My coupe had S/S fasteners and it was a non-event to take the nose cone off. (Sorry to those who have struggled!) It was a more recent refit with the redesigned front lights shape. If you do not have liners I would have thought the lights and wiring would have got a pounding and would need to be very waterproof.
My covers are plastic, but my son’s car has aluminium. Derek > On 11 Feb 2020, at 08:31, Jim Hearne <j...@quantums.info> wrote: > > I think they are partly to stop mud etc building up in the back of the nose > cone. > And also they make more of a shield to the void between the inner and outer > wings that supplys air to the heater system. > I imagine that without them that it might be possible for water from a big > puddle to splash up there and enter the car. > > Jim > > > > From: 'Bill Allison' via Quantum Owners Group <> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 7:56 AM > To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com <> > Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Coupe front wheel arch covers > > Hi Derek et al > > My saloon does not have and never has had such covers fitted and I've not > found any downside to that. > > Just for interest, the radiator originally was in the engine bay but during a > full rebuild a few years ago, I moved it in front of the bulkhead to > accommodate a decent tubular exhaust manifold. > > http://quantumforum.proboards.com/thread/522/quantum-saloon-full-rebuild?page=6 > > <http://quantumforum.proboards.com/thread/522/quantum-saloon-full-rebuild?page=6> > > > As you've probably discovered, removing the nose cone can be a pig if > stainless fasteners were not used to mount it, but all are reachable, just, > with a cutting disc on an angle grinder. > > Best regards > Bill > > > On Monday, 10 February 2020, 19:36:59 GMT, Derek Clews <derekcl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear All, > > Took off the nose cone today. The inner wheel arch covers that fill the back > of the nose cone within the wheel arch are pop riveted on. I did wonder if > there is a better way of doing it? The rivets are quite practical and easy > enough to reset, so maybe not. But I note that production vehicles now use a > plastic clip system for the same job. Rivnuts and dome head bolts seem to be > the deluxe version. But maybe they would not last? > > What have you done? 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