carbon bonnet on BLACK CARS

**Maxx** · 05-06-2005 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by revNhevN

carbon fibre does not bend/fold over like metal during impact. It can shatter, if you have an accident it can cut someone. The car has not been crash tested with the bonnet.

hence bonnet pin should be used

basicly most of the CF bonnet available are Fibreglass made with a sheet of CF on top.
So what's the point of paint it?
if u want to paint it u should go for the fibre glass item as they are lower price

simon · 06-06-2005 07:25 PM

so is it illegal to have a cf hood without bonnet pins?

**mugeneration** · 06-06-2005 07:32 PM

for use on NSW roads they are illegal for use as they dont crumble in a crash (as stated above), they break apart into pieces which can be quite dangerous. Pins or not they arent supposed to be on the roads. police dont seem to care too much in most cases though. Thinking about it, so what if it shatters? glass shatters as well doesnt it?

**spoon fit** · 06-06-2005 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Ronin 09

very nice, but needs clear side indicators

orange still look ok... JDM style!

**mugeneration** · 06-06-2005 08:05 PM

Is that bonnet open to show that its reverse or is it one of those floating ones? If the latter, its certainly not my taste.

simon · 07-06-2005 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by mugeneration

so what if it shatters? glass shatters as well doesnt it?

hmm.. good point.. does anyone know for sure on this?

**ITRBoI** · 07-06-2005 01:09 AM

hmmmm.....glass though can be shattered, but most glass on cars those days have a slight plastic coat on it??? so that is doesn't goes everywhere once its broken???

simon · 07-06-2005 01:14 AM

i thought that too, but doesn't cf hoods have a laminate or plastic cover?

**SiR CRX** · 07-06-2005 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by simon

i thought that too, but doesn't cf hoods have a laminate or plastic cover?

Some do. The good quality carbon fibre stuff from Japan is almost all carbon fibre so it does tend to splinter when it breaks as it is a woven material.

simon · 07-06-2005 02:25 AM

so the question still remains, legal or illegal?

**SiR CRX** · 07-06-2005 02:37 AM

From what I have heard they are totally illegal. But I have several friends in the Police force and they have said no matter what mods you have on your car if you don't have permits then you can get a yellow sticker. All depends on the copper.