Couple carbon bonnet pictures MK1

[midge]

the pictures arnt very good, cant seem to photo it right.

 

[MattyH16v]

Looks mint m8! U got a willy lump in ur car?

 

[GarethM]

very nice dude

 

[Martin]

sweeeeet where did you get it from dude?

 

[jamesy]

cool man i really want one of them for my valver but k-tecs prices are a bit uglylol

 

[Rhino172]

looking good mate, I'm in london this weekend (managed to borrow a laptop) but will take some pics with mine at somepoint if you want. Try and get some that show off the carbon a bit more!

 

[Scott]

looks great would love one, price puts me off though:dapprove:

 

[Djw Dave]

Looks gay i think you should give it to me for free

joking looks well ace if only i had the £££££££

 

[midge]

i got it from autocross (the people k-tec get thiers from..) it cost about 400 delivered, the guy got his wife to bring it to me as he doesnt trust couriers with such items, the bonnet is alot lighter than the origanol, when i ordered it he asked me if i wanted the mesh or if i wanted to be able to fit the origanol vent, i asked to be able to fit the vent, when it came the vent wouldnt fit, there were no holes for it or anything, so i made up a bracket and fit it myself.

oh and rhino definatly up for the pics mate, the bonnet looked mint under that street lamp.

mattyh - no willy lump, soon though.

 

[clio head]

likin it alot.... how much dose the bonnet weigh compard to the old one??

 

[sotonvalver]

whats the fit like mate,ive had a few in my time and some have been reall bad and others perfect!

 

[Ali]

From the pics i don't really like it...But i'm sure it'll be nice in real life.

 

[ollie_yesclio]

quality get some pics that show it a bit more though

 

[midge]

ill be honest and say the fit is herroundous its almost as if the bonnet is too small, the top bit where it meets the windscreen is impossible to get right, on one side the gap is 5mm on the other its 15mm, ive managed to level it out enough but it still catch's the corners at the top, the only thin is, is that now its spaced out the bonnet sits a couple of cm out from the lights and its got a kind of escort rs raised look.
i think ive made a mistake in buying this, it looks absolutely mint but the fit is bad, ill be keeping it though, i think bonnet pins would sort the fit out at the top but i have no idea where i would mount them.

 

[sotonvalver]

i had to do alot of mods to the original fixings on past bonnets to get them to fit right , maybe this is all it needs !

 

[Clart]

looks like it doesn't even close properly

 

[midge]

them pictures were all taken at the same time, you can see that one side is perfect but the other is pissed, ive tryed adjusting the mounts and the latch, i just cant get it to sit flush, how ive got it at the moment is as good as its going to get i think, it sits better than in those photos, ill use pins i think.

 

[Justin_16vT]

hmm, i dont like that tbh, i was gunna get one but lookin at the fit of it is shocking

carbon film it is

 

[midge]

im sure i could get it to fit properly by moving it on the brackets/using washers/moving the latch over, its just a long process, the bonnet its self looks mint.

 

[Nafoff]

lovely bonnet and everything but as far as looks go i don't think it suits the blue at all.....i hate bonnet fitment on these mark 1's i have had problems myself..lol

 

[Justin_16vT]

is that a dark line down the crease in the bonnet or a shaddow? :S

 

[midge]

a dark line where the carbon sheets are put together, the bonnet does go with the blue imo.

 

[nick172sport]

What wheels are those And what size are they? Have you lowered it?

They look awesome.

Nice bonnet too

 

[Jamie]

not keen on it tbh, i hope it was worth the cash

 

[Rhino172]

It does look good in the metal/carbon. pics don't do it justice. shame about the fitment but I'm sure you'll sort, just a bit of trial and error.
as for it's weight....it's about as heavy as your average sea-side fisby!

 

[ollie_yesclio]

i love the look of carbon and blue. looks sweet, and weighs less.

 

[Djw Dave]

Would love one think it would suit the colour of my car

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[midge]

would go very well with your car, its the perfect colour for it and would go with the wheels, the problem im having with fitting is a problem with my car i think, the old bonnet had dents init where it had been hit and im sure this has bent something, im just going to use pins as i can line it up then