thomo8568 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Hi all Is per my other thread I'm not happy with the fit of my TS style bonnet. So I'm now thinking about fitting the vents in to a jspec bonnet. I'm sure I have read on here before that some one has done this already, but can't find any info or photos of how it looks. Does anyone have any in info or photos of the best way to do this? Would it look best fitted on top so it stands out more or from underneath so it looks deeper. Only problem I can see from fixing it on the underside is that my strut brace may stop it from closing. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I'm sure a decent bodyshop could chop the two together with minimal fuss. Maybe give Rob Mitchell a shout - he does his DAW-Luck ones in a sort of similar way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 If you are knocking out the other bonnet cheap I may be interested as I always wanted a TS bonnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomo8568 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 If you are knocking out the other bonnet cheap I may be interested as I always wanted a TS bonnet. I was thinking of cutting it up to fit the vents on to a stock bonnet. But I may be willing to sell as it would save me the work as its probably past my skill level. But don't want to lose out to much. What do you class as cheap? It would probably need collecting, as would probably get damaged in post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Is it a carbon bonnet, or fibreglass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomo8568 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Think it's carbon skin over fibreglass frame. But it was painted when I got it so not 100%. But it was chipped at the edge and looked like carbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 In that case, I wouldn't cut it up mate Would be a lot of work to fit the vents to a stock bonnet too I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 It's me that's done the ts vents in to an j spec bonnet fella, haven't had that much time as I've been working on the rest of the car, should hopefully have it in primer by the end of the week and fitted to the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazuk Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 It's me that's done the ts vents in to an j spec bonnet fella, haven't had that much time as I've been working on the rest of the car, should hopefully have it in primer by the end of the week and fitted to the car How much work was it to do ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsia Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Only trouble with putting a carbon/fibreglass vent into an alu bonnet, is that during hot days, each material will expand and contract at different rates and thus, crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 How much work was it to do ? It was a pain fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Only trouble with putting a carbon/fibreglass vent into an alu bonnet, is that during hot days, each material will expand and contract at different rates and thus, crack. Weve put fibreglass vents etc in to bonnets and repaired carbon bonnets with fibreglass and painted them and never had one back yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 When I bought the Seibon one it was perfect fit see here, I didn't like the look though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsia Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Weve put fibreglass vents etc in to bonnets and repaired carbon bonnets with fibreglass and painted them and never had one back yet. Fair enough, I've got no idea on your level of expertise, so can't comment there, but a friend of mine's dad has run a bodyshop for 35+ years now and was certain that if I put in a vent to my MR2 bonnet, it was going to inevitably crack over time. Logically, it makes perfect sense. Edit: Just wanted to say this is putting fibreglass into alu/steel, not repairing carbon with fibreglass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marticus Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 maybe a stupid question by why not just cut them straight into the alu bonnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsia Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Probably because it'd cost more to cut and make it look all pretty than it would to just cut out a rectangle and drop the insert in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marticus Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Probably because it'd cost more to cut and make it look all pretty than it would to just cut out a rectangle and drop the insert in Would it really cost more than the bonnet is worth? Cost of bonnet + time to cut and fit vents against cost of cutting the vents directly into the bonnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsia Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Cutting vents into the bonnet still needs you to actually weld in new metal, unless you want six + metal 'flaps' that move about as soon as you drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I reckon cutting and welding a stock bonnet to look like a TS one, would cost less than what you could sell the TS one for. I've been thinking of doing the same, once I pick up a bonnet from Dr_J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marticus Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Cutting vents into the bonnet still needs you to actually weld in new metal, unless you want six + metal 'flaps' that move about as soon as you drive yeah of course, i didn't say it would be easy, i just figured selling the carbon bonnet and doing it that way would be cheaper than cutting up a cf bonnet and still having to do work to make the vents fit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomo8568 Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 I was just thinking of cutting two rectangles out and then mounting them on top of the bonnet( would need to put some work in to making the cut out TS vents look nice and neat) or just sticking them to the underside of the bonnet with something like windscreen glue. This way there would be nothing to crack as the glue should allow for a bit of movement. Only problem I can see with fitting them on the underside is making the joints look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=127 Paul Mac did it to his bonnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomo8568 Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=127 Paul Mac did it to his bonnet. Cheers Alex. Just sent him a pm. Can't really see in the photos how he has done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsia Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 yeah of course, i didn't say it would be easy, i just figured selling the carbon bonnet and doing it that way would be cheaper than cutting up a cf bonnet and still having to do work to make the vents fit... I wouldn't even begin to think about cutting up a CF bonnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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