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LC/LJ Carbon fiber bonnet

Started by Bart , Sep 16 2006 06:45 PM

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#1 Bart

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Posted 16 September 2006 - 06:45 PM

Hey guys i just found out Rare Spares have carbon fiber bonnets and boot lids for LC/LJ's, i picked it up and theres bugger all weight in it, pretty funny, dont know the price unfortunatly.
I was told if i have any straight panels such as gaurds etc the manufacturer can make them up for you from CF through Rare Spares. :spoton:

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#2 RIM-010

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Posted 16 September 2006 - 06:58 PM

Sweet. Now i can paint my LJ in Gold metalflake, strip the interior, add some decals (Reverse on one side, of course), chuck some high, wide wheels and one of these bonnets on it, and go Driffin'!

F00lly Sic M8.

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#3 _JBird_

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Posted 16 September 2006 - 06:58 PM

Carbon Fibre?? That Black material thats weaved? Are you sure it isn't fibreglass...Because I'm pretty sure CF can't be painted, and I dont think people will appreciate that similarity between a jap import car an old holden.

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Posted 16 September 2006 - 07:00 PM

CF can be painted... The Ricers just havent realised it yet...

Of course it can be painted, our Rowing Boats (Schools) are made out of a Composite with Fibreglass, CF and somthin else, and theyre painted...

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#5 Bart

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Posted 16 September 2006 - 07:33 PM

Yeah im sure theyre CF and they can be painted no worries.
I dont think theyve put them on the website yet. But If youre near Hombush RS check em out.

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Posted 16 September 2006 - 08:04 PM

the entire Ferrari Enzo body is made of CF. Yes, it can be painted.

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Posted 16 September 2006 - 09:05 PM

Toranas had black bonnets before ricers
Some Datsuns had it before that even
And US muscle got it around the same time

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Posted 16 September 2006 - 10:31 PM

Black bonnets are all good. But CF isnt exactly black. its a dark grey. And you can see that it isnt Black, its woven fibre's...

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#9 _chevy_253_torana_

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Posted 16 September 2006 - 11:38 PM

id personally rather a lj in phantom black with a 671 out of the bonnet ... no need for the carbon fibre bonnet! when are they gonna start making up new gaurds and shells more importantly

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Posted 17 September 2006 - 12:14 AM

Fabian, I'm sure it's suited to racing applications. I wouldn't mind some CF or Fibreglass panels for a Torana... just not the current LX.

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#11 Bart

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Posted 18 September 2006 - 12:31 AM

Im seriously thinking of buying it one day, id love the gaurds CF too. And doors. :spoton:

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#12 _munro_

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Posted 18 September 2006 - 02:55 AM

does anyone know what there worth?
cf bonnet and boot lid would be good :spoton:

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#13 Bart

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Posted 19 September 2006 - 08:03 PM

I asked the bloke at rare spares but he didnt know as it was still new, i think he had to ring the manufacturer or ask the boss or something, it wasnt listed in there computer when i was there.
Id say ring RS and find out, let us know what they quote you.

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#14 _conceptss_

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 07:04 PM

Alfa fibreglass(Vic) and or Wilson Fibreglass(sydney)can make panels from CF.

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#15 Bart

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 07:23 PM

Alfa fibreglass(Vic) and or Wilson Fibreglass(sydney)can make panels from CF.

Yeah I suppose it depends on price but should be good to compare with RS.
They could use my original panels as plugs.

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#16 _jono_

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Posted 02 October 2006 - 11:50 AM

dont forget to check the legalities in each state for carbon fibre panels
as on impact they can shatter....good point is no more rust tho

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#17 _Red Dragon_

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Posted 02 October 2006 - 03:12 PM

For the import scene the CF bonnets usually go for less then $1100.

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#18 _lcv871_

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Posted 07 October 2006 - 10:05 AM

when i was there the other day the boot lid was $1200 and weight was around 2kg

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#19 Bart

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Posted 07 October 2006 - 02:10 PM

when i was there the other day the boot lid was $1200 and weight was around 2kg

Nah i think what you saw was the price of making custom panels, the boot lid itself wasnt $1200 i believe. It did have that written on it though but it had a little note on it. I could be wrong, i saw the same thing you saw but if i remember rightly it said up to $1200 for custom panels i think.

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#20 _the gts_

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Posted 08 October 2006 - 07:08 AM

do they make them for LH/LX and are they strong enough to still use the bonnet hinges?

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Posted 08 October 2006 - 10:16 PM

do they make them for LH/LX and are they strong enough to still use the bonnet hinges?

Alfa, make glass bonnets for hinges

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#22 _the gts_

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 03:15 AM

i have heard the glass bonnets for hinges are almost as heavy as the steel.

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 11:11 PM

I checked them out today,dude behind the counter said around $1200 for the bonnet & $1050 for the boot,not much chance for a discount even in a group buy situation.

They do bolt on,are ultra-thin/light but I'm not sure about how well they would fit up & look though.Think the guy said Hawker or someone made them,not from Alpha.

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#24 Bart

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 02:00 AM

shit thats expensive. They would need a coate of paint as they dont look to good in my opinion.

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#25 gtrboyy

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 10:14 PM

For those prices I think I would rather try fibreglass which would probably be easier to fix up properly for better gap clearances & bubbles like the c/f ones had.

Or I'll just save abit longer & get alloy heads for my 308 but Im still a long way off,too busy with work.