Alloy bonnet for 182???

[182Blue]

As the title says, does anybody know if these are available, or where/if they can be fabricated?

Cheers in advance guys!

 

[182Blue]

:bump:

Anyone!?

 

[Craig]

not sure. but the standard bonnet is light enough imo

 

[Jamesstone]

not sure. but the standard bonnet is light enough imo

Wait till you feel the weight of an Ali one Graig, there is a fair bit of diffrence between them

 

[Craig]

they only come on the ph1 dont they mate?

 

[BioHzrd]

they only come on the ph1 dont they mate?

Select few at that too

 

[182Blue]

Thanks guys, I'd heard they were OEM on a few of the early 172's, but just wondered if anyone had ever heard of an aftermarket (but standard looking) one for the 182? As for the weight, obviously I want it to help shed a few pounds, but I know the steel one isn't exactly heavy either! But yeah, alloy one's (like the one on my Subaru Legacy) are a lot lighter...

 

[BioHzrd]

Carbon from K-Tec or Stream Line carbon if you wana go down the route

 

[Inferno]

You could have one fabricated, but for the cost (circa £800) when I was looking, you may as well just buy the lightest carbon bonnet and paint it to match the car.

 

[Jamesstone]

they only come on the ph1 dont they mate?

Yep, Like your self i thought how much diffrence can an ali bonnet make.. well i changed Ivan's off here's over from a standard & there was a fair amount of diffrence.. Fiberglass is the way forward for the £££

 

[182Blue]

Thought about bespoke fabrication, but yep, the £££'s issue is there with that one! As for the Fibreglass idea from Jamesstone - how did I not think of that one!?

Jamesstone - have you done this yourself then???

 

[Alex_X93]

Get carbon item have it painted same colour as car job done , nothing in it weight wise really.

 

[182Blue]

I guess you're probly right Alex X93, it doesn't really look too promising as far as an Alloy Bonnet is concerned! I've just emailed K-Tec with a few questions about theirs etc. Fitment, Opening, Sprayability, Weight etc. See if/what they come back with, probs in the week.

Thanks alot for the help and advice though chaps!

 

[Tigger]

Group-buy?

 

[Jamesstone]

I havent made one my self, couldnt be doing with all the painting etc for the sake of 3-5kgs, If that! there are easyer ways to loose wait for less £££ belive stream line carbon make a fiberglass bonnet, i think anyway :S

 

[182Blue]

Think this is going to require a little more research! I'll come back to this thread if I come across anything promising! Get a feeling it could take a while though!

 

[Jonny1*2]

yeah on the w reg 172 they had an ali bonnet on it, so presumably renault will have a part number for it. Why not get a fibre glass one, or carbon fibre

 

[mattjk]

You could have one fabricated, but for the cost (circa £800) when I was looking, you may as well just buy the lightest carbon bonnet and paint it to match the car.

Carbon bonnet + paint way forward!

 

[Tigger]

Or keep it carbon until you decide wether or not you like it

 

[182Blue]

Love the look of Carbon Weave, but just don't think it would look right with the rest of the car being RB, would leave the underside unpainted though! Want the car to stay looking standard basically.:boring:

 

[Paul RN]

If its carbon fibre, avoid any wet lay ones if you're looking for light weight. Proper carbon fibre light weight stuff is all made via either pre-impregnated or autoclaved techniques.

if its just a wet lay bonnet you'd be better off with fibre glass.

 

[182Blue]

Thanks for the advice Paul RN, I'll have to look into this... Does anyone know who does Fibreglass bonnets???

 

[182Blue]

Have had a good look around, and can't seem to find a Fibreglass bonnet for the 182, but have heard back from K-Tec regarding their Carbon Bonnet. As I'm sure you all know, the Carbon bonnet they sell can be painted, fits onto the same connections/catches etc., and in the pics, even houses the windscreen washer sprays in the same place! So basically, it's the same as the OE steel bonnet, with the exception of the material. K-Tec also confirmed that the Carbon bonnet weighs approx. 5kg less than the OE Renault bonnet. So, not a bad weight saving, but a bit of an expensive one nevertheless! Obviously after spraying, it's going to cost the wrong side of £400 (£380+paint & spraying).:dapprove:

Oh well, maybe one day!

 

[Tigger]

Have a ganzy at this mate, I'm going to give them a call to find out more
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=394474

 

[Fred@BTM]

streamline will do a fibreglass one

£500 for -5kg though? extreme! just rip out the interior and go for a dump

 

[superbenji88]

my w reg rsi has a lightweight bonnet, but my x reg 172 doesnt

 

[182Blue]

Cheers Tigger, that XSport Racing site looks pretty promising! See what they say when you hear from them!:approve:

 

[bic]

we weighed the clio bonnet last night that we have just made for club member 'Panda' and the following results -

Inner panel, untrimmed and unlacquered - 1.48kg
Outer panel (as above) - 1.81kg

Add the weight of lacquer and some adhesive and the catch take off some of the material once trimmed, we hope for it to come in at 3.5kg all in

That is for full carbon pre preg inner and outer panel, £899.99, can also offer a cheaper alternaitve if painting it body colour and dont require us to lacquer the panel, would come in at £700-£750 ready to prime and paint by bodyshop

Oh and we can produce a fibreglass version, the last one we did came in at 5.19KG unpainted, £200.00

Cheers

Bic

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

Cheers Tigger, that XSport Racing site looks pretty promising! See what they say when you hear from them!:approve:

I have one of there carbon kevlar bonnets and hatch fitted to my car and also have the doors to be fitted eventually.

There work is top notch and I can supply pics if required or help with a group buy if required?

 

[Tigger]

I have one of there carbon kevlar bonnets and hatch fitted to my car and also have the doors to be fitted eventually.

There work is top notch and I can supply pics if required or help with a group buy if required?

That would be fantastic mate, can you get a few pics up?

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

That would be fantastic mate, can you get a few pics up?

Have a look in this album and let me know if you need anymore pics?

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/Stealthsport/Clio Trophy 299/

 

[Tigger]

I was speaking to them on the phone yesterday, the guy didn't know what a 172 was lol

Anyhow, the carbon they do comes in 2 options - you can have it for painting (cheaper option) or with the clear gel coat, which is much more expensive.

You can also have the bonnet with internals (so fitted as a normal part) or without internals (fitted with pins)

Matt Wills
That looks really good, you got any close-up shots of the weave?

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

I was speaking to them on the phone yesterday, the guy didn't know what a 172 was lol

Anyhow, the carbon they do comes in 2 options - you can have it for painting (cheaper option) or with the clear gel coat, which is much more expensive.

You can also have the bonnet with internals (so fitted as a normal part) or without internals (fitted with pins)

Matt Wills
That looks really good, you got any close-up shots of the weave?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/Stealthsport/Bonnet/Bonnet.jpg

That's the best one I've got mate and mine is now painted.

 

[Tigger]

Is the Carbon/Kevlar the glossy CF+yellow weave look?

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

Is the Carbon/Kevlar the glossy CF+yellow weave look?

Only if you get it with a carbon top so you can see the weave otherwise it looks like an ordinary panel as the carbon fibres are used to strengthen it.

 

[Tigger]

What do you mean by a Carbon top mate?

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

What do you mean by a Carbon top mate?

Very few bonnets are totally carbon fibre as they'd be very expensive so they tend to be a fibreglass bonnet with a sheet of carbon showing the weave on top of them.

Before I had the X Sport one I had one of K-Tec's and it was good but the one I have now is lighter and stronger.