quick question for people with carbon fibre bonnet

[Ash]

has anyone ever opend their bonnet after driving in rain? especially heavy rain? everything is soaking wet, the vents will be fine no water will get anywhere.

most people hose their engine bay down to clean it, i do most times i wash the car, its fine

[nicknick]

yeah but are you talking about standard engine bay or with mods, casue i have shit everywhere and am worried about soaking something that shouldnt get wet

[GTRman1992]

My mechanic told me to never just hose under the bonnet. water sits in places it doesnt belong such as in the plug wells. You should always wrap all the electrical's in plastic bags if you are going to hose under there.

[nicknick]

thats what i think

[gtrGhosTDoGG11]

Only do it on a hot day in the sun, thus the water will evaporate quickly. But use some common sense and dont spray into warning areas too much like spark plugs etc.

[ed]

I just leave the car running....steam clean

[gtrGhosTDoGG11]

Thats not a good idea, hitting the exhaust extractors with cold water while running will be bad for the engine.

:Bang:

[ed]

damn you better not drive in the rain then!

[nicknick]

true dat

[knore]

just excessively spray ALL the electrical wires and connectors etc with WD40 or some other type of water dispersant

then degrease the shit outta it, then hose it all off

make sure engine is warm when you do it

then go for a 15min drive

and if need be spray electricals with WD40 again

As for CF bonnets,

i wouldnt buy one with a forward facing vent personally, not unless it had a mesh/filter or something

vents that face the driver are the best, wind is streamlined across the bonnet going over the vent, and creating a vacuum thus sucking out hot air from the engine

[nicknick]

yeah true that it makes a vacuum effect but its easier for water to run into the engine with the bonnet vents faceing the driver.

[Hiroshima Screamer]

Yesterday was the first time the weather got the better of my bonnet but it came up on top like mentioned previously the bonnet are designed to overcome weather conditions .As for the bonnet being illegal yeah they have been illegal from dot. But most police will get out the book if they really want to come down on you . I drive mine most days and haven’t had much trouble at all that doesn’t go to say I never will, but I think it comes down too you doing stoopid things in certain places to attract the wrong attention police or otherwise. So with that in mind I would be careful in what you do and where you go if you want something more unique then conventional.

[nicknick]

what do you mean the weather got the beter of you?

[Hiroshima Screamer]

what i meant was it was the first time i really put my put bonnet against the elements it hasnt rained since iv had it on the car but the other day i had to take it out and it rained , youll be happy to know it didnt melt

[FATGTS-R]

I have been thinking about getting my bonnet modified with some cold air vents and have been worried about the water thing too.

I want to get a vent right on top of the pod.

Dont know exactly how yet but I am going to get something on the underside of the bonnet that will allow me to shut off the vent in wet weather.

[nicknick]

well i dont how it works, i had a rexy and always drove it in the rain, only had problems with the air filter sucking in water after washing the engine bay.

[Guest leigh_munro]

had mine for over a year now, driven plenty in the rain, without a fault.

[nicknick]

do you have anything after market in your engine bay, boost solenoids, uncovered aftermarked larger injectors and stuff like that where there is more chance of water getting in

[mxfly]

Well just after having the cf bonnet on for a few weeks, I got defected. No fines, just to have it cleared.

[Hiroshima Screamer]

Well just after having the cf bonnet on for a few weeks, I got defected. No fines, just to have it cleared.

that has to suck , your probably the first i know that got done for cfb just out of curiosity where you from ?