Aluminum bonnet?

[jaycanning]

I bought a bonnet of someone that claimed to be aluminum but when i got it home i checked it with a magnet and it was magnetic, but i dont know if it's because of the metal on the back of the bonnet? Stupid question but anyone know.

 

[Greeny.]

They are stupidly light and only come on ph1's!

 

[edde]

Only the early phase 1 's came with them but they are the lightest.

they weren't cheap to make though and the difference wasn't much so they went to normal metal on later cars.

 

[DannyR]

You've got a normal bonnet, underneath of the bonnet is like fibreglass it's that thing!

 

[jaycanning]

yeah its off a ph1 172 and its really thin, and when you tap it sounds like aluminium but its magnetec. beats me

 

[DannyR]

It's a Renault, all the panels are thin!

 

[Xanda73]

Check the bonnet where it doesn't have a differing metal back? Sounds like you've been done pal.

 

[dmallett]

You really can tell the difference in weight, if its silly light its the aluminium one

 

[.Stevo.C.]

You really can tell the difference in weight, if its silly light its the aluminium one

Yeah I've got one on my ph1 and compared to my bonnet on my mums clio mine weighs next to nothing.

 

[jaycanning]

Stevo put a magnet to it please and tell me you results

 

[DannyR]

I've got one, a magnet doesn't do anything

 

[Steven103]

Hope you get to the bottom of this. At least it's not as bad as the "I just paid for a 182, How many of them were made with a single exhaust?" thread.

I'm sure this isn't the case, but am just putting it out there. Is it definitely Aluminium and not an Alloy. Alloys can be magnetic. Aluminium isn't. In all likelihood it's an Aluminium based Alloy anyway.

 

[.Stevo.C.]

I've got one, a magnet doesn't do anything

Yeah does jack s**t.