SA bulk buy for carbon fibre / fibre glass bonnets.

[P1E]

After being inspired by the recent Power FC bulk buy, I am interested in organising a similar, but much smaller, bulk buy for carbon fibre / fibre glass bonnets.

I haven't sorted out any suppliers, prices or styles - I am just seeing if there is any interest. So, yeah, is there?

Even if only one or two other people are interested, we can still save money on freight if not on the actual bonnet also.

Then again, if we can get ~40 people interested like with the Power FC bulk buy, then we might all end up paying $30.00 each.

[Maxx]

might be interest, but depend on price. HAS to be cheap

[skyline]

To Pie (and others)

You can buy locally made fibre glass bonnets from silins special vehicles at lonsdale, i paid to have a bonnet made approx 3yrs ago.In the process we had to produce a f/glass replica of std inner and outer,take copies of these and modify them to what i wanted then in turn make a copy of this.this then formed the mould for my modified bonnet.It has billet mc'd steel inserts where it mounts to the hinge and billet mc'd alloy inserts in the catch area.This is very important as the so called"CHEAP" ones from o/seas usually have no latch assembly and i think the screws for the hinges just go into wood or f/glass.I dont know why for the life of me why every one insists on not supporting aussie made nor our technology.So far i spent 6k on producing four moulds for the bonnets, two front spoiler(bar) moulds and a low tough drift wing mould that comes equiped with a nice led brake light.

So you can see all this nice gear IS available in your own backyard,its of exceptional quality and it fits first time which is a lot better than you can say for the imported rubbish thats been floating around.Wally is very helpfull supplies a fitting /repair service and can arrange painting as well.This stuff has gone a long way to us winning our 3 consecutive aust concourse titles and many other trophies as well.If you need further recomendation speak 4dr sleeper(re these forums)

Good luck to all...

Regards,

SKYLINE(Kym).... :headspin:

[jager]

same as max check out some prices and well see what happens, might go check out silins for ya if i have time this week

[Nightcrawler]

yep I'm interested in a vented S15 one, but like the others, it depends on price.

[Cubes]

Sounds interesting.

I might check out the place at Lonsdale.

[P1E]

Do you have pictures of these locally produced bonnets? Are they only for R33s? Because there is already interest from S15 and 180 owners also... And the important question, are they vented and sexy as ****?

As I said, I have no idea about prices etc, I am only gauging interest at this stage. I will do some research when I get a chance. Updates to come.

[4door_Sleeper]

I will vouch for Kym (skylines) comments, Wally is very helpful and the quality of his work is excellent.

I believe the front bonnet he has at the moment is a series 2, and it has great venting, and looks the part

(hey kym, did you consider getting the first 2 layers done in carbon fiber, I think it would look great if your into carbon fiber bonnets)

[9krpm]

I might be interested in a rear boot + spoiler for a honda 2k if the price is right too.

[Nozila]

how much did kim pay for his series 2 vented bonnet.

[grepin]

Depending on price.

[skyline]

To all,

Please find enclosed a recent photo of the fibreglass bonnet.(obviously its not on the car at the moment but you will get the general idea!

Regards,

SKYLINE(Kym)...

[P1E]

Okay, I have an update.

I am basing this arrangement on ten orders, which we should be able to reach.

If you drive an R33, S15 or 180SX [EDIT: or R32, S13 or S14], then you are in luck. Both carbon fibre and fibre glass bonnets will be available in various styles, all of which you would have seen before on Car Mate, etc. Nothing custom or craaazy. Further, the quality is supposedly very good and the bonnets are complete with bonnet latches. Note: I trust this supplier and have bought from him before, but I have not seen his bonnets first hand.

I will probably arrange to have all orders sent to my house and then we can arrange local pick-up. This should save everyone a fair bit on freight costs.

With ten orders, we should save a couple of hundred dollars off retail prices. S15, 180SX and R33 bonnets will all be the same price, with carbon fibre naturally being more expensive than fibre glass. Exact prices are still being arranged, but I will hopefully be able to fill you all in by the weekend.

FYI: I am personally ordering a fibre glass vented bonnet, because the carbon fibre bonnets will be more expensive and, at the end of the day, you are paying for 2-3 layers of carbon fibre that sit over a standard fibre glass bonnet. I don't particularly like the look of carbon fibre and as there's no further weight saving over fibre glass, I'm going for a matte black fibre glass bonnet. But the decision is yours and both options are available.

Who is still keen at this stage?

[Cubes]

Well that sucks.

No R32 included.

[P1E]

Wait, add R32, S13 and S14 to the above list.

[sskylinee]

i know a guy who is making a mould of an r32 bonnet at the moment

its the one that JMS had

its gtr style with built in nismo lip and 1 large vent in the middle.

he only needs to make mounts for the hinges etc...which im trying to help him do.

he said he would sell one to me in fibre glass for $650ish probably less

he can also do it in carbon fibre (hes not sure on price but will be under 1g)

but if u guys are interested as well im pretty sure he can do us all a really good deal.

so how many ppl would be interested in one for their r32 gtst or gtr?

if i can get a rough number i can find out a price...

ill get pics once he has finished the 1st one

sorry he doesnt have any for other models.

[Nightcrawler]

yeah interested, but hoping for not too much over the $600 mark if possible. It is only fibreglass after all .... especially considering you get a front bumper for around $400, I don't understand how the bonnets are so much more expensive, when obviously lots of work/fibrglass goes into the bumpers and they only cost $400.

[P1E]

That's the price point I am aiming for too, Nightcrawler. I will be able to confirm prices towards the end of the week.

That is true about the price of front bars. I hadn't thought about it like that. But most retailers want ~$800.00 and ~$1200.00 for fibre glass and carbon fibre bonnets respectively, so we will be getting a good deal if we can get the numbers together.

[sskylinee]

the reason is that a mould for the bonnet is alot more time consuming to make and requires alot more material due to the fact that you need two moulds to make a bonnet. the bottom mould and the top.

if you look close up on an after market bumper u should find that most now days have something wrong with them..for example the surface is wavey, twisted/warped or out of shape. with a front bar u can get away with this kind of stuff but with a bonnet u cant.

i guess if ppl wanted a cheap bonnet it could probably be done but would u be happy with the quality? drop the bonnet down and it cracks? or it doesnt close properly?

i wouldnt want to be driving one day and the latch bakes off.

so if u can find a front bar brand new for around $400 or under..

anyway the r32 mould has taken around 3weeks now and its still not complete.

the guy has put heaps of time into it trying to make it perfect.

[Maxx]

when the vent bonnet trend is not as common my mate pick up his R32 bonnet for $600. Now we got numbers and the mould are actually made. can't see why the price will go over $600, IMO $500 is only consider to be reasonable, not cheap.

Top quality Jap made - "Varis" carbon fibre bonnet is only asking $800

sure the price not include postage and tax but u know what i mean

Now i live in Australia and would like to support local

pls allow me to support local

we don't have a lot of member in here actually, try NS.com and we should able to get the number of people