Aluminum Bonnet 172 ph1, Rare / Expensive / Real?

[Setone]

Can you get or could you get an aluminum bonnet for a ph1 172?

Are they rare?

Are they expensive?

Need to get a new bonnet for my car and someone where i was working said his 172, when he had it had a ali bonnet? is he talking s**t or where they an extra or something?

Cheers

Paul

 

[105e]

there is something about these on here recently, believe the early cars had them then went to steel, (for cost reasons) i would guess

 

[Tony Hunter]

A cardboard one would be heavier,and yes only on the earlier ones.

 

[kev182cup]

i was thinking about this today cos im going to view a black ph1 tomorrow and the lad who is on here reackons it has 1. i always thought that only the early titanium silvers got them. any published numbers of production?

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

There is one on mine and it is mentally light

2000 plate Titanium silver

as above tonys right only came on the earlier models not sure of the reason behind it

if your local you can come have a look mate

J

 

[kev182cup]

scrap my last question all early colours got them.

 

[Setone]

i'm in Portsmouth mate so a bit of a trek, so they do exist then lol will keep my eyes peeled for one.

 

[16vfan]

Yeah they were standard on the early Titanium silver phase 1's mainly W reg ones

 

[kev182cup]

well i found 2 black ones who peeps have owned that have ally bonnet and shift light. the 1 im going to see has both. win.

 

[Russ_16v]

Iv found its pix and mox, iv seen early and late ph1's with both combinations of ally/metal bonnet and shift light.

Mine is very late (May 2001) and mine has steel bonnet and no shift light

Though I think with all the metal iv cut off mine its light enough lol

 

[Beef-Mc]

As usual with renault it's a hit or a miss if you got one.

 

[Snails]

Mine was registered in September 2000 and has an the aluminium bonnet and the shift light.

 

[172boost]

Can you get or could you get an aluminum bonnet for a ph1 172?

Are they rare?

Are they expensive?

Need to get a new bonnet for my car and someone where i was working said his 172, when he had it had a ali bonnet? is he talking s**t or where they an extra or something?

Cheers

Paul

I remember seeing your 172 up for sale, in havant or waterlooville somewhere? Get it for a decent price in the end?

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

The aluminium one is lighter than k-tec's carbon one...

 

[Setone]

I remember seeing your 172 up for sale, in havant or waterlooville somewhere? Get it for a decent price in the end?

yeah i did, mate needs i little bit of work nothing major, so far i happy with it

 

[Alic01]

I was amazed when i got mine a few weeks ago just how light the elusive aluminium one is. It is about a quarter of the weight of a standard bonnet at a rough guess.

Also seemed to fit better than a non sport steel bonnet too.

 

[172boost]

yeah i did, mate needs i little bit of work nothing major, so far i happy with it

Good work, it looked good in the photos. Enjoy!

 

[domjolly]

My w-reg 172 has alloy bonnet and shift light, think it's mainly the early cars that have these more than likely for cost issues, although on another note would it not be linked to around the same time that Renault changed the cat on them? And the alloy bonnets are crazy light wonder how much extra weight they save

 

[DMS]

The aluminium one is lighter than k-tec's carbon one...

Really?! They must weigh next to f**k all then. The K-Tec bonnets weigh sod all compared to a standard steel one.
Shame you can't get one for the Ph2

 

[Tony Hunter]

If it wasn't chucking it down I would go and weigh the race cars bonnet as we've never actually done this yet.

 

[spanishfly]

Take a magnet with you

 

[Mr R.]

So how much are they from Renault?

 

[Andyman]

So how much are they from Renault?

You cant buy them, dont think you ever could other than the steel ones. They probably ran out when they stopped bolting them to the ph1's hence why the later ones didnt have them.

Just for reference, the ''shift light'' was discontinued by Renault early 2001. A circular was issued by Renault to dealers explaining it