Very sorry to hear about you needing a new upper nose cap Graeme...that really stinks. Any chance that Chris can repair it or is it too far gone? Can you post any pics?
I replaced mine in 1994 (the part cost about $263.00 back then which I thought was a fair price) and then again in 2014 before my paint job (the price went up to just under $1000.00!)
Unfortunately all the used/serviceable ones that I found were worse than mine so I bit the bullet and went new.
I also didn't want to go through this again so I was concerned about excessive vibrations contributing to its cracking so I went over the cowl mounts, eng baffle seals and any nose wheel shimmy issues.
Would love to hear how you make out and if you are able to find any alternatives (E.G. composites) out there........
Best of luck
