Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 06/12/06 09:53 AM Share Posted 06/12/06 09:53 AM IMHO the XR8 bonnet belongs on an XR8. You own a T and should be proud of that , which I know you are as its spotless everytime, dont over do it with an 8 bonnet. Just my 2c as I care about you so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 07/12/06 03:34 AM Author Share Posted 07/12/06 03:34 AM IMHO the XR8 bonnet belongs on an XR8. You own a T and should be proud of that , which I know you are as its spotless everytime, dont over do it with an 8 bonnet. Just my 2c ←I just love the bonnet buldge and there was no way I was gonna buy a XR8"as I care about you so much." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 07/12/06 03:58 AM Share Posted 07/12/06 03:58 AM Its getting a little fruity in here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnkexr6t Member 291 Member For: 18y 7m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Hampton Park Posted 07/12/06 05:23 AM Share Posted 07/12/06 05:23 AM fibre glass bonnets are legal right? or maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 07/12/06 05:28 AM Author Share Posted 07/12/06 05:28 AM Well I just rang my repairer and its good to go for the job. The new bits have been orded and it should be ready next week.All the normal bits are going back on the car for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stang Donating Members 1,353 Member For: 21y 1m 5d Location: Melbourne Posted 07/12/06 05:55 AM Share Posted 07/12/06 05:55 AM fibre glass bonnets are legal right? or maybe not ←that's correct they are not legal and the only way they are is if the person who you buy it from gives you a piece of paper to say it is enginnered. Due to ADR97 from memory. Alot of people will tell you they have them and havent been booked they can consider themselves lucky. It`s due to if the have an accident there has been no adr testing on the bonnet therefore they dont know how it will smash. There habe been stories of snapping of at the hinges going through windscreen etc, the same applies to the carbon fibre bonnets out there.Biggest problem is the people that make these bonnets will not spend the money to get them engineered because it cost too much. Do a search this topic has been covered many times, The same applies to fibreglass bumpers ast they are frontal impact.Well have a nice day I looked at all this before I bought my steel xr8 bonnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 07/12/06 09:10 AM Author Share Posted 07/12/06 09:10 AM fibre glass bonnets are legal right? or maybe not ←that's correct they are not legal and the only way they are is if the person who you buy it from gives you a piece of paper to say it is enginnered. Due to ADR97 from memory. Alot of people will tell you they have them and havent been booked they can consider themselves lucky. It`s due to if the have an accident there has been no adr testing on the bonnet therefore they dont know how it will smash. There habe been stories of snapping of at the hinges going through windscreen etc, the same applies to the carbon fibre bonnets out there.Biggest problem is the people that make these bonnets will not spend the money to get them engineered because it cost too much. Do a search this topic has been covered many times, The same applies to fibreglass bumpers ast they are frontal impact.Well have a nice day I looked at all this before I bought my steel xr8 bonnet.←Thanks for clarifying that for us.. I think I made the right decision now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 07/12/06 09:58 AM Share Posted 07/12/06 09:58 AM fibre glass bonnets are legal right? or maybe not ←that's correct they are not legal and the only way they are is if the person who you buy it from gives you a piece of paper to say it is enginnered. Due to ADR97 from memory. Alot of people will tell you they have them and havent been booked they can consider themselves lucky. It`s due to if the have an accident there has been no adr testing on the bonnet therefore they dont know how it will smash. There habe been stories of snapping of at the hinges going through windscreen etc, the same applies to the carbon fibre bonnets out there.Biggest problem is the people that make these bonnets will not spend the money to get them engineered because it cost too much. Do a search this topic has been covered many times, The same applies to fibreglass bumpers ast they are frontal impact.Well have a nice day I looked at all this before I bought my steel xr8 bonnet.←Stang,I seem quite confused as you bought a steel bonnet then cut a hole in it, therefore yours is now illegal .As far as being lucky to not get booked, how many rice cars have you seen being booked for there outrageous body kits? virtually none as there being done for noise or being to low or just being ricers!I am not trying to justify the fibreglass bonnet but please do tell me if there is anyone here that has been booked for one and for the fact that yours now looks like my fibreglass bonnet should have you worried about drawing this so called attention?Cheers,Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil F6 Donating Members 830 Member For: 19y 1m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 07/12/06 12:30 PM Share Posted 07/12/06 12:30 PM fibre glass bonnets are legal right? or maybe not ←that's correct they are not legal and the only way they are is if the person who you buy it from gives you a piece of paper to say it is enginnered. Due to ADR97 from memory. Alot of people will tell you they have them and havent been booked they can consider themselves lucky. It`s due to if the have an accident there has been no adr testing on the bonnet therefore they dont know how it will smash. There habe been stories of snapping of at the hinges going through windscreen etc, the same applies to the carbon fibre bonnets out there.Biggest problem is the people that make these bonnets will not spend the money to get them engineered because it cost too much. Do a search this topic has been covered many times, The same applies to fibreglass bumpers ast they are frontal impact.Well have a nice day I looked at all this before I bought my steel xr8 bonnet.←Thanks for clarifying that for us.. I think I made the right decision now.←Just curious, do you know why in Japan the CF bonnets are legal and how BMW sold the M3 CSL with a CF bonnet legally in Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 07/12/06 12:50 PM Author Share Posted 07/12/06 12:50 PM The BMW must pass adr's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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