Carbon Bonnet

[SmoothLine]

A real carbon fibre bonnet is only worthwhile on the track, as Jay spends time at the track its worthwhile, for the rest, nismo.com bonnets are ample and less illegal (if that makes sense) than full CF bonnets.

[51jay]

A real carbon fibre bonnet is only worthwhile on the track, as Jay spends time at the track its worthwhile, for the rest, nismo.com bonnets are ample and less illegal (if that makes sense) than full CF bonnets.

I disagree. As I said I have one of the Nismo.com bonnets and I really think they are a liability on a street car. They are just too weak in all directions, even though mine has the extra lockdowns at the front I seriously doubt it would stay with the car in any kind of a bingle it would just rip off all it's attachment points.

The carbon/foam sandwich would be very much better in these respects and for the couple of hundred over the cheapie ....a very much better buy.

Still...you gotta admit...ours look good though

[letemlaf]

at least in WA carbon fibre is not illegal on i think pre 95 cars, something to do with the ARD's according to the bonnets do not apply.

cops will still try and pin u for it

[SmoothLine]

I disagree. As I said I have one of the Nismo.com bonnets and I really think they are a liability on a street car. They are just too weak in all directions, even though mine has the extra lockdowns at the front I seriously doubt it would stay with the car in any kind of a bingle it would just rip off all it's attachment points.

The carbon/foam sandwich would be very much better in these respects and for the couple of hundred over the cheapie ....a very much better buy.

 Still...you gotta admit...ours look good though  

Valid points Jay

[ylwgtr2]

can we bring in R34 GTR Vspec II bonnets into this convo?

[T0nyGTSt]

I think GT wings are also illegal.

It only takes one bad incident to bring it to the attention of the police.

A while back a GT wing came off a car in an accident and severely injured a bystander.

The police cracked down.

Then they went back to blow off valves and pods.

I think it'd take something like a carbon bonnet to shatter and hurt (stab?) someone and then the police will go on a rampage.

But until then they'll ignore you.

God knows I just can't get pulled over in my little defectmobile lately...

T.

[lwells]

Time for a Custom Carbon group buy me thinks... mmmm

Blitz: As jay has alluded too, there is a reason to choose carbon over f/glass even if your going to paint it.

LW