Carbon Fibre Bonnets.. Whats your thoughts?
07-25-2005, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by RS4will,Jul 25 2005, 10:10 PM
don't get either speed racer, invest in a few advanced drivng courses because it's quite obvious you need them.
WOW i'm not getting involved in this one...
07-25-2005, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by RS4will,Jul 25 2005, 04:10 AM
don't get either speed racer, invest in a few advanced drivng courses because it's quite obvious you need them.
07-25-2005, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RS4will,Jul 25 2005, 04:10 AM
don't get either speed racer, invest in a few advanced drivng courses because it's quite obvious you need them.
07-25-2005, 09:18 PM
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nah its true i learnt a lot after i spun out and crashed on the freeway
now i take corners in 3rd or 4th gear in the wet instead of 2nd
ps. get rims before CF bonnet!
now i take corners in 3rd or 4th gear in the wet instead of 2nd
ps. get rims before CF bonnet!
07-25-2005, 09:38 PM
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IMHO I would not bother with the CF bonnet.
They looks nice and may add some function. The weight saving is negligible for the s2k. CF bonnet tend to snap off during a head on collision. Broken CF ends are very sharp and dangerous. I value my head too much to have such thing on my car.
You may also need to drill the car to install bonnet straps. Most copied and some big name CF bonnets wobble with the stock latch system.
They looks nice and may add some function. The weight saving is negligible for the s2k. CF bonnet tend to snap off during a head on collision. Broken CF ends are very sharp and dangerous. I value my head too much to have such thing on my car.
You may also need to drill the car to install bonnet straps. Most copied and some big name CF bonnets wobble with the stock latch system.
07-25-2005, 10:06 PM
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Real CF doesn't break off in shards like fibreglass. KIDS2K smashed his car with a real J's bonnet and it just buckled in and creased the paint 
There were pics around but I don't know where they went 
There were pics around but I don't know where they went
07-25-2005, 10:45 PM
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Kids2k crashed his car 
Is this the kiwi's silver one initially and then resprayed to black?
CF is not as malleable as aluminium. If the crash is hard enough there is always more risk of a chunk of sharp cf flying into the cabin
Is this the kiwi's silver one initially and then resprayed to black?
CF is not as malleable as aluminium. If the crash is hard enough there is always more risk of a chunk of sharp cf flying into the cabin
07-25-2005, 11:28 PM
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Yep, that's what convinced him to respray.
Before
After
I've got more pics on my HD that I'll upload later tonight or tomorrow but those show the level of elastic ductility CF has. If I went with Berlina my car would almost be identical to his only with GT3s not GT1s.
Before
After
I've got more pics on my HD that I'll upload later tonight or tomorrow but those show the level of elastic ductility CF has. If I went with Berlina my car would almost be identical to his only with GT3s not GT1s.