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I was tossing up buying these or sparco pins when I first got my carbon bonnet on... I went the pins and slightly regret my decision :)

Oh well, that's laziness for you. Also, the guys at Revolution weren't 100% positive that I could line them up on the bonnet to sit perfectly flush but they hasn't been around that long at the time. Looks like they can be.

Looks good guys, but at what point doesnt the standard bonnet latch work?

Hi Mick, there's no problem with the factory catch at all mate.

I went with these for a couple of reasons.

1. I went to a GTR bonnet so rather than get the GTR catch panel or modify my original I got rid of the catch panel, catch, and cable alltogether. All that weighed about 3.7kg. Also aids in airflow to the radiator.

2. With the cage in my car it was very hard to pull the bonnet cable, so now the service crew can just lift it without me having to unbuckle and throw my neck out.

Ok, then where is the quickest and easiest pace to get them. Better shoot them off to the panel beater before the bonnet gets sprayed. Stuart?

They may look ok on my car since i am doing the fan boy black and silver thing :)

I did mine after the bonnet was sprayed Roy, no big deal either way.

Here's Stu's direct email; [email protected] , he could post them wherever mate. If you're talking to Russ again, maybe ask him if he has any spare sets, I remember he mentioned that a while back.

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Picked my car up today after getting the aerocatches fitted.

With the standard airbox it was a bastard of a job apparently. Thanks to Mick at Micolour it looks like a very neat job. It's the first time I've been there, he certainly knows his stuff. I'm sure I'll be back for some more car botox in the future.

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nice. What type/brand of bonnet is that Andrew? it's nice looking. :laugh:

It's a Varis "cooling bonnet" - I love engrish. www.varis.co.jp

Got it new through the Yahoo auctions at great expense (:banana: 60yen). The reason I chose it was because it has a neat little cover for the vent on the inside of the bonnet for when it rains.

Are bonnet pins necessary on a carbon fibre bonnet? I assume it's fine as is for road use, but i'm wondering about track day speeds if the wind can get under it and start flapping it around?

thanks mate.

and yes bonnet pins are very much a good idea on a carbon bonnet as they can and do flex when air gets underneath. even if they work with the factory latch at high speed air can get under and pull it out, or even break part of the bonnet so it's a much better idea to have it fixed at each side as well.

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