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The buckle tore off the footman loop on the wing, so while making a new one with fresh leather I got to thinking that since the purpose of the bonnet strap is to hold the wings up, maybe it would be a good idea to strengthen it. I lined the inside of the loop that goes through the fixture on the wing with a piece of seatbelt inside the leather.
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ummm.....I thought the idea behind the bonnet strap is to hold down the bonnet? I'm intrigued...any chance of posting a photo?
Jays
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ummm.....I thought the idea behind the bonnet strap is to hold down the bonnet? I'm intrigued...any chance of posting a photo? I thought everybody knew that the real job of the bonnet strap was to act as a kind of 'mobile Brillo pad' and scour the bonnet paint to b*ggery!  G 
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Been thinking about a Bonnet strap for recently aquired 4/4 lowline - assume strap IS to hold bonnet down (see posts)are they prone to springing up at speed - worried about my paint work (see other post) - to strap or not to strap?
Paul
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If you do fit one, keep worrying about your paintwork!
Bonnets are not prone to springing open...
Cheers,
Graham (G4FUJ)
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Never seen a bonnet spring up using genuine catches. The catch is actually from the original Ford popular, and is very simple and reliable. Some racing variants used much lighter over-centre clips and these were prone to coming undone, or rubber catches which broke, hence the strap. To my mind it's just a "period look" with no real function, and so to be avoided, which can actually cause damage to paintwork (very quickly if dusty/gritty).
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I have had lots of cars with bonnet catches ranging from Spitfires, Heralds, Vitesse and a Gloria and none including the Morgan has ever had a bonnet fly up when I had inadvertently left the bonnet catches undone. Wobble yes but fly up no.
However, I have put a dust sheet on a black car and even when stationery that left scratches.
My dealer advice when I bought my Morgan.... you spare the strap and dont spoil the paintwork.
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So it's just for looks, in that case I'll go without, thanks for advice.
Paul
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All the strap does is make the car go faster...well thats what I tell myself 
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Is there a strap that doesn't hurt the paint, like the sheeps wool versus felt?
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