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Author Would a carbon bonnet suit my car?
stevegreetham
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28th Mar 07 at 22:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just been put in touch with a company who deal with carbon fibre and want to try some new things out. I have seen their work and it looks good.
If i get one i will get an exact copy of mine (no washer jets, BB'ed) but also thinking of having it split like Jacko's old bonnet.
When i was speaking to him he said they could possibly do other colors

Dont want him to take a mould of mine (messing up my bumper), paying cash and then it looking crap.

Any advice?
Tommy L
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28th Mar 07 at 22:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont think it will go tbh
MarkW
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28th Mar 07 at 22:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no
csweatherston
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28th Mar 07 at 22:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i think a red perspex bonnet.....
stevegreetham
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
i think a red perspex bonnet.....


is that possible?
Tommy L
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quote:
Originally posted by stevegreetham
quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
i think a red perspex bonnet.....


is that possible?

anything is possible
CorsAsh
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28th Mar 07 at 22:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Big sheet of perspex + heat = not good.

Unless you can get some heat resistant stuff.
stevegreetham
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lol, i'll see what they say when i ring them tomorrow.
Dont want to plough loads of cash into my car this year as i'm off back to uni in September.
stevegreetham
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
Big sheet of perspex + heat = not good.

Unless you can get some heat resistant stuff.


yer, was thinking that.
Maybe theres another plastic which can take shit loads of heat
csweatherston
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28th Mar 07 at 22:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive seen it on some jap stuff...its possible.
you could be the 1st in the UK
stevegreetham
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If it is possible i would need to pull my finger out and get my LET rebuilt and fitted....so much for not spending much.
You dont have a pic of it on the Jap cars do you mate?
Tommy L
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28th Mar 07 at 22:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i remember some Eclipses having see through bonnets in Max Flower a year or so ago

[Edited on 28-03-2007 by corsa_tomtom1502]
Cupra Steve
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29th Mar 07 at 07:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i rememebr the clear bonnet vents.
nathy_87
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29th Mar 07 at 08:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do carbon bonnets suit any corsa's i dont think so if u think different get a picture up and i might change my mind
boyracer2002
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29th Mar 07 at 08:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no steve!!

i have seen perspex bonnets at foreign shows and their cool but i think they just fit them at shows due to the heat and discolouring
Planty02
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29th Mar 07 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I tihnk you should keep your current bonnet mate...Not sure if carbon/see through would suit the car IMO
BeArDy
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You can run a Clear Bonnet but its not made from perspex made from somthing like polycarbonate and acrylic mix.
If anyone watches Bikers Build off, there was a Freestyle Motocross one off, and he made all his engine covers out of it, so you could see inside the engine
stevegreetham
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i dont think i am going to bother now lol

 
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