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I was pulled over on the way home by an unmarked commonwhore trying to get me to race em and they went over the whole car and thankfully didnt find anything to book me for but they did warn me that although the bonnet isn't illegal, it is a liability in an accident if the carbon fibre shatters and causes damage/injury.

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carbon bonnet isn't illegal? i thought it was? :confused:

It is illegal only for the cars that is sold in Australia....like the S14 200SX,REX,Corolla etc....

for import car, police cant do anything with it...just tell them it come with the damn car...

Hmmm...so it is not illegal for our skylines to have a CF bonnet here in queensland? I also heard from people that its illegal to have a CF bonnet here....Pls advice~~

Basically I posted for this reason as I've heard conflicting opinions also and have had bonnet for 4 months now on daily driver.

i dunno still, before i went out and bought a carbon fibre bonnet i would want solid eveidence that proves that its not illegal, because as we all know 1 cop will tell you 1 thing and another will give u a ticket for the same thing and let you deal with going to court and proving it. hence wasting your time and $$ anyhow. thats what i hate, they dont get in shite for handing out defects on car if its not true and u gotta prove it. (e.g the carbon bonnet).

I would also try ringing up your insurance company and ask them if they will cover you if you had a CF bonnet...they should have a fair idea of whats legal and whats not. That said, there has been a handful of ppl that have been defected for CF bonnets in the past so go figure..??

If it's not standard, you can get done for it!

pretty much.....even with mod plates, you can be fined.....what one cop says doesnt speak for the entire force. The majority will fine you for a cf bonnet as they dont meet crumple requirements etc.. You were very lucky not to be fined!

I spoke with two modification certified mechanics and both told me that if they latch and hinge in the correct places, there is nothing wrong with them and no plate is required.

From what i've been told by both RTA and Police is that they dont "shatter" correctly in a crash and that the shards of fiberglass/carbon can be dangerous to the people in the car and around it.

Is it 100% carbon anyway?  Because if not you would be getting done/warned for your mostly fiberglass bonnet with a final layer of carbon on it so it looks pretty.

Mine is 100% CF, but the cop said it would be illegal either way because it affects the crumple zone and the bits of CF will chop pedestrians up into teency pieces, or something to that effect.

someone should start making carbon/kevlar mix parts...

Entire cars are made out of this stuff (Holden Giocattolo most notable car made locally from it) and when it gets smashed, the kevlar holds it all together (well something does, i'm pretty sure its the kevlar) and it smashes, but holds its shape, pieces don't go flying off etc...

Also, for bonnets, whats the point? (apart from if you have a cooling problem) as an Aluminium GTR bonnet is probably only .5 to 1kg heavier than most 'carbon' bonnets out there

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