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i have a carbon bonnet and haven't had any trouble with cops as yet....but im not sure on its legality. I suppose how much you get hassled will depend on how much attention your car draws from the cops and whether or not u cruise in a lot of "hot spots" at night. I only really drive my car on the track.

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Another reason the CF bonnets are illegal (in WA anyway) is because of the rear facing vents in them. Can't have any rear facing vents in case of something going wrong under the bonnet and spraying crap all over the windscreen effectively blinding the driver.. Rex style forward facing scoops are ok though..

So painting them might not help ya much....

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i reckon carbon fibre bonnets are sick as, lighter, better for letting heat out and looks tuff as, the was a few pics of a silver series 2 line on here with r34 GTT rims and it had a sick c/f bonnet with 3 outlets and one inlet and 2 clips in the middle, any one know what the brand and name of the bonnet would be and also the price? im thinking its a border(correct name??) bonnet.

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If you are going to paint it then why would you bother paying extra for a carbon bonnet when a complete fibreglass bonnet would be just as effective.

:werd: what a waste of money to paint over that gorgeous black weave!! get a fibreglass one if you wanna save weight AND want to paint it etc.

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The Nismo.com Bonnets are carbon top with fibreglass undernieth. I have their type 2 on mine. I don't believe they are strong enough for street use, you just have to lean on them and they crack, also they weigh 10Kg against the 18Kg of the stock bonnet.

My next bonnet will be from Custom Carbon in Bris. Carbon both sides of a sandwich of 6MM foam. Weight 4Kg and strong enough to stand on about $1600 with the vents I want....similar to my current one

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The Nismo.com Bonnets are carbon top with fibreglass undernieth. I have their type 2 on mine. I don't believe they are strong enough for street use, you just have to lean on them and they crack, also they weigh 10Kg against the 18Kg of the stock bonnet.

    My next bonnet will be from Custom Carbon in Bris. Carbon both sides of a sandwich of 6MM foam. Weight 4Kg and strong enough to stand on about $1600 with the vents I want....similar to my current one

Yeh ive heard they make good carbon bonnets, 4kg! thats insane, ide rather pay $1600 for a real CF bonnet

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