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Carbon Bonnett
- Thread starter jayxx83
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178hp 172 Cup
the only thing that always worried me with carbon bonnets is that they are so light they might come up when drivin at speeds!! i suppose bonnet pins will sort that though
Vectra 1.9 CDTi SRi 150
178hp 172 Cup
i hav never been so sure about the bonnet fixing on the carbon ones!!! i hav had a carbon bonnet on my other car and i jus dont feel to safe with it!!!
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
nice one
i used to have one on my old black Dynamique
by prepared to relocate your washer jets though, i put mine in the scuttle
i used to have one on my old black Dynamique
by prepared to relocate your washer jets though, i put mine in the scuttle
Tangoed Works
its already been drilled which is a touch, just going to wash, clay, srp and egp it twice in a mo.
lift number 1 @ btm
looks awesome on a black car! it's subtle enough that people only notice it when they are close up.
Tangoed Works
i was going to guy that off caramel on here too
you beat me too it!
jelous
sorry mate i was down the road for him so pipped u to it. fitted it today, sorry no pics as yet as it has gone dark.
Improvements;
-Looks fit as fcuk
-Sharper handling, i have to say the minutest turn of the wheel the car responds really well to(lower centre of gravity).
-No throttle needed on move off
-when going over speed bump car feels like it "hits" the bump more gently, ie the suspension does not load up as much
the old bonnett required me and my old man to lift off to avoid dropping it and it getting damaged. i lifted the new one on myself and bolted it on without any help.
I rekon 3kg lighter at least.
b/g 182, meg tourer
awesome. im going to keep looking for one.
sounds like you are very happy with it.
be good to see some pics soon
Tangoed Works
sounds like it could be mate, as the old one was a bit porky. i paid 185 for it, keeping my old one for wen i sell the car.
172cup
std fixings on my carbon bonnet... and i've had 143mph showing on my sat nav with it.
No issues
ph1-mk1-1.4, white
the issues are after 1year then the resins degrade and the carbon delaminates from the fibreglass/carbon matt they use on the underside of it, and so the top comes off leaving all the fittings behind.
Andy
Andy
172cup
surely this is where cheaper isn't always best?
my carbon bonnet must be about a year old now, and it seems structurally solid.
also... not sure where people are getting 6kg lighter... next to nothing in it. i took my std bonnet off myself, and replaced with carbon myself. was unimpressed with weight to be honest.
