CF bonnets - General consensus?

Are they just over-priced unnecessary items or do they actually serve a purpose?

I think it would compliment my White TT with black spoiler.

The weight saving is negligible as the stock bonnet is very light as it is.

So just cosmetic I would say.

Personally I like them but it does depend upon the car and the style of bonnet you go for

Some can aid cooling well.

Some can aid cooling well.

yep definately if its a vented one, if you consider a vented one nos get bonnet pins fitted, as i have seen some nasty accidents where the bonnet has flung up at high speeds

Some can aid cooling well.

Only because of the massive gap around the edges where they don't fit

Only because of the massive gap around the edges where they don't fit

true true

Have a read here: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=194994

I can understand why a search (assuming you did one ) didn't throw this up: the OP couldn't spell carbon! This is why you should try to spel proppa, innit?

If you get a carbon bonnet and have it sprayed, thats fine. If you get one and leave it CF it makes your car look like you have just visited a scrap yard and are saving up for it to be sprayed.

I hate them;)

To be honest mine is a pain in the a**e, as it discolours, so I have to polish the crap out of it regularly, but it's an original Jun and rare, so I put up with it(just)

I had one on my White UK spec. I liked it for about an hour then realised how tacky and horrible it looked. The bonnet on a Supra is too big pull it off IMO

It all depends on the car really for me, colour is a major factor on the supra and if it's stock or not! I reckon one would look good on yours though!

In my most humblest of opinions, the Supra is a carbon bonnet away from becoming chavy.

I have a carbon bonnet on mine and I love it, IMO I think it looks great with the red, but that's what I love about this club so many different looking supras and diverse opinions

Aren't most of these based on fibreglass ? i'd rather have the stock bonnet and if you want extra cooling get some vents cut in it by a bodyshop

If you get a carbon bonnet and have it sprayed, thats fine. If you get one and leave it CF it makes your car look like you have just visited a scrap yard and are saving up for it to be sprayed.

That pretty much sums it up for me, although TBH, I can't really see any point in a CF bonnet in the first place.

Fitment & bonnet pins put me off, if I got one it would be sprayed black for sure.

It would have to look as close to stock as possible & I would only do it for weight saving reasons.

I had one on my old red supra, i still like the look of that car now tbh.

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Wet carbon/Fibre lay-ups are not true "Carbon Fibre" body parts, at best they are just imitation at worst they are heavy, fad and crack prone nightmares. It's all sh1t and it's what 99% of carbon products for any non-supercar are.

Pure Dry Carbon Fibre (stuff that's pure and been in an Autoclave) is what supercar/F1 cars have, that's real carbon fibre with resin.

I believe there are the odd pieces of proper carbon fibre for the Supra floating about, but you have to pay for it.... Top Secret used to do a version of their bonnet in it.

You pay through the nose for proper carbon bits but they are the only ones worth having...otherwise stick with stock.

I reallllly want the abflug style knight racer do, but i want to paint mine so dont see the point forking out for carbon...if only they were available in fibreglass....or even the design itself to mold to a stock bonnet:(

I had one on my old red supra, i still like the look of that car now tbh.

 

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/jamie450x/065.jpg

Thats the bonnet i want!!!

Thats the bonnet i want!!!

I have one i might flog soon, not made my mind up yet.

I have one i might flog soon, not made my mind up yet.

Ill swap ya for a stock bonnet and some beers?

sorry thats all i got as im kinda skint...but still really want one, put some cracks on it so its worth less?

Most of them serve the purpose to warn you there's an uninsured 18 year old *ick head behind you who has spent all his money on an ill fitting fake CF bonnet rather than on decent tyres and a brake service. (IMHO) Many are heavier than a stock bonnet, most don't fit properly, many allow water into the coil pack cover. Proper ones are very dear, and do you really think losing 4 pounds weight will make the car noticeably faster, or better handling? Once painted (which it will need as it will fade, discolour or go patchy when the lacquer goes funny) who will know anyway?

Most of them serve the purpose to warn you there's an uninsured 18 year old *ick head behind you who has spent all his money on an ill fitting fake CF bonnet rather than on decent tyres and a brake service. (IMHO) Many are heavier than a stock bonnet, most don't fit properly, many allow water into the coil pack cover. Proper ones are very dear, and do you really think losing 4 pounds weight will make the car noticeably faster, or better handling? Once painted (which it will need as it will fade, discolour or go patchy when the lacquer goes funny) who will know anyway?

Anyone who's replaced a stock bonnet with a carbon one will tell you there's no difference in weight. Much better going for a (painted) carbon bootlid or doors as there's a much greater weight saving.

i only went with the carbon bonnet as i needed to bond to it and after that i painted it too but i got mine real cheap lol so if i had f**ked it up id have just binned it, and yeah real bad fit huge gaps.