I must be one of the lucky ones who got my carbon bonnet this morning.
I’ve got it out of the card board box & removed the 3 layers of bubble wrap. I thought about using my original sonic blue scoop & vents but now that I’ve seen it closer I’m not going to bother. The vents & scoop look different in the picture but closer up the look the business.

Quality:
My only concern for now is that there is some white paste in between the edges of the scoop & vents (will wait for other group buyers opinion, comments & see how’s best to remove it)
Also there seems to be some issues with lacquer but will really need to see the bonnet in the open daylight with it on the car. Hopefully by this weekend.

Overall the bonnet looks very good, light & strong. Just need to get it on the car!

Its been a long wait for it but for that price its well worth it, especially when the prices for the aluminum bonnets are properly a lot more plus will need painting & aluminum doesn't look as good as carbon fibre.

I would just like to thank Money again for this organising this group buy & the other group buyers for making it possible.

Thanks Ticky

 

Woohoo - mine turned up today as well.

Haven't unwrapped it yet, but it doesn't sound like it's in a thousand pieces.

 

No worries ticky

Lacquer shouldnt be a prob - put wills on and looked great

He had the same thing with the white paste but managed to get it off with a good clean

 

My thanks to Money and all involved in the group buy as well. Very pleased.

Bit of cleaning required on my bonnet as well, but it's nothing a bit of wire wool won't shift.

 

i got my bonnet first thing this morning, opened it up and.....

wow, better than i thought it was going to be. cheers for getting this group buy going money and answering all my questions in the eary going. thanks to the rest of you too for making it possible. enjoy yours as much as i will mine

mark

 

Always good to know members are happy with their goods

Sod doing group buy again though! lmfao

 

Received mine today as well, proper bo!
Saying that i've had the same problem with the laquer and white paste and the vents don't fit as well as i think they should
But for £380 i can't complain and it's nothing a little bit of fettling won't sort out

Thanks very much for organising this Money, very much appreciated

 

well you are all lucky cause i havent got my one yet lets hope it comes tomorrow


cheers david

 

Got my bonnet today also. its great. just gotta get someone to help me get it even on both sides when meeting it up.

 

did not get mine today hopefully tomorrow !!!!!!! were they all sent at the same time!

 

Yes they were mate

 

yippeee! got my bonnet this morning,everything is ok with it. i was not expecting such a good quality piece of kit as this so i am well pleased!!i have allready fitted it with no probs at all it took me about an hour and a half!!!


just like to give a big thanks to money for arranging this and to everybody else for buying.

cheers dudes ! see you at surry meet on sunday money!!

 

got mine today but washer jets dont fit and there is no hole for the bonnet stay any advice on this


cheers david

 

David standard 96-00 spec washer jets fitted mine fine and there was a hole for the bonnet stay. Seems odd yours doesn't have one as mine is exactly the same

 

well my car is a 93 so that answers the washer jet but there is defintly no hole for the stay looks like i will have to get the drill out any chance of a photo or is just in the same place as a standad bonnet

 

same place as the original bonnet dude!

 

So the washer jets from the pre-facelift bonnets won't fit the facelift carbon bonnet, then?

Also, thicky mode on now, but what exactly is the bonnet stay?

 

Yeah the washer jets fit no problem

All the ones should have had the washer jets in - looks like simbo was the only one who didnt! doh. Sorry mate

 

Good news with the washer jets, then.

What's a bonnet stay, though?

 

Im not sure but I think its the main latch that hold the bonnet down, from what I could remember before repacking the bonnet there were 2 bolts screwed into the original locating holes. Unless its something else?
I wont no fully yet as I need to still get some bonnet hinges for mine as the previous ones were damaged when my bonnet flew open.

 

Ah, the bonnet catch!

'Stay' was a bit too technical for me.

 

Anyone willing to sell their original bonnet yet??

I am after a Ally bonnet for a pre 92-96 pref in red.
Not worried about the scoop, vents or hinges

Cheers
Scott