Opinions on Carbon bonnet

[Amelio]

Just wondering what people think to Carbon bonnets.

Mine is currently stone-chipped pretty bad, but instead of a refurb or a straight swap im thinking of buying carbon and fitting it as its natural colour.

My car colour is azure (see profile) what are your thoughts?

Ben

[DannyW]

i like them, but then i would



mine:

[BLOODUK]

Ive wanted one for a long time :d

[J3OOSST]

If your buying it for the Carbon look thats cool, they can look fantastic on the right car, but, i have heard some people say the Carbon bonnetts are heavier than original ? Never had one , so only going by what I have being told...

[DannyW]

If your buying it for the Carbon look thats cool, they can look fantastic on the right car, but, i have heard some people say the Carbon bonnetts are heavier than original ? Never had one , so only going by what I have being told...

that's balls mate, mine is about half the weight of the original.

[BLOODUK]

lol carbon bonnet heavier than the original NO WAY, my dad has a real
carbon bonnet spoiler and its very light

[MR2Mania]

If your buying it for the Carbon look thats cool, they can look fantastic on the right car, but, i have heard some people say the Carbon bonnetts are heavier than original ? Never had one , so only going by what I have being told...

I can see what you're saying, as most "carbon" bonnets that you see and merely a couple of layers of carbon, thickened and stiffened up by using plenty of glassfibre (this always used to make my F1 mate laugh when he saw this at shows!). Depending on how liberal they've been with the glassfibre, the bonnets can end up being almost as heavy as the stock items.

However, the ones I've seen for the MR2 tend to be quite light. They're still making using of glassfibre, AFAIK, but they're of reasonable quality.

Personally, I'd like to see a PURE CF bonnet that's made using pre-preg, vacuum bagging and claving. That would be ULTRA light, and as strong as hell, but wouldn't exactly be cheap!

[terminater2_uk]

I dont like them, just looks like a bonnet from the scrappy that you couldnt be bothered painting.

[Amelio]

i personally think they look very nice, but im still weighing up the cost factor...is there anyone who buys them in for cheap.

Im sure i remember someone who gets them from the states occasionally???

[MR2Mania]

i personally think they look very nice, but im still weighing up the cost factor...is there anyone who buys them in for cheap.

Im sure i remember someone who gets them from the states occasionally???

You get what you pay for though. For example, I've heard of some needing bonnet pins so that the bonnet don't fly off. Also, I've heard of slight fitment problems. That's what you get when it's not done properly, IMHO.

I'd love to have a PROPER CF one, but would then paint it body colour. Go figure!

[MRV6]

I'm well pleased with mine, the lines go well with the mr2. No probs with the fitment, but it was pinned to be on the safe side. I had mine painted, I know it's not to everybodys taste. I weighed mine and it was just under half the weight of the standard bonnet.





Your'e cars looking great BTW Danny

Phil.

[J3OOSST]

If your buying it for the Carbon look thats cool, they can look fantastic on the right car, but, i have heard some people say the Carbon bonnetts are heavier than original ? Never had one , so only going by what I have being told...

I can see what you're saying, as most "carbon" bonnets that you see and merely a couple of layers of carbon, thickened and stiffened up by using plenty of glassfibre (this always used to make my F1 mate laugh when he saw this at shows!). Depending on how liberal they've been with the glassfibre, the bonnets can end up being almost as heavy as the stock items.

However, the ones I've seen for the MR2 tend to be quite light. They're still making using of glassfibre, AFAIK, but they're of reasonable quality.

Personally, I'd like to see a PURE CF bonnet that's made using pre-preg, vacuum bagging and claving. That would be ULTRA light, and as strong as hell, but wouldn't exactly be cheap!

At least what I had heard meant I was not tottaly talking balls then

[Lewis Jay]

Carbon bonnets look mint with the right kind of complimentary mods , HOWEVER, with the wrong mods DONT DO IT MATE.
Thats only my opinion!!

[MR2Mania]

I weighed mine and it was just under half the weight of the standard bonnet.

Mate, you don't happen to remember the 2 weights, do you?

[MRV6]

I weighed mine and it was just under half the weight of the standard bonnet.

Mate, you don't happen to remember the 2 weights, do you?

If memory serves me right it was 14kgs for the standard bonnet and 6.5-7.0 kgs for the carbon fibre one. Get the best of both worlds really weight saving and it looks good.

Phil.

[Baker]

7kilos? That can be lost in the toilet in the morning! negligable really.

very Max power i think. yuk

[DannyW]

7kilos? That can be lost in the toilet in the morning! negligable really.

very Max power i think. yuk

are you for real? if you're doing 7kg sh1ts in the morning then you want to get down the doctors mate.

[MRV6]

7kilos? That can be lost in the toilet in the morning! negligable really.

very Max power i think. yuk

are you for real? if you're doing 7kg sh1ts in the morning then you want to get down the doctors mate.

[Dale_V]

are you for real? if you're doing 7kg sh1ts in the morning then you want to get down the doctors mate.

LMFAO

[Essex MR2]

I love them. So while we're on this subject, were's the best place to get one without paying a fortune, but still getting quality???