R32 Bonnet Hack

[J-train]

I am sick of finding advertisements on the net for "CHEAP" Gtr R32 genuine bonnets when they all want around $500.

I mean if I buy it I will have to respray it because my Skyline is WRX STI blue so I am sure that will be $350 easy.

I know there are Carbon fibre bonnets that are around $700 to $1000 and well the legalities are not something I want to deal with so this leads me to my question.............

Has anyone cut the front lip off their R32 Gtst bonnet to make it look like a Gtr's???

Obviously air saw and not grinder, it just intrigues me that there should be people out there who would have given this a go.

Just interested to find out because I am really considering doing this.

Jarrod ( I am ready for the flaming if it were to occur )

[funkymonkey]

you can cut it, and buy the N1 lip (or was it v-spec lip?) that goes over the front of the bonnet to cover it up. usually costs about $150. quite a common way of doing it... but you still have a heavy bonnet at the end of the day.

[Nismo_Boy]

$500 is cheap for a GTR hood...

[Xicon]

$500 for a bonnet is cheap and so is the painting side of it .I know its sometimes fustrating when the money you have doesn't go as far as you would like but thats not that bad of a price to modify your car .

[heller44]

I am sick of finding advertisements on the net for "CHEAP" Gtr R32 genuine bonnets when they all want around $500.

I mean if I buy it I will have to respray it because my Skyline is WRX STI blue so I am sure that will be $350 easy.

I know there are Carbon fibre bonnets that are around $700 to $1000 and well the legalities are not something I want to deal with so this leads me to my question.............

Has anyone cut the front lip off their R32 Gtst bonnet to make it look like a Gtr's???

Obviously air saw and not grinder, it just intrigues me that there should be people out there who would have given this a go.

Just interested to find out because I am really considering doing this.

Jarrod ( I am ready for the flaming if it were to occur )

Mine is just like this, cut/shut. As bought. Pity the nasty bastard that did it left a real mess behind, can't see it with the lip on though...

Best thing is you don't need to buy a gtr catch, but the gtr grill will foul, but with a bit of a file you can create enough recess for the bonnet catch assembly to fit.