How Much for Fibreglass

Post by **dstocks** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:46 pm

Ive been asked to deliver a price on the fibreglass bonnet I am looking at selling. Now normally, I can work this stuff out (ring a wrecker and reduce price by 30% etc), but in this case im at a real loss. How much are fibreglass bonnets worth.....

The one I have looks exactly like an original, down to the structural bracing on the underside (including all holes and curves - looks like it was produced from a mould of the real thing). Only difference is it is ALL fibreglass and very light.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:48 pm

a new fibreglass bonnet is about $500

anything under $350 would be a bargin

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:32 pm

Just make sure you inform the person that they should check with their local traffic authoritiesas the the legalities of the bonnet.. I know in QLD u get pretty hefty fines for em... i should know..

oodLes · Post by **oodLes** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:15 pm

Yours is CF though isn't it Sam? I think CF is banned in cars across oz now, its one of the reasons I didn't go the CF gear surround.

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:26 pm

Hahah... Any bonnet that isnt metal and ADR approved.
Fibreglass or CF doesnt matter... Its because the bonnet is part of the crumple zone and any modifications to that can affect the way a car crumples obviously...
A CF Gear surround should be fine.. There is no way to get defected for it.. No safety issue whatsoever..
And CF is not banned or anything... a lot of supercars have CF parts... But they're Certified / Engineered through crash testing..
Fibreglass is not Legal (at least in qld and NSW) but it would be a lot less visible than my CF bonnet...
I have been booked for a "fibreglass" bonnet, and when i told him it was CF he said it didnt matter..

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:28 pm

Oh and dstocks, im not trying to sabotage your sale... I love the lighter bonnet... After all... i have one... And mines only bad cause Cops spot it a mile away... If you had this one on, I'd just keep my original incase you may need it for Rego...
But i think only a tight arse would make u change it.

oodLes · Post by **oodLes** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:37 pm

Well yeah, if you repainted it exactly to your cars colour as I'm expecting whoever buys it does, how are the police even going to know that its fibreglass? They ask YOU to open the hood don't they when they do an inspection?

What I'm more concerned about is the bonnet pins.

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:46 pm

Bonnet pins are neccesary on 90% of aftermarket Bonnets as they are not 100% identical to the original bonnet they are more prone to flying open when at speed...
Im sure you wouldnt like to go blind at 110km/h down the highway...

And yeah, If it was painted the same colour its very hard to notice... only if you pop it open (You can see the fibreglass underneath i presume)

Low risk... But just warning so no-one has a whinge to dstocks after the sale... More concerned with passing rego..

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:26 pm

Would there be much weight difference with a normal metal bonnet to a fiber glass one??? and if so does any one know the amount?

kid_dynamite · Post by **kid_dynamite** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:32 pm

ethix - there's a fair bit of weight difference I imagine.

Post by **dstocks** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:02 pm

Lets just say that the wife of the guy compliancing my car picked it up and nearly fell over backwards because she expected it to be an awful lot heavier than it actually was.

Oh and under the hood, the bonnet looks identical to a standard one as well (apart from the underneath of the bonnet skin - which is easy fixed). If you look really carefully at the supports you can tell, but its not easy. Uses a standard bonnet latch as well as the bonnet pins.

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:40 pm

hmmm interesting

i might be interested in buying this

how much u looking at selling it for??

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:35 am

Not sure about Fibreglass but i'd assume CF would be similair...
And the difference is pretty big... After popping my bonnet all the time i tried opening a std fto bonnet and realised i had to use both hands...
i'd say prob a quarter the weight..

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:44 pm

The fibreglass bonnets are atleast 50% lighter than the metal ones.

As for legal issues, the POLICE and the PITS lift the bonnet, you can touch anything when they are doing the inspection unless told otherwise.

Ps the big issue if you have a crash especially if the car is written off and they see a cracked bonnet.......guess what, it's voids the insurance.

Don't want to put anyone off buying the bonnet, it's just that it's hard to modify cars without been fined for EVERYTHING.

Teania · Post by **Teania** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:34 pm

We were thinking about it for the race car - but unfortunately it would put us in a class we're a long way from being ready for....

As the white/blue FTO is going to be de-rego'd - that side isn't an issue (and we've kept all the stock bits from the car just in case) and neither is insurance as that is also void whilst we are driving on the track

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