I.L. Motorsport Bonnet Lifters Review NA

[RichardFX]

Also not all gas struts are equal.

I agree the usual NA fitting scheme seems to stress the hinges unduly. The NC fitment less so but the flimsy ali bonnet can bend!

I found the gas struts in the IL kit I bought from our sponsors above were much too strong for my NC’s ali bonnet and replaced the struts with gentler ones made in UK, but I kept the IL mounting brackets etc. As shown below.

What have you done to your MX-5 today? (Part 1)

I’ve decided that these struts are actually far too strong and I’ve taken them off because of this.  I needed to help the left hand one to begin to move when closing the bonnet.  The weaker right hand one looking into the bonnet could hold it up on its own, and measured at 14kg when I tested it.  The left hand one needs a load of 29kg to overcome the sticktion before it begins to move and is then a steady 20kg.  I’ve ordered some 100N struts (10kg) from SGS which are direct replacements and can…