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[Dont Fade Away]

car is due to get sprayed at the end of aug...
and u have severely dented bonnet and boot and was wondering how difficult it would be to replace the steel ones with the fiberglass ones?
or whether i should just beat the hell outa the ones ive got and filler them to perfection?

-WaYnE-

[jaydee]

I'm doing the same, goin for FG bonnet and bootlid, mainly because of the weight.

[Dont Fade Away]

do we know how easy they are to fit to the original structure?

[Surfbluegarage]

in think most people use boot hinges on the bootlid like standarsd but you can use Dezus fastners or bonnet pins.. whats out for some smooth bootlids as there not smmoth at all and have ripples in them. bonnet wise most people use pins or the same not seen many hinged bonnets about to be honest if any...

[Burnard]

bonnet wise most people use pins or the same not seen many hinged bonnets about to be honest if any...

I was planning on doing one when i could afford it....

I dont get why people dont hinge them, especially since most people leave the hinges in place anyway, you might aswell use em.

I would definatly go for fibreglass, or carbon fibre, mianly because they dont rust and they are quite a bit lighter, which can make a difference on a small car with not allot of power.



Chris

[Dont Fade Away]

can you hinge the bonnet like a steel one?

[shorty]

yes you can but you would have to bond all the hinges and the locking mechanism to the fiberglass bonnet.

it can be done

[jkjaxor]

yes you can but you would have to bond all the hinges and the locking mechanism to the fiberglass bonnet.

it can be done

you can buy bonnets with the hinge mounting plates and bonnet spring plates allready bonded in, i cant remember where from though

[mini-man-dan]

Are they not too flexible to hinge? I know my brother was asked to put a fibreglass front end on a car and steel bonnet, leaving the normal locking mechanism. He played around for hours trying to do it but the fibreglass front end was too flexible even after he'd reinforced it with some metal on the top cross bar. I don't know if this is the same case for bonnets...

[Burnard]

yes you can but you would have to bond all the hinges and the locking mechanism to the fiberglass bonnet.

it can be done

you can buy bonnets with the hinge mounting plates and bonnet spring plates allready bonded in, i cant remember where from though

Arc angels

[jaydee]

I dont get why people dont hinge them, especially since most people leave the hinges in place anyway, you might aswell use em.

I prefer working with bonnet removed.
(But many people dont use hinges and use bonnet pins just for the look..lol)

[rick.spi]

i have had pins in the past, but they have always ended up *peeing* me off! hinges and pull chord anyday!

[Burnard]

i am getting more and more tempted to fit fake body pins (just get some cheap ones and fit them to the car, but not attach the pin to anything under the bonnet)

Then you get the look with none of the hastle. plus it'll confuse the *melon* out of people who try to open your bonnet to steal stuff.