What should i do with my bonnet? (pics)

1. Dino209 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 455

   #1 13th March 2006, 23:02

   What do people think i should do. i want my bonnet to compliment the rest of the car should i get a dimma grill smooth over the grill badboy etc.What do you thinks?
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. saxx Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2005 Yeovil United Kingdom (England) Posts: 9202 A4 S Line SE 170

   #2 13th March 2006, 23:06

   ive heard of cracking when the grill is smoothed in
   
   but the dimma on its own should look good?
3. higginson Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2006 oxfordshire United Kingdom (England) Posts: 198

   #3 13th March 2006, 23:08

   http://www.coollouvres.com/ (look on there)
   i recon a stenciled saxo cut out then meshed
   
4. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

   #4 14th March 2006, 00:24

   Keep it simple mate...
   
   I reckon this looks spot on!
   
   
5. Dino209 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 455

   #5 14th March 2006, 00:39

   YEH that looks awesome ! nice thats exactly what im looking for
   How much would that cost me?
6. Reef Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 Birmingham Posts: 2524 Leon Cupra 20V 1.8T Lancer Evo III

   #6 14th March 2006, 00:46

   colour code your mesh for starters mate, to black, it would look a whole lot better, then just get a dimma grill, spot on.
7. Dino209 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 455

   #7 14th March 2006, 00:50

   nah i like the silver mate i really like that grill though its not ott or anything its just right
8. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

   #8 14th March 2006, 00:52

   I cant remeber what member it is mate - but its nice like!
   
   heres a few more
   
   
   
   
9. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

   #9 14th March 2006, 00:54

   won't cost a lot - just a case of cutting a bit of metal away, filling and flattening... then spraying!
   
   depending on the body shop - £60-80 ish maybe
10. Dino209 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 455

    #10 14th March 2006, 00:55

    where are you getting the picture from bud maybe that may help?
11. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

    #11 14th March 2006, 00:58

    I duno - I saved it a long time ago!
12. Dino209 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 455

    #12 14th March 2006, 00:58

    wow i got quoted for something a bit like that it was to actually take a out the plastic grill then smooth the make a metal from to be smoothed in it ended up at around £550
    So do i need to get a dimma grill and get them to smooth it into the bonnet?
13. al_VTR East Anglia Joined: Sep 2004 Essex Posts: 6513 (broken) mk1 Saxo VTR, MG ZS, BMW 3 Series

    #13 14th March 2006, 00:59

    that looks sweet - definitely worth a look into mate
14. ChrisJ Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2005 Widnes United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3517 Saxo furio

    #14 14th March 2006, 01:06

    Yep, very nice that, I would go for that instead of a badboy etc.
15. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

    #15 14th March 2006, 01:11

    I think and grill without the spars in the middle would do the job...
    
    Might be worth printing one of the pictures off and taking it to a bodyshop to show them what you want!
    
    They might even be able to do it without respraying the whole bonnet...so even cheaper!
    
    This is Oz's bonnet (ignore all the arrows etc) - but you can see all the stuff you need to remove and fill and flush.
    
    
    
    
16. al_VTR East Anglia Joined: Sep 2004 Essex Posts: 6513 (broken) mk1 Saxo VTR, MG ZS, BMW 3 Series

    #16 14th March 2006, 01:23

    like you say Joe, not a huge job but makes a striking difference
17. Dino209 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 455

    #17 14th March 2006, 22:53

    whats oz's username maybe i could get into contact with him and ask him direct
18. Graemep Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2004 Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 11649 FN2 Civic Type-R

    #18 14th March 2006, 23:04

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Dino209 whats oz's username maybe i could get into contact with him and ask him direct

    oz dosnt have a smoothed grill matey he just had a dimma
    
    
    that 1st gold grill is for sale aint it?? and im sure i remember reding its just a dimma grill smoothed in
19. Dino209 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 455

    #19 14th March 2006, 23:17

    where and when mate?
20. stevossaxo Established Member Joined: Mar 2005 Surrey United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2299 Citroen Saxo Furio

    #20 14th March 2006, 23:17

    dino209 cars looking sweet as matey
21. Graemep Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2004 Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 11649 FN2 Civic Type-R

    #21 14th March 2006, 23:24

    That Bonnet For Sale
22. Dino209 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 455

    #22 14th March 2006, 23:52

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stevossaxo dino209 cars looking sweet as matey

    Thanks mate
23. jaybiss Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Jul 2004 Solihull Posts: 18231 Two Tone Sax

    #23 15th March 2006, 05:28

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wideboy

    any more pics of that joe???
24. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

    #24 15th March 2006, 16:31

    I've got another at home Jay mate - I'll send you it over when I finsh work
25. carln Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2005 Silverstone Posts: 475

    #25 16th March 2006, 02:39

    that first gold bonnet is my one, its not for sale anymore as i am keeping the sax.
    Its just a dimma grill that has been smoothed in using fibre glass.
    Here is some more pics of it: