What to Do??

[Keegs]

I am in the middle of a dilemma, i dont know whether to go with a carbon fibre bonnet (black for those who dont know ) or a fiberglass bonnet and paint it. My car is a white 33.

[NismoGirl]

I do like the look of the black bonnet with white car, but I heard carbon fibre was illegal because of the way it doesn't hold up in an accident.

Does fibreglass come under the same class in regards to being illegal? (It's got to do with crumple zones and the windscreens IIRC?? :confused: )

Personally I'd go for the more legal option (if there is one). But if you go fibreglass then you'll always have the idiots making fun of the fact that it's not real carbon fibre.

[Oz]

well if it was me man I would go with the fiberglass one & paint it,

you will not get the wrong kind of ppl checking you out but then again I had a friend in the car the other day & she said to me about a lil civic that had a black carbon fibre bonnet about him being a shit driver & crashing lol :aroused:

was funny as hell I was laughing at her till she hit me :Oops:

[chaos]

yeh carbon fibre is illegal cause it wont hold up in an accident and because the vents face barckward.....cops see it as if something explodes under the bonnet like and oil line or some shit it will cover the front windscreen so the driver cant see...but not many people have been pulled up for it so its up to you...

[Keegs]

interesting......im quite sure this law doesnt exist, I rang RTA the other day and they are under the opinion that there isn't any law against changing your bonnet or its shape as people have been doing it for as long as cars have been around. Crumple zones havent got anything to do with it, the bonnet isnt counted as its classed as a "weak" feature of the car from the start. Whether its a standard or aftermarket option it will still crumple easily as it has no real support and has no real place in reducing the impact to a car. I suppose you only have to look at GTR's that have aluminium bonnets, they would hold up about the same. Despite this i have no doubt police would try to book you for it, however no law = contensting....

[Keegs]

LOL once again....more dilemma is it legal lol!! I wouldnt trust the DOT every one of em say a different thing its a serious worry! Oh well still tell me which option you think is the go...

[chaos]

either one is good...i wouldnt paint them though

[Dynamix]

Carbon matty carbon, group buy? Done!

[Keegs]

either one is good...i wouldnt paint them though

you have to paint the fiberglass ones....

[chaos]

learn something everyday

well if you got the cf...dont paint it...or paint the fibreglass black like erin said it looks good a white car with black bonnet

[knore]

Yeh get a group buy going through custom carbon,

see how cheap we can get them

[Keegs]

i will go cf for black and fiberglass for white....atm i dunno i think black will attract the wrong attention if you know wat i mean.

[chaos]

its a skyline..it will draw the wrong attention even if your not doing anything wrong...police are %*&$@ and will pull you over for their own jollies if they wanted to

[Keegs]

well you can get all of the bonnets on www.carmate.com.au in carbon fibre for 1,100 same as UAS but they also do them in fiberglass for 595....atm im strongly swaying for the fiberglass option as im thinking the black on white will be way to much of a magnet to defect people, even if they dont do me for bonnet im sure they would find something. I am happy to organise a group buy through either carmate or UAS to try and get bonnets cheap....I might post something up in group buy section and go from there?

[Keegs]

its a skyline..it will draw the wrong attention even if your not doing anything wrong...police are %*&$@ and will pull you over for their own jollies if they wanted to

already well aware of this just dont need the extra attention..

[chaos]

is their much of a weight difference between the two??

[Keegs]

not greatly...they are both very light, carbon fibre obviously weighs in a little lighter

[chaos]

if you really want in depth information bout them talk to 51jay..he knows his stuff and pretty sure he can help you

[unwritten law]

go the carbon fibre look

[GOR33]

carbon hood for sure, although fibreglass was near half the price hey, it would also look pretty sweet the same colour as the rest of the car