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Mungrel
11-04-2007, 08:33 PM
Just curious.
Is it illegal to remove your bonnet insulator?
I've noticed a couple of cars have removed it, including a green vy in SM i think it was.

If you remove, besides the likelihood of a little extra noise and a slightly warmer bonnet, are there any other side effects?

Cheers in advance
mustanger
11-04-2007, 08:47 PM
Why would you want to remove your bonnet insulator? It is there for the advantages you have mentioned. A lot of cars do not have them from factory,so I can`t see why it would be illegal......Cheers John
Mungrel
11-04-2007, 08:55 PM
yeah true, not my car, my bros, the felt is coming away from the hard backin. n rather than leave it to dangle over the engine (which i imagine is defectable) its easier to just remove it.
I imagine its like spare tires, its illegal to have a bald spare, but legal to not have a spare at all.
BADTMPRD
11-04-2007, 09:15 PM
Just take it off and stop bein a handbag James!! (lol)
Mungrel
11-04-2007, 09:18 PM
Just take it off and stop bein a handbag James!! (lol)

Cant! hes not home, hes gone to get dinner :D
mind you he left 2 hours ago:cussing:
ill do mine tomorrow and wait til his catches fire haha
dogsballs
11-04-2007, 09:28 PM
doubt it's illegal. voodoo replaced his recently and said it was like $20 from holden
Tyre biter
12-04-2007, 03:31 PM
...I imagine its like spare tires, its illegal to have a bald spare, but legal to not have a spare at all.

Um, no it is not - well not in any jurisdictions I have experience in anyways. Can't even get a defect for it - you don't even need to carry a spare (several newer model cars don't have spares). To the best of my knowledge there is not a law regarding spare tyres and no ADR covering it either.

Cheers
Mungrel
12-04-2007, 04:30 PM
Um, no it is not - well not in any jurisdictions I have experience in anyways. Can't even get a defect for it - you don't even need to carry a spare (several newer model cars don't have spares). To the best of my knowledge there is not a law regarding spare tyres and no ADR covering it either.

Cheers

Oh ok, must be another bluff the cops round here use

Anyways i think i'm pretty safe removing the insulator so mods can close or delete this thread as they see fit

cheers pplz :thumbsup: