Picture request... Anyone got a black bonnet and 'none black' mini ?
I need a new bonnet for my green mini... It's got a white roof, but not sure whether to just stick to a green bonnet or have the new one sprayed matt black ?
I could and will Photoshop my own car up to see, but it's always best seeing real examples of this. Thanks
Black Bonnet ?
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majorj0nny
, May 25 2015 07:41 AM
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 04:49 PM
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 05:04 PM
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 05:12 PM
Copy and paste the IMG code into your post
http://i1287.photobu...zpsq9lhv7z5.jpg
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Thanks, I did try that but there was no image code. Maybe it's because I'm on my iPhone?
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 06:35 PM
Matt black bonnets are very '60's retro', so are ideal for a Mini. The original idea was to reduce glare from the sun and in some cases the wing tops were also painted matt black. This more on contemporary cars like the Cortina GT, Anglia, etc.
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 07:28 PM
That, and if your bonnet was a completely different red from the rest of the car like mine was, matt black is very forgiving from a rattle can...
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Posted 26 May 2015 - 07:07 PM
Thanks all.. I'm concerned it will look 'odd' on a green mini with a white roof .... Specifically because of the white roof I guess
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Posted 27 May 2015 - 04:21 PM
It will look like a green Mini with a white roof and a black bonnet 
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Posted 27 May 2015 - 04:47 PM
The modern black bonnet alternative is the exposed carbon type ;) - love mine!
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Posted 27 May 2015 - 05:25 PM
The car used by Rauno Aaltonen and Henry Liddon in the 1967 East African Safari Rally had the matte black bonnet and wing tops treatment.
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Posted 28 May 2015 - 12:22 PM
I quite like that... 
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Posted 28 May 2015 - 01:44 PM
Red, white roof, black bonnet.
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Edited by mini-auto, 28 May 2015 - 01:45 PM.
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