Bonnet Pins

[RAZOR32]

What are the best type/kind of bonnet pins to get as i just got a new carbon fibre

Bonnet and i take my car out the track a farbit, so i just wont to be on the safe side

If any one could help me, that would be great thanks

[Wink]

Cusco make bonnet pins. I daresay you won't find better quality parts than the ones Cusco makes.

[51jay]

To be legal you need the Ford GT type that are inset into the hood. Anything that sticks up is a defect. Trust me I know

[grandmasterb]

or you can run a chain as a secondary latch and not have tocut your bonnet.

[rice_me_up]

ahhh.. just what i was looking for.

all i want to know is- besides looking good (in some cases anyway)- what is the advantage of a carbon fibre bonet?

thanks. James.

[AzzurrA]

main advantage that i can see is the ability to have vents for cooling, not that many of the cars that i see driving around that have carbon fibre bonnets actually require any more cooling than stock...

don't say weight is an advantage, as the weight difference between the carbon fibre bonnets that you can buy retail, and an aluminium bonnet, is next to none...

Its mainly for the 'look at me' wank factor

[rice_me_up]

hmm.. fair enough... dont you like the look at me wank factor?

if i had a pride and joy, i would like it...

[MacGuyver]

I'm not sure about the 'retail' cf bonnets being no lighter than the stock aluminium item, surely they are lighter if not only by a little. Aren't the carbon fibre bonnets that you buy 'retail' just a layer of carbon fibre glued on to a fibreglass bonnet anyway? My brother had his cf bonnet fly up while driving (he's got 2 heavy catches to keep it in place now!) and the guy he took it to couldn't believe that you could get a sheet of cf that big (bonnet) for about $1000. True cf would be a weight advantage though wouldn't it?

I guess if you are looking at a cf bonnet to save weight, there's much cheaper alternatives to spending 1 grand. (good bye interior pannels and rear seats!)

"They taste like burning!"

[AMS]

True c/f would cost a bloody heap! Very light very strong, but expensive none the less....

[Duncan]

I think full c/f starts at around $4k.

The big issue with c/f bonnets is how they break in an accident, because they shatter instead of fold like metal they can end up coming through the windscreen and seriously injuring the driver and passenger.

But, they look sweet and are pretty cheap at 1k so why not?

You should always get pins with c/f or fibreglass bonnets incase they fracture around the bonnet catch.

Race and Rally sell them in Aus, but I'm pretty sure all the autobarn, super cheap etc etc etc do to. There is nothing to them, pins, catch and 3 rivets so quality is not really an issue.

[performance-wise]

is there any other way to secure a carbon/fibreglass bonnet without the pins showing?

[justin911]

i dunno what those bonnet pins do to be honest, but f**k do they look gay

[AzzurrA]

um, they hold the bonnet down, in the event of the latch failing? (which can easily happen with carbon fibre or fibreglass bonnets, when the material around the latch shatters due to vibration etc)

thought that would have been obvious.....

[performance-wise]

power play have east bear bonnet pins for around $60.

East bear make sweet stuff - bloody expensive though.

[wilch]

Powerplay also sell the full CF bonnets. ie, no fibreglass underlay, all CF - made in Japan by East Bear

[rice_me_up]

jeebus christ! if they charge $60 for bonnet pins, how much do they charge for the full c/f bonet?

sounds pretty pricey... (although im sure its classy)

[shanef]

You will find that if you rivet the pins to the cf hood they will pull through very quickly as the cf is very "soft" when there is an open edge showing.

I have this problem and i'm going to be fibreglassing some nuts on the inside of the bonnet so i can screw some bolts into