carbon fiber bonnets gq gu YOU INTERESTED

[ALPINE-OFF-ROAD]

geting some made if any one is interested

and let me know your opinons if you feel like it pics coming soon
when i work out how to do it
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[tna racing]

GU bonnet

[ALPINE-OFF-ROAD]

thanks TNA
MORE PICS COMIN SOON

[MyGQ]

if you can do a Carbon Fiber GQ bonnet in White i will take it

[maccasMQ]

yeh keen, depending on price. whats lighter, carbon fibre or fibreglass bonnets??

[(EST)MahviaDeTyrk]

Whats weight of OR GQ steel bonnet VS carbon fiber bonnet ?

[mickyd555]

costings on a GU bonnet?

[CWBYUP]

costings on a GU bonnet?

And GQ bonnet and guards ?

[Mudzuki]

Any chance of moulding the turbo diesel scoop into the mould?

Or some other venting?

[bogged]

if you can do a Carbon Fiber GQ bonnet in White i will take it

paint it.

[WICKED]

MQ?

[taspatrol]

with all things carbon you need to put a protective coating on the carbon to protect from U.V as it will go yellow and deteriorate

[q_ship]

yeah mq as well. does any1 know the legalities of carbon fibre bonnet? also as well about the turbo diesel scoop

cheers

[poppeye]

yeh keen, depending on price. whats lighter, carbon fibre or fibreglass bonnets??

carbon bonnets are lighter than fibreglas as you need to use less as its a stronger material. what kind of resin would you be using to make them and what kind of cloth would it be

[ALPINE-OFF-ROAD]

ok ok ok the prices are as follows

outerlimits special

gq carbonfiber $665 gst inc .......my normal ret on these is $755

gu carbonfiber $745 gst inc .......my normal ret on these is $835

i have ordered 3 gq and 2 gu so getin quick

still waiting on the gards ill keep ya posted

hayden 0411 306 254

[ALPINE-OFF-ROAD]

righto questions

MY GQ
you can paint it they come in the carbon color and thats it they look trik as they come i think but thats just me

MACAS MQ
depends carbon is stronger and lighter than glass at the same thickness you can go light light with glass to better the weight but you dont have any where near the same strength or ridgeity and thin glass then become flappy i know i had a super thin glass bonnet on my truck and at 100 ks it got a fit flapy was super light but no real strength

(EST)MahviaDeTyrk
lots lol ill get back to you with the exact weights any one know the weight of a steel 1

mickyd555
there up up up up there lol

CWBYUP
there up up up up there lol

Mudzuki
im on it there coming they will made separatly to the bonnet to alow for different configerations ie twin scoop , singl center , turbo orig

WICKED
gq fits mq dont it i think it dose correct me peps that know pleaseeeeeeee

TASPATROL
these bonnets are made with uv stable resin so the should be fine if ya worried hit it with some 2k clear and there will be no probs

q_ship
good question ill look into that but as far as i know is a ok seeing a normal bonnet is hinged and dosnt ad to the structual strength of the car
but i will get back to you with the 100 percent right answer on that

poppeye
thanks for you answer there and i will get back to you on ecact cloth weight and resin type

[chimpboy]

WICKED
gq fits mq dont it i think it dose correct me peps that know pleaseeeeeeee

I thought GQ and MQ bonnets were interchangeable.

[mikesmith]

they are the only difference being mq had 1 wiper sprayer and later mk and gq have 2 one on each side of the bonnet instead of one in the middle!

[tna racing]

they are the only difference being mq had 1 wiper sprayer and later mk and gq have 2 one on each side of the bonnet instead of one in the middle!

yes

WICKED
gq fits mq dont it i think it dose correct me peps that know pleaseeeeeeee

I thought GQ and MQ bonnets were interchangeable.

Mq/Mk mount different to Gq

[ozy1]

they are the only difference being mq had 1 wiper sprayer and later mk and gq have 2 one on each side of the bonnet instead of one in the middle!

yes

WICKED
gq fits mq dont it i think it dose correct me peps that know pleaseeeeeeee

I thought GQ and MQ bonnets were interchangeable.

Mq/Mk mount different to Gq

ill agree i think the mounting point for the hinges are different on mq/mk and gq

[benhl]

depending on legaliy... i'll seriously look at GU with 2 scoops!

[segan1]

How about GU gaurds with the flares built in (all one piece).
I would be interested in a set.
And im pretty sure i will take a GU bonnet.

Cheers

[maccasMQ]

mate i'll definately be up for a gq bonnet, and 2 front guards soon enuf. Do the guards come with the bigger sized wheel arched? like wider and higher?

[macneil]

pretty sure carbon fibre is illegal as my mates skyline got pulled up and defected over it

[bogged]

pretty sure carbon fibre is illegal as my mates skyline got pulled up and defected over it

What was the reasoning?

[tna racing]

pretty sure carbon fibre is illegal as my mates skyline got pulled up and defected over it

What was the reasoning?

but look its a ricer. they encourage it

[toy77]

Hey,

Im pretty sure when i spoke to my engineer about the bonnets (not for a 4x4 though),

the reason for them potentially not being legal is that they have not been crash tested. Reguardless of weather the bonnet is structural or not, its how it will behave in a crash.

he also pointed out that any modification that affects the engines tune at all, also needs engineering, because it also affects emissions - so a pod filter, even enclosed in a box (outside of a box - it increases noise - another defect) should be engineered.

obviously not everyone will be defected for these kind of things, but you should be aware of where you stand.

My advice if your worried about legalities - talk to a local engineer.

cheers
Stew

[ALPINE-OFF-ROAD]

ok ok i get the picture the gards are coming but at the moment it just the bonnets

ill post up the same sort of thresd for the gards as soon as i have them comming they might just be stock replacment first then modded

[taspatrol]

they are not adr approved but if you paint them the same colour as the 4wd it wont matter and you wont look like a ricer

[ALPINE-OFF-ROAD]

RIGHTO FOR ALL VIC REGOED PEOPLE

i have spoken to vic roads about the bonnets and this is what they had to say

GQ 88-99
They looked into all the requirements and ADRS and they came up with nothing in the rules and regulations
they said that vic roads wasnt going to say yes its legal or ill legal they couldnt help

they next thing they said was to talk to nissan and find out if the bonnet is part of the crumple zone

so i rang nissan aust and spoke to them and there response to me was that yes it is part of the crumple zone and GQ s were tested with a steel bonnet not carbonfiber

so all in all technicaly i gess they are illegal but this falls into the grey area for all 4wds with

non engineered bull bars
wheel spacers
more than 2 inches of lift
tyres larger than 2inches from standard NON approved tyres
and every other mod that isnt engineered
and modifcations that havent been aproved by the manufacturer of the vehicle

and as far as coliding with a pedestrian the bonnet is going to be the least of there problem the bull bar would be the first BIG problem

and the same story for gu even more so fo gu,s wich have air bags


THESE BONNETS ARE FOR COMPETION USE ONLY



make up you own mind



as for other states you will need to look into this with your own auto body in your state