Carbon Fibre EVO5 bonnet for FTO now Available

IND38T · Post by **IND38T** » Mon May 03, 2004 11:52 pm

Sorry im a bit slow on the jargon, but where is SRS located and what does it stand for ?

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue May 04, 2004 12:12 am

SRS Auto is the name of the company that is supplying the kit bits

thecook · Post by **thecook** » Tue May 04, 2004 2:53 am

read the first few posts... from what i picked up, its located in sydney city? not sure of what it stands for...

Adriano · Post by **Adriano** » Wed May 05, 2004 9:55 am

SRS is in Sydney... Sussex St... check their website

http://www.srsauto.com

i wanted one only coz i thought it was gonna be around $700 but was quoted differently on the phone than in person

i guess you can paint over the CF stuff, but that's probably something you would need to do yourself....

HEK-71Q · Post by **HEK-71Q** » Thu May 06, 2004 2:42 pm

yeh thats too bad aye...got my hopes up.....and my mate quoted for the cf evo 5 bonnet thru the phone..and they said 1000 for it....maan..i dunno whats up with these guys...

Jono · Post by **Jono** » Tue May 18, 2004 1:51 pm

Hey, have u guys noticed UAS are selling two types of carbon fibre bonnets?

http://www.apexi.com.au/pricelists/Pricelist_fto.htm

Jono

ps, non Evo one looks quite good

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Wed May 19, 2004 12:42 am

hey guys are CF bonnets illegal?
and for the evo style
would it kill the engine during rain? coz water flowing down onto the hot engine?
anywayz i want to buy evo one or the other CF from UAS
anyone interested in group buy?

Post by **smorison** » Wed May 19, 2004 3:09 am

fto617 wrote: anywayz i want to buy evo one or the other CF from UAS
anyone interested in group buy?

uas group buy price is $1050 for a min order of 5, if you are serious please contact me directly. Price excludes shipping

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed May 19, 2004 10:19 am

count me in for that AB-style bonnet - you KNOW how much I want it...

*looks at Tanya*

Post by **smorison** » Wed May 19, 2004 12:33 pm

GPXXX wrote:count me in for that AB-style bonnet - you KNOW how much I want it...

*looks at Tanya*

hahahaha

I KNOW

carbon fetish boy

fto12345 · Post by **fto12345** » Fri May 21, 2004 1:53 pm

But doesn't that AB style look a bit funny?
The headlights contour are at right angle...?
But it should be like an oval right?
Have they got the right picture posted?

Or is it just my eyes?

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Fri May 21, 2004 2:27 pm

i think the pic on the website is not the actual bonnet, but rather the styling is the same (except for the relevant contours perhaps).

Post by **smorison** » Sat May 22, 2004 1:59 am

hey guys can i get a rollcall for this group buy

1. mikey

shipping interstate will be around the $50.00 -$100.00 mark so include that in your budgeting

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Sat May 22, 2004 2:17 am

u can count me in if its not illegal to have CF bonnets !

Post by **smorison** » Sat May 22, 2004 2:53 am

wow a question i don't know the answer too......

ummmm anyone?

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Sun May 23, 2004 10:38 pm

well i guess it can't be a bad thing for me to be the only one buying this bonnet i suppose...

:D

c'mon peeps, you know you want one - do yourselves a favour and get it, and help each other save some money in the process LoL

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Mon May 24, 2004 12:36 am

smorison wrote:ummmm anyone?

I guess it all comes down to whether a bonnet is interpreted to be a "panel"

An Approval Certificate is also required for modifications to... panels forward of the firewall of any passenger car manufactured after 1972.

As a modified bonnet could change the crumple characteristics of a car in a crash, it would probably pay to run it by your insurance company too

Post by **smorison** » Mon May 24, 2004 3:03 pm

NSW ONLY: spoke to the traffic section at Castle hill Police station, they said basically anything that isn't OEM can be defected however a carbon bonnet is only going to be closely looked at if the driver of the car is being irresponsible (neg driving) or being a smartarse to the police officer. they said a carbon bonnet is a gray area and it's really upto the police officer.

So basically, drive safely, don't be an arsehole and your fine.

fto12345 · Post by **fto12345** » Mon May 24, 2004 4:06 pm

For NSW, I have spoken to RTA and they said you have to have an engineer's certificate for the CF bonnet.

This way you can be an asshole to police as much as you want and you'll still be ok....well for the CF bonnet any way...

Anything that is not an original you are supposed to get an engineer's certificate.....but obviously not many people care about this one...

Not to mention that it's not cheap to get one of these certificates.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Mon May 24, 2004 4:30 pm

hey Stevo, does the AB-style bonnet come with bonnet pins or are they secured by factory latches?