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Hi,

I was wondering what the legal status of a Ztune style CF bonnet for an R34 GTR is.

Reason I ask is as both the VS2 and Ztune GTR's did come with CF bonnets from factory so theoretically putting a "Ztune Style" bonnet should be fine but I understand in real world application this is far from.

From my understanding carbon fiber bonnets in most cases are illegal and will not pass ADR's. As far as i know the only ADR compliant vented bonnet I have found is the ones made by www.Blitsbodykits.com.au but aesthetically they don't cut it for me.

The bonnet will be colour matched to the vehicle so it wont stand out like dogs balls to the 5-0 however any knowledgable HWP officer will be very quick to spot this, especially when accompanied by bonnet pins. If anyone can shed some light on this please let me know.

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Hi,

I was wondering what the legal status of a Ztune style CF bonnet for an R34 GTR is.

Reason I ask is as both the VS2 and Ztune GTR's did come with CF bonnets from factory so theoretically putting a "Ztune Style" bonnet should be fine but I understand in real world application this is far from.

From my understanding carbon fiber bonnets in most cases are illegal and will not pass ADR's. As far as i know the only ADR compliant vented bonnet I have found is the ones made by www.Blitsbodykits.com.au but aesthetically they don't cut it for me.

The bonnet will be colour matched to the vehicle so it wont stand out like dogs balls to the 5-0 however any knowledgable HWP officer will be very quick to spot this, especially when accompanied by bonnet pins. If anyone can shed some light on this please let me know.

Unless in came as an option from the factory, it is illegal (unless it meets ADR's of course).

VS2 came with CF bonnets from factory and as such are legal to use on all 34gtr's. An agument could be made for the legality of a guinuine nismo Z-tune bonnet as there was a z-tune registered in Australia. All other z-tune style bonnets are illegal for street use.

In saying that, i haven't heard of anyone been pinged for a well manufactued, colour matched z-tune replica. If you do end up getting one, just make sure your insurace company know's about it as it could void some policy's.

EDIT: just remembered you asked about mine a few weeks ago - i haven't had a problem with police since i put it on there...but i've never been pulled over in the gtr either :-)

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Unless in came as an option from the factory, it is illegal (unless it meets ADR's of course).

Unless in came as an option from the factory, it is illegal (unless it meets ADR's of course).

Good point.

Bit off topic, I've had friends get defected for their GTR having the stock front mount intercooler.

Fills you with confidence doesnt it.

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Bit off topic, I've had friends get defected for their GTR having the stock front mount intercooler.

Fills you with confidence doesnt it.

Serious! That cop must been having a bad day. I got pulled over in my GTST and he asked me if it had an intercooler, I said yes and that was it no defect or anything. Also had an oil cooler staring him in the face when he opened the bonnet.

I had a CF bonnet on my white civic for a while always got pulled into RBT's and drive past cops never got checked. But as above it has to be ADR approved to be legal.

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Cheers for the help/advice guys bonnet will be going on very soon. Unfortunately my painter is pretty busy atm doing a resto on an XY GT so looks like il be rolling with an uncoloured CF bonnet for a week until it gets sorted lol come at me 5-0 :P

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from what ive gathered, you can run a genuine optioned cf bonnet.

so would have to be nismo.

havnt seen their website for a while, but iremeber blitz only being approved in qld.

could be wrong though.

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