Smooth Bonnet = Cooling Issues?

1. Jim-Bob Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 5704 Looking for a 205...

   #1 3rd November 2010, 23:47

   As above does fitting a smoothed bonnet i.e. one with no grill affect cooling much/at all?
   
   As far as i'm aware virtually all air flow is through the lower grill on the bumper, so the bonnet grill being smoothed shouldn't cause too many problems?
   
   Is this true? Just want some first hand experience of them...
   
   Will have morettes with inner lamps removed eventually so i guess this would make up for the lack of a grill?
   
   
   All experiences and opinions welcomed
   
   James
2. ad_182_uk Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1933 MK3 Imperial Blue Ibiza Cupra.

   #2 3rd November 2010, 23:49

   eeek what you doing man, morettes and a smoothed bonnet?
   
   Had this been photoshopped? Sounds like a bad idea
3. Jim-Bob Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 5704 Looking for a 205...

   #3 3rd November 2010, 23:57

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by ad_182_uk eeek what you doing man, morettes and a smoothed bonnet? Had this been photoshopped? Sounds like a bad idea

   1.1 needs a new bonnet (VTS' old one) and there a lightweight fibreglass smoothed bonnet at a good price in the for sale section...slightly bad boy style too so overhangs the lights a little i thought it would look quite good?
   
   If i didn't like it i could always lob the fibreglass one on the 1.1 and keep the standard one and tidy it up...
   
   James
4. Jim-Bob Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 5704 Looking for a 205...

   #4 4th November 2010, 00:03

   
   
   
   Nearly a photoshop, lights aren't covered as much by the other bonnet, and there no gay vents or nout in it...
   
   EDIT - pic of said bonnet:
   
   
   
   
   
   James
5. kc-saxo Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1671 Mk2 VTR

   #5 4th November 2010, 00:13

   widemouth the bumper which should help or you could always do this..
   
   
   
   put a cold air feed into the bonnet
6. Jim-Bob Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 5704 Looking for a 205...

   #6 4th November 2010, 00:21

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by kc-saxo widemouth the bumper which should help or you could always do this.. put a cold air feed into the bonnet

   Widemouth is tempting...
   
   Morette's would do what that cold air feed is doing
   
   On a side note look how far Saxo 180 has come!
   
   James
7. kc-saxo Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1671 Mk2 VTR

   #7 4th November 2010, 00:39

   also that second pic you posted looks awesome.
   Proper slaaaaag look
8. ad_182_uk Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1933 MK3 Imperial Blue Ibiza Cupra.

   #8 4th November 2010, 00:40

   still not convinced but its your car dude, hope it turns out alrate.
   
   Adam
9. Jason0186 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Nelson,Lancashire Posts: 242 Black Saxo VTR (2001)

   #9 4th November 2010, 00:47

   Sorry to thread hijack but how do you open bonnet with this smoothed bonnet?
   
   Jason
10. kc-saxo Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1671 Mk2 VTR

    #10 4th November 2010, 00:48

    bonnet pins or aerocatches
11. saxo_singh Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 4289 02 VTR'd Furio, 07 Audi A4 Avant S Line

    #11 4th November 2010, 01:03

    It will be fine. I had a smoothed bonnet on mine, had no problems what so ever.
12. adam661 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 chesterfield (ish) Posts: 2685 icelandic grey 53 vt

    #12 4th November 2010, 09:56

    iuve got 1 on mine and its fine the fan only comes on when your stood for a while car always sits on the 1/2 mark on temp whilst driving mines a standard bonnet which has been smoothed so opens using the origional fittings ect just with a modified pull to open it
13. user_38615 Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 Birmingham Posts: 2073 Current - 56 1.9 astra Sri Owned - 54 C2 GT. Ow

    #13 4th November 2010, 14:13

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ad_182_uk still not convinced but its your car dude, hope it turns out alrate. Adam

    i argree i dont think will look right
    looks chavy could you say
    
    but yeah your car so go for it
14. monka Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1368

    #14 4th November 2010, 17:29

    wouldnt think cooling would be affected that much, look at s1 106's, the bonnet on them goes to the bumper almost
15. Jim-Bob Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 5704 Looking for a 205...

    #15 4th November 2010, 19:12

    Decided to go for it, so only time will tell with regards to looks...
    
    James

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16. rich_talbott L-plater Joined: Mar 2010 melton mowbray Posts: 85 carbon wicked red saxo

    #16 5th November 2010, 23:09

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...664.1845014560 thats myn i have no problems with cooling