Carbon bonnet

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Donny Posts: 242 saxo mark 2 forte 1.1
    #1
    Has anyone on here got a saxo with a black carbon fibre bonnet?
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2006 Brighton Posts: 6497 Stannah Stairlift
    #2
    Cloud or Saxo180
  3. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Hull Posts: 11909 Beeeemer
    #3
    I have and saxo180 has why?
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 477 Mk1 Saxo Vts
    #4
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Donny Posts: 242 saxo mark 2 forte 1.1
    #5
    Just wondered what they looked like and if its worth investing in one
  6. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Hull Posts: 11909 Beeeemer
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  7. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Donny Posts: 242 saxo mark 2 forte 1.1
    #7
    looks amazing on yours cloud
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo
    #8


    1 of the meets, its a nice bit of kit imo.
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2006 Brighton Posts: 6497 Stannah Stairlift
    #9
    Decent bit of parking in that pic
  10. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #10
    what do you want the bonnet for? Looks, lightness or both? Many places currently making bonnets make them for looks rather than weight saving. My personal opinion is that the quality of the spoox ones was not that great but cloud might disagree with me on that
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can
    #11
    If you want it for weight saving, go for glass fibre. I've got one coming, and it weighs 1/4 the amount of the original.
  12. Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 477 Mk1 Saxo Vts
    #12
    i paid over £500 for mine worth every penny
  13. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Hull Posts: 11909 Beeeemer
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by KamRacing View Post
    what do you want the bonnet for? Looks, lightness or both? Many places currently making bonnets make them for looks rather than weight saving. My personal opinion is that the quality of the spoox ones was not that great but cloud might disagree with me on that
    I agree quality is shit, but compare the weight of mine to a decent quailty one like saxo180's.

    I can lift mine up with my little finger, his required a whole hand His does look allot better though and if I had the choice I would have had his anyday. Also my bonnet is not from spoox
  14. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Toad View Post
    If you want it for weight saving, go for glass fibre. I've got one coming, and it weighs 1/4 the amount of the original.
    where did you get yours from toad, ebay or somewhere else?

    does it have hinge mounts and the mount for the front catch or do you have to use pins?
  15. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can
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    It goes on the original hinges. Bonnet pins would be recommended. I contacted the chap through Ebay. I still haven't completed the deal, it's a bit complicated, as Ebay started blocking me messages as the auction had finished, so I'm struggling to contact him.

    When I know more, I will let you know. He said he can get me any bonnet, carbon, or glass fibre...
  16. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5
    #16
    oh right cool.

    i was looking at carbon fibre, as kam is going to be doing them, but then thought fibre glass as its alot cheaper and probs just as light.
  17. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can
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    It's lighter. But you won't get the same finish. If you're into style in a big way, get a posh one, but that's not for me.
  18. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5
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    what did it cost for the fibre glass one, cos then got to add painting on top i guess.

    if its close to kams price, may just go carbon.

    i guess when its painted it will just match the car and not look any different?
  19. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can
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    I'm paying £150 for it.




  20. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5
    #20
    cant see pics at work.

    is that painted or not?
  21. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can
    #21
    Yeah, but I'll make it look nicer before fitting.
  22. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #22
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cloud View Post
    I agree quality is shit, but compare the weight of mine to a decent quailty one like saxo180's.

    I can lift mine up with my little finger, his required a whole hand His does look allot better though and if I had the choice I would have had his anyday. Also my bonnet is not from spoox
    lol ok your stickers are misleading. Whats yours made from then? I noticed it used two smaller pieces of carbon and I guess its quite thin? hows it strengthened internally?

    There is no way our carbon bonnets are going to be the same price as a fibreglass one from another company, what we will have is very lightweight, high quality items. The first one is due very shortly so I'm almost excited, except I know how big my bill will be for the moulds lol

    We will offer a gel coat alternative that will need painting like fibreglass but the cost of that type bonnet will be cheaper than a clear coat finish
  23. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5
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    how much will the clear coat ones be? and they are the ones that show the weave yes?
  24. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Hull Posts: 11909 Beeeemer
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by KamRacing View Post
    lol ok your stickers are misleading. Whats yours made from then? I noticed it used two smaller pieces of carbon and I guess its quite thin? hows it strengthened internally?
    No idea who made the bonnet man, but when I asked the lad the spoox sticker was on there because he had some work done there if I remember right. I never bothered taking it off, yea it's 2 bits of smaller carbon. It is very thin indeed, internally it has a fibreglass frame holding it, if you noticed there was a big square on the front. Thats were it's been re-enforced so it can be pushed ono the bonnet catch without causing damage. I still had to take the spring out of the catch though because it wouldent go on! ah well if it bothered me that much I would have had it sprayed gloss black, that would cover everything up.
  25. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
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    we have to wait for our moulds to be completely finished as plans changed and costs went up and we havent got a final price yet!- we added an internal frame to the spec as we can get that lighter than embedding honeycombe tubes as they absorb a lot of resin. Once we know the mould costs we can work out how much we need to charge to recoup our development costs...
  26. Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper
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    Mine has an original style frame made from fibreglass, a fibreglass base then carbon laid over that.

    Would originally have been a style whore bonnet, but when I've finished it will be almost as light as Cloud's