Carbon bonnet

[ylwgtr2]

i have the mould for R34 but its GTR he would need the front bar... even then i dont know if the fenders will meet up...although i have the moulds for those as well....mine are solid carbon units but i sure as hell wouldnt sell for that price...the material cost about that

[funkymonkey]

troy... how's things. Hey is it possible to add a layer of carbon fibre to a fibreglass bonnet? if so how's it dun?

[inark]

its obviously possible isnt that what the UAS ones are??

[funkymonkey]

nah i mean actually get a fibreglass bonnet and put a layer of carbon fibre post production... in other words "convert it" to a fake carbon fibre bonnet?

or do you have to heat it up to ungodly amounts etc?

[ylwgtr2]

well yes and no ....originally the product is layed in the mould so the carbon layer on those other bonnets hits the mould face 1st the backlayed with chopped strand glass..so when you pop it out the mould you see the 1st layer on top..on glass objects gelcoat is applied to the mould fist then backed with glass...therefore gelcoat is the top layer...you could lay 1 layer of carbon over the top of this but it would most likely result in the need to build the surface up with resin to cover the rough carbon texture then blocked flat...a real arse ache....you would grow old and grey doing it this way

[inark]

its ok.... shans used to arse aches

[funkymonkey]

its ok.... shans used to arse aches

not my fault if u keep tryin to shove your cranium up my ass... just coz your boyfriend's filled yours up. u amst teh ghey

[knore]

so the UAS carbon fibre bonnets are good?

I think there a decent price if they are carbon fibre, Dont know if ide want to order such a large and somewhat heavy and delicate thing from japan

[funkymonkey]

UAS carbon fibre bonnets are fibreglass with a top layer of carbon fibre, they're not actual carbon fibre bonnets.

A real carbon fibre bonnet will shatter, wheras the UAS one cracks on impact. Its also heavier than a real CF bonnet, and about $2000 cheaper.

[inark]

how is it 2000 cheaper when you can order shift carbon ones for 1600 delivered? and even if it did break in transit.. which it wouldnt... you would be able to get a replacement anyway

[funkymonkey]

i was talking about getting it from a company in australia, the cheapest you can get in the country is around $3000, of course its far cheaper to import one from japan.

[inark]

fark.... 3k... screw that... plus i forgot they didnt have the ones for the GTT.

[adznight]

I've got a UAS fibercarbon bonnet for my R34 and it rocks! I can pick it up with one hand and the quality is very good too. The only issue was first they shipped the wrong bonnet, then the second one was right but chipped. Once I got a good one it was awesome. $1100 delivered to Melb.

[inark]

id get one for my 32 but i dont like how many vents it has... i wish they did the shift copies.

[Ronin 09]

Shift carbon bonnets rock... dammit the list is growing...

[inark]

might just get a JMS fibre one i think... who cares about the carbon look i just want the lighter weight and the vent... would have painted over the carbon anyway.