels - much shite friendly

[vulgalour]

I suspect this is someone on here, if not I'll be very surprised indeed, but I just had a suggestion for a Princess slam panel pop up on eBay after making the tow bar post over in the News thread and checked out their other items.  Some choice material.

 

Citroen BX bonnet (five of in metal)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-BX-Metal-Bonnet-Short-Nose-/171248796944?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27df394510

 

Rover 800 bonnet and wing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-800-GENUINE-Bonnet-1986-91-/171248795700?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27df394034

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-800-O-S-Front-Wing-1986-91-/181321575951?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a379bae0f

 

Fiat Bravo rear quarter

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Bravo-3-Door-N-S-Rear-Wing-2006-on-GENUINE-FIAT-/171240057583?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27deb3eaef

 

Mk1 Ford Sierra grille

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Sierra-Mk1-Front-Grille-1982-84-/171244911083?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27defdf9eb

 

Datsun 1200 rear door skin (two of)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Datsun-1200-O-S-Rear-Doorskin-GENUINE-/171237663608?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27de8f6378

 

Mk2 Cavalier bumper in brown

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Cavalier-Mk2-Front-Bumper-Brown-1981-88-/181318948024?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a377394b8

 

 

....and many more besides.

[brickwall]

That's one of those chairs from school

[twosmoke300]

Never understood bx bonnets . Did very early ones have metal ones? Or just some random models cos 90 percent of the ones I've seen are plastic.

[M'coli]

I suspect pukka Citroen bonnets were plastic, but aftermarket panels (Veng or Hadrian for example) would have been steel for ease of production and painting.

[crapcarcollector]

My shitey sense tells me that's a Grande Punto quarter panel not a Bravo one ...

 

 

Sent from my Nokia 3310 using the force.

[brickwall]

You could well be correct. In fact, I think you are!

[Micrashed]

I suspect pukka Citroen bonnets were plastic, but aftermarket panels (Veng or Hadrian for example) would have been steel for ease of production and painting.

Many were produced with plakka bonnets, however some models came with metal ones - Im fairly sure it was the long nose diesel variants only that got metal ones.

Certainly the two TZD Turbos I had were plastic, but the TGD NA donkey one had a metal bonet.

 

Not wildly sure why, Jon Wood did once tell me, but I have slept since then.

[vulgalour]

The ex-Dollywobbler diesel BX had a plastic bonnet.

[Lacquer Peel]

I had a theory that the metal bonnets were for intercooled diesels to clear the top mounted intercooler. BUSTED.

[Pillock]

Maybe for TD models cos of the heat from the turbo turning the placca bonnet to CheeseStrings?

[mat_the_cat]

Afraid not...I've had 4 TDs, and all had the plastic bonnet. It seems to be early diesels, and end of production (using up stock?) cars that often had metal ones, plus the odd random car of any age (pattern replacements?)

 

Or maybe it's because they are French.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

To add more confusion I've had Gti,a TZi estate and a 1.6 TRS with plastic and an A reg 1.4e with steel. You'd have thought the 1.4 would need all the weight saving it could get.