carbon fiber bonnet questions

[rex gorham]

I know somone who has a carbon fiber bonnet on their gts t 32. I was wondering if that bonnet would fit on my gtr 32? i thought it would but was unsure so i thought i would ask you guys. Also how much does a carbon fiber bonnet go for retail? How much does a regular gtr bonnet go for retail? Hope you guys can help me. cheers.

[wreckedhead]

about 700 for a good gtr bonnet and 1000 for carbon fibre over fibreglass, or about 3000 for full carbon fibre, thats in australia.

[rex gorham]

is there any size diffrence between a gts t 32 bonnet and a gtr bonnet though? just wasn't sure

[PHaT MR30]

yes gtr bonnets stop at the top of the headlights and have a grill, gts t bonnet continues all the way down inplace of the grill. have a look at some pics of r32s its hould be fairly obvious

[rex gorham]

thanks

[wreckedhead]

sorry to differ with you, but carbon fibre bonnets are made for gtst's and gtr's alike, not all gtst's have the wrap around bonnet. so youll have to look at each case indevidually.

[PHaT MR30]

well the only other situation i can think of is whel you put a gtr front on a gts t

thats the only way i could say

[rex gorham]

let's just drag this on even longer!, sorry. i have seen the carbon fibre bonnet and it is a "wrap around" style to suit a gts-t. it will fit my gtr but only if the wrap around piece was cut off. is there any where that can do this? the car artist in Launceston maybe? any suggestions on whether, firstly the front can be cut off, and secondly where would i get it done???

[PHaT MR30]

why not buy one for a gtr they are like 1000 bucks it will look shit cos the carbon is owven and you will break that not to mention the clear coat over it

[Dahtone Racing]

how do carbon bonnets come up after they are painted?

ive heard mixed stories

some say they are fine others say they come up sh*t house

[rex gorham]

damm, thats a real shame that the gts bonnet can't be modified to fit my gtr. i was just going to swap bonnets! oh well, i will spend the 1000 on a carbon fibre bonnet. do you reckon a nice gtr bonnet will be hard to get rid of. Know any one?

[PHaT MR30]

how do carbon bonnets come up after they are painted?

ive heard mixed stories

some say they are fine others say they come up sh*t house

umm well considering they have that clear coat over them i would assume u would need to rub it back to get rid of it = pain in the ass! wonder if you would get any texture in the finish?

personally it would kinda defeat the purpose of getting a carbon bonnet, why not get a fibreglass one way cheaper and painting it.

[PHaT MR30]

probably not, plenty of ppl with gtst's who wanna put a kit on theirs would buy it,

a mate of mine did it to his gtst looks phat as.

damm, thats a real shame that the gts bonnet can't be modified to fit my gtr. i was just going to swap bonnets! oh well, i will spend the 1000 on a carbon fibre bonnet. do you reckon a nice gtr bonnet will be hard to get rid of. Know any one?

[Dahtone Racing]

the reason is because i cant get the one i want in fiberglass