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Isn't that one of Dwayne's bonnet? Did the car belong to any member? Any history?

Cheers

shadowarrior wrote:http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/chester- ... 1016292431

Isn't that one of Dwayne's bonnet? Did the car belong to any member? Any history?

Cheers

You mean my bonnet..

It is the AB Style bonnet that u get from Car Mate.

Not sure if I have seen the car around.

ooooo CarMate.... did the bonnet fit fine? Is it a light weight bonnet needing bonnet clips?
Have asked him for some more pics.

Edit: Ah nvm, Carmate says, use it with pins. Did it fit flush or had alignment issues?

shadowarrior wrote:ooooo CarMate.... did the bonnet fit fine? Is it a light weight bonnet needing bonnet clips?
Have asked him for some more pics.

Edit: Ah nvm, Carmate says, use it with pins. Did it fit flush or had alignment issues?

It was the CF one.. But I had a slight prang which scratced the CF and put a small crack in it. So gave to Dwayne and he got it repaired and painted.

It fit the cars well, and I got a new CF one through insurance. It fits fine as well, and is on my black FTO now.

I have had it for years and no bonnet pins. No issues. I think Taz had an issue where it popped open and smashed his windscreen. There was talk if it wasn't closed properly or bonnet failure..

Thanks mate. Will grab a set of pins just to be safe in case I pick up this car.

I have some for mine.. But just never got around to installing them..

rock_it wrote:I have some for mine.. But just never got around to installing them..

Interested!

Astron_Boy wrote:

rock_it wrote:I have some for mine.. But just never got around to installing them..

Interested!

??

rock_it wrote:

Astron_Boy wrote:

rock_it wrote:I have some for mine.. But just never got around to installing them..

Interested!

??

Reading that post, it seems as though you're willing to give them away.
Since Shadow isn't here, I certainly will take them.

Nah.. I want them installed..

But can't find a panel shop who wants to cut into my CF bonnet..

rock_it wrote:Nah.. I want them installed..

But can't find a panel shop who wants to cut into my CF bonnet..

Yeah, same dilemma, not too enthused of drilling in to the carbon bonnet.

Well it isn't really carbon fibre. It is only the top layer that is carbon fibre to give it the look. The rest is fibreglass.

Tell you what I love are the AeroCatch's. Good legal bonnet catches, I've got them on my fiberglass bonnet on my GPvR. Works a treat but costs a bit to get them. Can be an issue to fit though... the vertical pins and the horizontal pins cant be a$$es to line up...

Vectose wrote:Well it isn't really carbon fibre. It is only the top layer that is carbon fibre to give it the look. The rest is fibreglass.

Granted, but there's still the risk of is cracking/ splitting.

I have watched videos and guides, but... yeah.

Well you can use the Aero Catch pins as kiz suggested. They require a larger hole that can be cut out with a rotary tool. Would reduce the chance of splitting caused by drilling.

Vectose wrote:Well you can use the Aero Catch pins as kiz suggested. They require a larger hole that can be cut out with a rotary tool. Would reduce the chance of splitting caused by drilling.

That is what I have..

And it is not the fact that it is carbon/fg, it is the fact if they slip and scratch the cf they simply cant paint it and fix it..

They have to shell out over 1k to replace it..

rock_it wrote: They have to shell out over 1k to replace it..

shadowarrior wrote:

rock_it wrote: They have to shell out over 1k to replace it..

Yep.. I think it was about $1.2k to buy..