Carbon Fiber bonnets

[KingStromba]

Thread fro group buy is on Cliosport. Not much good to me there. Im interested but i need to know price, cost, waiting time, and i want to know exactly what im getting and an exact weight with paint.


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[bonio]

cost for a bonnet from group buy on CS will be £325.

weight saved on a std bonnet is 9kg , but i cant give you a weight for a painted one as I havent got any madeup/painted.

[bonio]

as for timescale , allow 2- 3 weeks for delivery , all bonnets are made by hand

[KingStromba]

If a standard bonnet is 17 kgs, id need some kind of assurance that the bonnet will weigh 10kg's or less when painted.

Also what issues are there with painting a carbon bonnet? Paint flake off?

Will the bonnet take the heat from the engine? It wont warp?

This needs to look completely standard. Will i have assurance that the bonnet will look exactly as a standard metal bonnet?

Cheers

[bonio]

bonnet will deffo be under 10kg , just ask winston....

as for paint , treat as normal FG , you will obviously have to discuss the finer details with your paint sprayer

[KingStromba]

Ok im in then. Subject to me getting approval from Nick Hill and my body shop man re painting

Will the bonnet be ok with the heat?

Whats the deposit?

Can you list here exactly what im getting?

What bits are carbon, what glass?

[bonio]

bonnets are fine with the heat , vent still used as normal

top of bonnet is carbon 100% with the unfinished carbon weave showing on underside

Frame is FG and all mountings are fabricated and bonded on.

Carbon frame is available at extra cost - + £100

[KingStromba]

Does carbon frame just strengthen it or does it remove more weight?


Also what radio interference issues are there?

[bonio]

Carbon would add some strength but you would be hard pushed to notice the difference.

it would also reduce the weight but ,only by 1/2 kg or so.

[KingStromba]

So do i get a guarantee that the heat will not warp the bonnet?

Also what about radio interference?