stevie_b Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) These posts sum up very nicely why I don't like the look of CF bonnets: 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. Before CF body panels became fashionable, accident/rust repair was the only reason people drove around in cars with mismatched panels. I still associate the look with it. 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. That's about the style. I don't know much about their functionality; there might be a small number of highly-modified cars (or cars built for a specific purpose, e.g. drag times) that noticeably benefit from having one. As for the majority, they're a bit like higher-pressure radiator caps: if you don't know why you need one, then you almost certainly don't need one. Edited July 13, 2010 by stevie_b (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I used to have a TRD carbon fibre from knight racer, and to be totally honest the gaps around the bonnet were spot on and level all round, i tell ya if i had another £700 id buy one:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOS Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 If anyone is selling a cf bonnet PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) This thread needs a poll! /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_cool.gif Personally, they remind me of Taxis in Leeds. In my most humblest of opinions, the Supra is a carbon bonnet away from becoming chavy. Edited July 13, 2010 by martini (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Dp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 If anyone is selling a cf bonnet PM me. Was it this post that clinched it for you? http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showpost.php?p=2481275&postcount=8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOS Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Was it this post that clinched it for you? http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showpost.php?p=2481275&postcount=8 Hahaha. Honestly, I think a CF bonnet (properly fitted) would look well as my car is white with the black spoiler (see my Avatar). Perhaps I am wrong, but that's my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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