BeagleGuy78 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 So I noticed that the nose cone on my car is a little loose, and upon further inspection, it is only held on the car with two twist lock fasteners at the top rear of nose cone ... The hood sits on top of it so it doesn't move alot during driving. Is this normal? Should there be some fastener at the bottom/front of the nose cone? Anyone have detailed pictures of how there nose is fastened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfonse Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Mine has 2 screws on the bottom that hold it as well as two more bolts that are on flanges the hood covers. The two on the bottom come up from underneath the car and have rubber mounts to the frame. I can take photos tomorrow if that would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeagleGuy78 Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Mine has 2 screws on the bottom that hold it as well as two more bolts that are on flanges the hood covers. The two on the bottom come up from underneath the car and have rubber mounts to the frame. I can take photos tomorrow if that would help. That would be a huge help ... Thank you ... Mine definitely does not have any bottom mounts ... Will want to add them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pksurveyor Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 This is the nose cone of a Caterham SV. There is a lip at the bottom to hook over the frame. There are no bottom bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeagleGuy78 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 This is the nose cone of a Caterham SV. There is a lip at the bottom to hook over the frame. There are no bottom bolts. That is how mine looks as well ... No bottom fasteners ... When you have yours mounted and fastened, does it have play in it? Does it wiggle around? Seems like this would cause wear and tear ... I'm going to look into a better way of securing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pksurveyor Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 There is no play on two of my three Caterham. I added zip tie to the bottom to the frame on my third Caterham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfonse Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Here is the photo from my Birkin. http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=14206&stc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeagleGuy78 Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 Thanks for the pics Alfonse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeagleGuy78 Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 There is no play on two of my three Caterham. I added zip tie to the bottom to the frame on my third Caterham Has the zip tie solution worked ok? No damage caused by the zip ties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pksurveyor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 The zip tie works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilteq Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamericano Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Nice shot. I think I'll stick with 2 bolts upper and 2 bolts lower on my Birkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeagleGuy78 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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