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Hey guys,

I'm thinking of putting a carbon fibre bonnet onto my R34, the only thing is I know that it's illegal. Can someone please help me out? Why is it illegal? Are the laws different for P-platers? What are the chances of me getting pulled over because of the bonnet? What would happen if I did get pulled over?

Cheers,

LawzzZz

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When they rego check ie. pink slip they are only checking for obvious problems like brakes and tyre wear not what material your bonnet is made out of.

Someone might confirm this but if you look around hard enough I think there are a couple carbon fibre bonnets that are ADR'd which might involve them being laminated so when an object hits them they don't fragment into little ninja stars but then again those people might have been bullshitting when stating that they exist.

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lol have you ever been pulled over mate? How do you get your car re-rego'd?

his car is black so its allot easier for him to get away with it especially at night......

i was thinking about getting some carbon onto mine because the bloody r33 bonnet weighs a tonne, its allot of overkill compared to something like a 180sx..... my mate has a 180 and his standard bonnet weighs about half of mine, my doors are twice as heavy atleast,,,, but then again my car is heaps quiter in the cabin then his...

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The other thing that makes CF bonnets illegal is if you have a frontal accident the bonnet might come though the windscreen and decapitate you if it doesn't shatter. Just to expand on Evil_Weevil's advice, If CF shatters and enters the human body it can be extremely difficult to remove because it doesn't show up on X-ray scans.

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So yeah my advice.

Get one, and don't crash.

I've had the bonnet for just over a year now, got pulled over once for RBT, cop didn't say anything, actually the cop didn't really say

anything about anything, he went over the car with a torch, points at the BOV, FMIC, Coilovers, not displaying p-plates etc etc..

all he said was to cover the pod ( thank god for my army ID >_< )

Unless it's ADR approved, it is illegal.

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