xrdreaming Lifetime Members 1,693 Member For: 22y 1m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/02/05 09:50 PM Share Posted 27/02/05 09:50 PM I have had a fibreglass XR8 bonnet for almost a year now. I have been a half a dozen interstate trips between Melbourne-Adelaide-Sydney and never had any protection for it at all. It has stone chips on it, but nothing more than a standard bonnet would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 22y 8d Location: Toowoomba Posted 28/02/05 09:27 AM Share Posted 28/02/05 09:27 AM XRdreaming - How does the painted finish look on your bonnet, the ones I have seen dont look as good as the rest of the car and I have been told it is a pain in the arse to match the paint colour properly when painting on fibreglass.Dazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 28/02/05 09:39 AM Share Posted 28/02/05 09:39 AM XRdreaming - How does the painted finish look on your bonnet, the ones i have seen dont look as good as the rest of the car and i have been told it is a pain in the arse to match the paint colour properly when painting on fibreglass.Dazza.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>It wouldnt be any harder than trying to match the bumpers and door handles etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 22y 8d Location: Toowoomba Posted 28/02/05 09:50 AM Share Posted 28/02/05 09:50 AM Is glass reinforced plastic the same thing as fibre glass or a different product alltogether, if it is different which is better GRP or fibre glass?Dazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69FPV Member 48 Member For: 20y 1m 15d Posted 28/02/05 09:55 AM Share Posted 28/02/05 09:55 AM From your personal opinion Dazza I don't think you have a clue! Have you ever owned one? I have a fibreglass bonnet and haven't had a single problem let alone had so called chunks taken out of it where the stone chips are.Brett<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Never had a bonnet, but had a full bodykit in fibreglass and stones ripped it to sh*t, 2 guys at work have lancers with fibreglass evo bonnets bit are f*cked from stone chunks and you can see paint fractures all around the chunks. By the way how long has your bonnet been there and what type of driving do you do??Dazza.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>that's why the person that makes it uses a special resin to prevent that. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mate, Any idea on pricing or time frame? Im keen to get one!! Bored again with my current look! Cheers Luke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSEX EVO 9 SUPPORTER Member 556 Member For: 21y 11m 6d Location: NO CAPA EDIT REQUIRED HERE! Posted 28/02/05 10:41 AM Share Posted 28/02/05 10:41 AM Mate, Any idea on pricing or time frame? Im keen to get one!! Bored again with my current look! Cheers Luke.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I dont blame you. Hopefully by Friday have some pics and prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkturboute Member 15 Member For: 20y 11d Location: sydney Posted 28/02/05 09:29 PM Author Share Posted 28/02/05 09:29 PM Personally fibre glass bonnets are crap, they look crap and stone schips turn into stone chunks, if you really want a xr8 bonnet, bite the bullet and pay the money ford wants for one, or try searching wreckers, you never know you might get really lucky.Dazza.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>thanks I will check it outtroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsy Wanabe mechanical engineer Donating Members 960 Member For: 20y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: At the computer, obviously..... Posted 01/03/05 02:33 AM Share Posted 01/03/05 02:33 AM Ok.how heavy is an XR8 bonnet?If it is in the realm of say, 30kgs, imagine making one out of carbon fibre! (not fibre glass, cf is lighter).that's about 20kgs saving at the highest point over the engine.... That would have to help the center of gravity a tad, wouldn't it? Every kg counts imo..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Lifetime Members 4,791 Member For: 21y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 01/03/05 06:59 AM Share Posted 01/03/05 06:59 AM Ok.how heavy is an XR8 bonnet?If it is in the realm of say, 30kgs, imagine making one out of carbon fibre! (not fibre glass, cf is lighter).that's about 20kgs saving at the highest point over the engine.... That would have to help the center of gravity a tad, wouldn't it? Every kg counts imo.....<{POST_SNAPBACK}>www.awcinfo.comThey have carbon fibre XR8 bonnets there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 20y 5m 7d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 01/03/05 07:30 AM Share Posted 01/03/05 07:30 AM They do look great hey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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