Bonnet Cross Bar/memeber (oh matron)

[Ballistic Banana]

Having broken the bar that goes horizontially under the bonnet that the runners go on(dont ask how i broke it
I ordered a new one and it arrived today.
The problem being thenew one is dead straight and the old one has a bend in it right near where the stay is attached,Is it meant to be bent???

So could some one have a quick look on theres and see if its straight or bent.
Its on 96 Griffith.

TIA

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[smifffy]

How did you break it?

[Ballistic Banana]

eeeeeeeeerrrrrrr shuting it,but i think something must of bin outer line.didnt know i had done it untill i opened it one day and it was just hanging there.

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[griff2be]

1999 Griff - straight

[mel]

I've just gone and got my garage keys and got as far as looking for the car keys before I remembered it's at Motorvation still..........Doh

So no use really as to if its bent or sraight, sorry

[Big_M]

1997 Griffith - also straight - probably got bent over a period of time due to the weight of the bonnet when propped

[Ballistic Banana]

for the info,probable just bent over time like u said.

Un bolted one side ok but sheared the bolt of on the over side so gotta find a replacment bolt 2morrow.
Found one that fit in me bits and bobs tin but it didnt have a bolt head on it tink it was off some old furniture as it had a smooth end.

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[simpo one]

The horizontal rod should be straight - I suspect yours was bent through bad handling at some stage. However the vertical rod DOES need to have a small kink in the middle (serpentine engine only) to clear the swirlpot as the bonnet is lowered.

[Guillotine]

pre serp bends too to clear swirl pot.
cross bar straight
94 griff