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Fibreglass bonnet washer fittings

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4tecdog

4tecdog

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Just finished fitting a fibreglass bonnet on frog, not I hasten to add because the metal one was original but for hill climbing I need a lot less weight and I can reinstall the metal one at a later date. Nearly everything fits great with the help of a Peter May front hinge kit. The washer bottle is fouling the rear of the head light and I haven’t installed the windscreen washer nozzle yet so my question is looking for ideas, should I mount the nozzle in the same area as the original bonnet and route the hose down via the hinge to a repositioned bottle, or can the nozzle be mounted just forward of the windscreen on the metal body or is that too close ? Any ideas would be very welcome.
Rob
 
On my 1972 Midget they are mounted on the metal cowl. I can't even find a picture of a bugeye that has them on the bonnet, everything I see has them on the cowl. Also, if you mount them on the bonnet you would need a very long hose with a front hinged installation.
 
You are using a fiberglass bonnet for hill climbing, why are you worried about the washer nozzles???
 
Hi Joe we still have to be able to pass an ministry of transport test to be deemed a road car which needs all the necessary trim like passenger seat, working headlights, wipers etc etc. Unlike modified.
 
I believe that windscreen washers were an option. Maybe you don’t need them.
 
OK understand MOT, the washers are on the cowl on my 60 BE. The hose goes from the bottle to the manual pump, has not worked in years, to under the cowl to the washer nozzles.
 
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