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Carbon Fibre Bonnet Information
- Thread starter john182rs
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172cup
i'll have a look on mine and see if there is ANYTHING printed anywhere.
I bought it off a guy who got it on ebay, so the makeer of mine is unknown. Which is a shame... cos it is a top quality cf bonnet
I bought it off a guy who got it on ebay, so the makeer of mine is unknown. Which is a shame... cos it is a top quality cf bonnet
172cup
^^ ahhh... it was you then lol. You changed your name?
ITB BG 182
any information from things like suppliers to types of carbon fiber to shapes really just any thing an every thing.
Ive done some searching on this forum an so many people have asked for pre-drilled holes for the washers as well as straight swap hinges so its eaier for a self fitment.
Also need to find out if any of the ph1 172 with the slimer lights would be intrested aswell as people with the 182 versions an ive just found out from one company they do them for the 197's aswell as the megan 225 i think, from this anyone that might be wanting a so called badboy bonnet with pictures of what i need to ask for.
Just so people know this is just not to cover one type of car, im going for a whole range of cars as its easier to find a group then, yes the main intrest is the clio range but all others are welcome if there is enough intrest.
Ive done some searching on this forum an so many people have asked for pre-drilled holes for the washers as well as straight swap hinges so its eaier for a self fitment.
Also need to find out if any of the ph1 172 with the slimer lights would be intrested aswell as people with the 182 versions an ive just found out from one company they do them for the 197's aswell as the megan 225 i think, from this anyone that might be wanting a so called badboy bonnet with pictures of what i need to ask for.
Just so people know this is just not to cover one type of car, im going for a whole range of cars as its easier to find a group then, yes the main intrest is the clio range but all others are welcome if there is enough intrest.
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172cup
ahhh... oh i cant keep up with you rich lot changing your car every 2 mins lol
ITB BG 182
I spoke to k-tec in the past an they really was not intrested in making a deal with me unless 20 some thing bonnets are put on order.
If k-tec do get back in touch with me as i have emailed them with a deal that sounds more appealing then ill have further talks. I would prefer one company that can supply me with bonnets for the whole range rather than chopping an changing from one supplier to another.
Also does russ as gasperformance do bonnets as some one just phoned me telling me to ask him.
Cheers Fred.
If k-tec do get back in touch with me as i have emailed them with a deal that sounds more appealing then ill have further talks. I would prefer one company that can supply me with bonnets for the whole range rather than chopping an changing from one supplier to another.
Also does russ as gasperformance do bonnets as some one just phoned me telling me to ask him.
Cheers Fred.
ITB BG 182
Ive sent an email to k-tec asking for prices on the bonnets for the clio's + others but i am still waiting on a reply from them.
Vectra 1.9 CDTi SRi 150
Not that the Vented bonnet has been mentioned. The one I had from K-tec let water run into the engine bay, onto the fuel rail cover and near to the alternator. If you had a polished bay like mine, not good.
Coby.
ClioSport Club Member
XC60-R.......V40-R
My God,
Don't know what Pre Peg means in the world of CF but £900!!!!!!!
Is it like that Dry CF you can get with a Matt Finish cos i love the look of taht stuff
Andy
prepreg is exactly that, carbon fibre cloth pre impregnated with resin (its slightly sticky to touch), much higher quality and strength (same as F1 etc etc)
prepreg cloth must be refrigerated because the resin inside the colth is heat senstive. To harden the cloth - the mould with the layed up carbon is wrapped in a breather material then vaccum bagged and put into an autoclave for anywhere from 4 hours upto 24hours, not only is the mould under vaccum, but the pressure inside the autoclave is ramped up (300psi + in some cases) and the temp is ramped up to over 200degC. the heat and pressure forces the resin out of the cloth and into every part of the mould so in theory you get the same thickness throughout the part (depends on how well "layed up" it was)
with all these "cool" bits for your cars they are wet lay carbon, this is 100% dry cloth, no resin (same process as laying up fibre glass, whack the cloth into the mould and pour on the resin) nothing overly special about it, looks pretty, thats it
there are bucket loads of other resin infusion processes etc, any questions just ask (yes i know about composites, i was taught by the ex prodrive composite bod)
prepreg cloth must be refrigerated because the resin inside the colth is heat senstive. To harden the cloth - the mould with the layed up carbon is wrapped in a breather material then vaccum bagged and put into an autoclave for anywhere from 4 hours upto 24hours, not only is the mould under vaccum, but the pressure inside the autoclave is ramped up (300psi + in some cases) and the temp is ramped up to over 200degC. the heat and pressure forces the resin out of the cloth and into every part of the mould so in theory you get the same thickness throughout the part (depends on how well "layed up" it was)
with all these "cool" bits for your cars they are wet lay carbon, this is 100% dry cloth, no resin (same process as laying up fibre glass, whack the cloth into the mould and pour on the resin) nothing overly special about it, looks pretty, thats it
there are bucket loads of other resin infusion processes etc, any questions just ask (yes i know about composites, i was taught by the ex prodrive composite bod)
If i had a bonnet that i could make into a plug i know a laminator who could and would be willing to make them, not some monkey either 30+ years in the trade, we used to make loads of stuff for local rally teams. I dont know if we could do pre preg as the cost is to high but still a lot lighter than your standard bonnet.
For reducing weight
172 cup
Thought so but they do look cool too
ITB BG 182
about the same as the ones on k-tec without discount, but i am trying many areas to get discount.
rs250nut - i could get a bonnet down to you thats got a slight hole in it though but still if you wanted it.?
I will see if i can get some sort of pricing out of my mate tomorrow. As most of you know its getting to the stage where you have a mould for a bonnet. First off you need to prep the plug a good second hand bonnet would be ideal for this then take a mould for the skin of the bonnet. After that you could either take a mould of the under side of the bonnet with the original pattern bars or make your own bars to make it strong. Does the Mk2 clio bonnet have studs like the MK1 bonnet or do you screw into the bonnet?
if you want a proper job made, get in contact with these guys...
http://www.urt-composites.com/
the do alot of LM stuff, all the shells for Ascari, F1 stuff etc etc
http://www.urt-composites.com/
the do alot of LM stuff, all the shells for Ascari, F1 stuff etc etc
ITB BG 182
Nope no reply either by pm on here an 2 emails to there address.
£1000+ for a bonnet easy
