Carbon fibre wrapping the bonnet?

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:08 am

You have a black car, it's far less noticeable to get a real CF bonnet.

Also, if you spend the money, you can't get an engineer to certify the bonnet, but it has to be made a certain way, and will cost you around 2K for the finished product.

Also it's very hard to accomplish.

Bennoz wrote:But wait... that means Gen Y have to make a decision... and we all know that wont happen

Hell, even I have issues deciding, do I go outside and get my head chopped off by some P platers carbon bonnet, or stay inside and breath in the fumes from my massive TV, computer monitors and computer exhausts...

So hard too choose.

iPilot · Post by **iPilot** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:55 pm

Astron_Boy wrote:You have a black car, it's far less noticeable to get a real CF bonnet.

Well theres still the risk of getting that defect sticker thats gonna get my car off the road.
I wouldn't mind spending the 2k because I knew from the start getting anything CF isnt going to be cheap lol.

Also no matter how far away you are from the car, you'll notice the bonnets not the same colour as the car & im pretty sure a coppa will easily notice the CF right?
then BAM! the coppa may aswell pull a pineapple outta his pig mobile.

fraz91 · Post by **fraz91** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:06 pm

Would it be possible to spray the underside of a CF bonnet in the same colour as the car? That way when the cop lifts it, it just looks like you've got a wrapped bonnet?

And yes, I know there's going to be the whole "But they'll notice the weight difference!" And frankly, I don't care. You can add some lead weights to the leading edge if you want. Or even put the bonnet on really slow gas struts. That way, when the officer opens it, it'll "feel" heavy because the struts restrict the speed at which it can be opened.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:09 pm

Nice try, but the missing steel reinforcing under layer of a standard bonnet will always be a give away

Sahin · Post by **Sahin** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:11 pm

Omg lol
Buying a carbon fibre bonnet and adding lead weights to it? Wow that is nearly the most stupid thing I have ever heard.

fraz91 · Post by **fraz91** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:28 pm

Sahin wrote:Omg lol
Buying a carbon fibre bonnet and adding lead weights to it? Wow that is nearly the most stupid thing I have ever heard.

Omg lol
That's why I said you "COULD" if you "WANTED" to. I'm not the one who's chasing weight reduction, just trying to help with a solution is all.

re. the steel reinforcing, doesn't a carbon bonnet have a similarly designed reinforcement, just made of carbon? If not, then get creative with some fibreglass and paint it all over. do an overlay of an original bonnet's underside and then glue that to the underside of your new CF bonnet.

BUZZ_QWERTY · Post by **BUZZ_QWERTY** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:54 pm

fraz91 wrote:Would it be possible to spray the underside of a CF bonnet in the same colour as the car? That way when the cop lifts it, it just looks like you've got a wrapped bonnet?

or you could just paint the top and they would have no reason to check your bonnet

iPilot · Post by **iPilot** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:54 pm

f**k it ill just wrap it omfg

Sahin · Post by **Sahin** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:59 pm

That's the spirit

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:01 pm

Daniel2019 · Post by **Daniel2019** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:06 pm

bitched it!

Kustom · Post by **Kustom** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:30 pm

soft cock

iPilot · Post by **iPilot** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:02 pm

first car man - im allowed to bitch it.
dont worry after abit ill get abit more rebellious

iPilot · Post by **iPilot** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:00 pm

ive also decided to wrap my mirrors also

Post by **aza013** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:03 pm

Pics when it's done

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Technikhaus · Post by **Technikhaus** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:09 pm

First it's the bonnet, then it's the mirrors... what next

Just joking, should look awesome mate, one of the guys on the NZ forum did a very similar thing on his, looked pretty awesome

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:36 pm

then the boot.

Technikhaus · Post by **Technikhaus** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:40 pm

Then the roof

Sahin · Post by **Sahin** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:04 pm

Then the wheels

Technikhaus · Post by **Technikhaus** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:09 pm

Then the spoiler!

FTO AUSTRALIA