Carbon Fiber Bonnet - Legality's

[Lachy]

love the Z's

 

[Res]

oh i mean for real carbon fiber ive herd there is debates over what carbon fiber is the best one.

the best carbon isnt moulded, its woven in a loom, and "aparently" toyota/lexus are the only car company in the world to have a loom that can make car parts.

cant say whether they put it in resin or just left it woven.

 

[CEduced]

yo res, carbon fibre is exatcly like fibre glass....just strands of carbon and kevlar *sometimes*

it is always woven, its is not neccacerily better/worse if its pressed into shape via suction etc, or if its formed like that.

and since its like fg, it will use a resin...

 

[Res]

i know that man, toyo have an actual loom, no sheets needed, it weaves the part out of the carbon strands
rather than sheets, so that the whole piece is actually just 1 interweaved piece, rather than many many layers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-OXRgn4LRw

 

[CEduced]

ah, so its braided onto a pre made mould.....interesting....expensive!!

 

[denemay]

how can you tell if a bonnet is made out of carbon fiber. how will the police know its real insted of just a fake vinyl?

 

[MOR31]

its very easy to tell

 

[denemay]

JUST SPOKE TO SA POLICE AND THEY SAID CARBON FIBER BONNETS ARE LEGAL ASLONG AS ITS STILL THE SAME STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH!!

 

[MOR31]

so thats just a skin over the top and why are you yelling??

 

[denemay]

im yelling because im excited and what i mean by underneith is that its a bonnet made for the car. not some random bonnet from like a mustang and then cut up to fit onto my car.

 

[MOR31]

yeah so just a skin over the stock bonnet

 

[BI65ND]

What they would mean by that is you have to use the stock base bonnet and have the top skinned as said. Doesn't mean that an aftermarket bonnet designed for your car is legal - same deal as fibreglass. Unfortunately it's won't come down to how you interpret the law, but the law as according to the police. And contrary to what many whingers will tell you about cops knowing nothing, they are trained in these things. Yes there are some assholes out there (by the sounds of the one that did Citta), but majority are great guys and know what they're talking about.

 

[garry_sa]

JUST SPOKE TO SA POLICE AND THEY SAID CARBON FIBER BONNETS ARE LEGAL ASLONG AS ITS STILL THE SAME STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH!!

good luck with that may be get the bonnet ,put on u r car,and drive thru hindley st on fri/sat nights if u dnt get defected for multiple things then ur safe

 

[Ryan]

Think this matter is well and truely resolved.