Carbon Fiber Bonnets

[Becci]

i need to find a answer

i have a black r33 and just bought a nismo carbon fiber bonnet

are they illeagel?

and if they are why?

thanks

Bec

[SargeRX8]

Yes they are unless ADR approved which is extremely unlikely. They shatter into too many pieces or don't shatter at all. I read a story about some guy almost losing his arm coz it launched through his window. It will attract police who will likely defect you for the bonnet and also if you are involved in an accident it WILL void your insurance. I had one, sold it for the above reasons

[Becci]

ok that just sucks.

oh well might aswell put it on thou see what happens

thanks heaps thou

[nickor33]

damm i had no idea is it the same all around Australia. Lucky i was planning on buying one one day.

[SargeRX8]

Buy it, enjoy it, sell it to someone else to enjoy for a while. The cycle goes on. Its not something I'd keep. I run my car without the coilpack cover, after some rain, my coil area was flooded with water.

[Becci]

well i have it on got pulled over by the cops

all the cop said was nice bonnet he said nothing else soo i say give it a go exactly it have fun with it

[UWAM]

Carbon fibre is a brittle material, so in a crash, instead of crumpling and absorbing energy like a metal bonnet, it is likely to shatter and send sharp shards though the windscreen and your body.

Something to think about.

[AAARGH 33]

This may be a little stupid but couldn't it catch fire becuase of the carbon fibre resin?

[R TUNE]

If you wont a ADR aproved aftermarket bonnet, look at www.blitsbodykits.com, their bonnets are fiberglass, vented and 100% adr aproved, and their australian.

Mine just arived, $1000 inc shipping to darwin (which is userly exspencive) and ill have pics up soon of how it looks.

and if you wont a CF look, just put some CF vynal over the top.

Edited January 29, 2011 by R TUNE

[nickor33]

This may be a little stupid but couldn't it catch fire becuase of the carbon fibre resin?

Probably not that flamable as they use it high-temperature molded plastic components on missiles.

Also ..... carbon fibre is a great conductor of electricity.. ........

next cool mod...... Carbon fibre anti static grounding wires