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TypeG
29-07-2004, 11:48 AM
I am thinking of getting Varis Bonnet or some no brand cf bonnet.
I am going to get more info on CF bonnet from hondar
I may ask if I can get cheaper if I order few bonnets.
PM me if u want to join.
petrovski
29-07-2004, 11:54 AM
i dont know what the varis bonnet is but are you planning on getting a vented one or just a replacement with no scoops n vents?
Pete :)
TypeG
29-07-2004, 01:16 PM
OEM style since it look funny with scoop
Varis is a [acronym:4b224107d0="Japanese Domestic Market"]JDM[/acronym:4b224107d0] brand
Jus-10
29-07-2004, 04:49 PM
As far as I'm aware, the Varis one isn't OEM looking. The one I have seen isn't anyway.
The only OEM ones I have seen are hondar's ones and Spoon.
TypeG
29-07-2004, 05:07 PM
no
Varis one is OEM style i am 100% sure coz i saw it in person.
tanghy
29-07-2004, 07:23 PM
sorry to contradict u jus
http://www.varis.co.jp/fitbon.jpg
do u think these carbon bonnets looks weird with a satin silver colour jazz?
petrovski
30-07-2004, 12:00 AM
i had the same question lol
ill see if i can find a photo of one
Pete :)
Just take a pic of your car and then colour in the bonnet black ;)
i had the same question lol
ill see if i can find a photo of one
Pete :)
If you find one post it up thanks
Jus-10
30-07-2004, 09:50 AM
I stand corrected...
Are they full C/F or just a C/F overlay on fibreglass?
petrovski
30-07-2004, 12:11 PM
here is a pic of a silver jazz with a cf bonnet:
http://fit-souhonzan.or.tv/cgibin/fitphoto/img/72.jpg
the link where i got it from:
http://fit-souhonzan.or.tv/cgibin/fitphoto/index.cgi?act=sinmode&id=72
thats all i have so far but will add morw up if i see more
Pete :)
wyl03
30-07-2004, 01:11 PM
interesting link. lots of nice fits. but what on earth was this guy doing there ..
http://fit-souhonzan.or.tv/cgibin/fitphoto/img/5.jpg
petrovski
30-07-2004, 01:16 PM
hahaha
its like a mullet -ie business up the front party down the back
in other words i guess hes gone for style with bigger rear rims and gone for quicker acceleration with the standard size (or smaller) on the front.
who knows!? :roll: :P
Pete :)
TypeG
30-07-2004, 01:28 PM
just put a deposit on the cf bonnet and will be here next week hopefully
=)
will post up pic after that to assure his quality is good coz for $650 is quite a good price.
lol Jus, for $650 not fully CF of coz but still light since Jazz bonnet stock already very light due to the size.
Jus-10
30-07-2004, 02:31 PM
Stock weight is about 7kgs from memory. Spoon CF is just over 3kgs I think. Mugen is a similar weight.
TypeG make sure you weigh your new one before it goes on.
TypeG
30-07-2004, 02:54 PM
sure
I will give u guys some figure but even frebreglass is lighter than factory one anyway so i assume that one will be fine.
Also I am after the look only or i will get Varis one since it is just over $1k anyway delivery from HK
interesting link. lots of nice fits. but what on earth was this guy doing there ..
http://fit-souhonzan.or.tv/cgibin/fitphoto/img/5.jpg
maybe he's taking it to the drags :lol:
TypeG
05-08-2004, 11:38 AM
Just receive my bonnet this morning.
Packing took me quite a long him to dispack it nicely
quality is very nice finish
shiny up and down
fitting issue will have to wait when my frd can install for me this weekend
i havent weight it yet but from what i feel by holding it with one hand, i feel that it is no more than 5kg since I have compare to my ..... l--l (i dunno what's that call but which u will see in gym place).
Will post some pic once i have install them this weekend
[]--[] its called weights or dumbell :)
PhatMirage
06-08-2004, 01:16 AM
l--l is a dumbell i think? :)
TypeG
06-08-2004, 01:23 AM
lol
my bad
TypeG
07-08-2004, 08:06 PM
bonnet about 4 kg weight and fit perfectly just like the stock bonnet
u can feel it is very light when u open the bonnet after it fit in....
cant take pic since there is some marks on the bonnet due to the buddle paper being on too long i think
will take pic after polish it but i vote for that guy since the quality and fittment is just perfectly from my past cf bonnet
TypeG
10-08-2004, 06:04 PM
http://www.pbase.com/fitgas/inbox
here is some pic with cf bonnet and HID
looks nice, light seemed to be very bright.. hope you dont get in trouble from the driver in front of you thinking that you are high beeming them :)
wyl03
11-08-2004, 09:26 AM
damn .. that looks nice!! me likey!!! :)
kera_1
16-08-2004, 10:49 PM
guys just wanna ask if you add a cf bonnet on the jazz will it u still need to comply with the insurance company?
Jus-10
17-08-2004, 08:26 AM
I believe the issue of insurance will come back to the issue of legality which has been debated before.
Fibreglass bonnets are illegal, and as such TypeG's would appear to be in that category because it is fibreglass with CF overlay.
At the moment there doesn't appear to be any legeslation about 100% CF bonnets so technically these could possibly be legal at this stage, but then that has never stopped police trying to defect you. Also remember that bonnets can be an integral part in the way the front end collapses in a front-on accident and they are designed in a specific way. Most aftermarket bonnets will not be ADR approved. Think about how much damage a CF bonnet would do when it is twice as strong as steel, and then if/when it breaks in an accident it is going to snap in half and splinter....imagine copping that through your windscreen....
TypeG
17-08-2004, 11:04 AM
lol
every mod is illegal and if cop wanna catch u, they willl be there beside yr cars
just because cf bonnet is a bit too obvious compare to all other mod so... as long as it looks good, i dun care since i saw so many cars with cf bonnets in melbourne espcially s2k.....
tanghy
17-08-2004, 02:37 PM
i think the point is not if cops catch you or not.
it's more of "will insurance pay out if yr bonnet is fibreglass and you're involved in some big crash and your life is hanging on a limb.."
im gonna ring up the DOT 2moro and enquire regarding cf bonnets
Jus-10
17-08-2004, 05:33 PM
Answer = NO.
Fibreglass bonnets are illegal....
kera_1
20-08-2004, 11:22 PM
ICIC Thanks...omg so now my plan to get a jazz has slowed down...sob sob....that was one of my plans headin towards a spoon fit!!!!
redstreak
05-02-2009, 04:51 PM
ICIC Thanks...omg so now my plan to get a jazz has slowed down...sob sob....that was one of my plans headin towards a spoon fit!!!!
Yeah road laws are always tricky as they vary so much from state to state.I saw a cf bonnet at the honda parts distributors in Caloundra and it weighs 4 kg.Cost was $600
I saw the photos etc of all the kits but im also not sure that the CF suits all the colours.If i had a black one id probably get it painted.
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