Julian T
Well-Known Member
I have tried to resist commenting on what is I think a bad idea, nostalgia aside, but here goes.
In my opinion you will probably find that having the spare on the bonnet will restrict your forward view too much, remember that the series landy had the bonnet much lower than a modern car does below the windscreen not to mention the position of your head in relation to height above the bonnet.
If you are set on this idea try placing a tyre without a rim on your bonnet, perhaps with a couple of planks under it to both simulate the inflated width of your rim and tyre and the height it will be above the metal work with a spare holder under it then sit in the car and see how much of the road you can see from the drivers seat.
It also strikes me that you will have to remove it for MOT as it will be considered a obstruction of the swept area of your windscreen, also you will have to declare this modification of the vehicle to your insurance company because if you don't and your vehicle is involved in an accident then having the spare on the bonnet could possibly be considered a contributing factor.
As an aside a gent I used to work with told me he had obtained a exemption from the chief constable of his area to use his motor vehicle on the road as the supercharger projecting up out of the bonnet of his car obstructed his view of the road and he kept getting stopped by traffic police who were interested/concerned.
Oh wait you are in ireland, well I suggest you run your idea past your insurance company and if you have a yearly test then ask a testing agent as well, I have written from the perspective of my experience in the UK, and in SA no one would say anything as far as the law was concerned unless you managed to offend a traffic officer.
In my opinion you will probably find that having the spare on the bonnet will restrict your forward view too much, remember that the series landy had the bonnet much lower than a modern car does below the windscreen not to mention the position of your head in relation to height above the bonnet.
If you are set on this idea try placing a tyre without a rim on your bonnet, perhaps with a couple of planks under it to both simulate the inflated width of your rim and tyre and the height it will be above the metal work with a spare holder under it then sit in the car and see how much of the road you can see from the drivers seat.
It also strikes me that you will have to remove it for MOT as it will be considered a obstruction of the swept area of your windscreen, also you will have to declare this modification of the vehicle to your insurance company because if you don't and your vehicle is involved in an accident then having the spare on the bonnet could possibly be considered a contributing factor.
As an aside a gent I used to work with told me he had obtained a exemption from the chief constable of his area to use his motor vehicle on the road as the supercharger projecting up out of the bonnet of his car obstructed his view of the road and he kept getting stopped by traffic police who were interested/concerned.
Oh wait you are in ireland, well I suggest you run your idea past your insurance company and if you have a yearly test then ask a testing agent as well, I have written from the perspective of my experience in the UK, and in SA no one would say anything as far as the law was concerned unless you managed to offend a traffic officer.
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