View Full Version : New carbon bonnet - the highest quality Ive seen to date and cheap too
We have just had a couple of sample bonnets come through to test. One plain S13 and one plain S14. The quality of these things is awesome, by far the best Ive seen yet. We have an S14a and S13 one to try. The bonnets have the crease lines as with the original and the sharpness of the creases are superb. Very crisp.
Ive just got to fit them to our S13 and S14 to see how well they go on :) Going by the look and finish Id epect them to be absolutely perfect :)
Gah! How many does your S13 need? :cry: :D
Jezz_S13
11-02-2005, 15:50
how cheap is cheap? :D
Edit: Jezz beat me :smash:
R.Sendout
11-02-2005, 15:53
Get your camera out Bren :thumbs:
NICK SOUTH LOND
11-02-2005, 15:54
Got any price on these bonnet yet Bren , Thanks
Our S13 one has been sold :)
Theyre going to be a chunk under £400 but I dont have defo prices yet.
Some pics of the S14a one. I need a new camera that isnt so grainy :rolleyes:
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15118&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15119&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15120&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15121&stc=1
Actual_Ben_Taylor
11-02-2005, 16:20
Damn thats nice!
Ive never seen the underside so neatly done before :no: They are cool :)
Check out how well defined and sharp the corners are :cool:
You want to see what else we can get. Some VERY sexy bits, like you havent seen offered before ;)
I want one....I want one....let us know when you have definite prices, especially for the 14A....and if you need anyone to test fit it or take the demo one off your hands, let me know....hehe... :nod:
if its as good as my old one then its a bargain :)
Let me know what other bits you have then, get that gril sorted at the same time ;)
I expect a PM once you decided its a good fit :nod:
JulesS14200
11-02-2005, 16:44
I will not be tempted :no:
Please snap em all up boys, Ive got £900 in stashed in my room which is supposed, no IS going to be put towards my credit cards, nearly enough for a bonnet and intercooler though!!
JulesS14200
11-02-2005, 16:46
ooh, I am tempted now :D started typing the previous post about 40 mins ago so didnt see the pics, and what are the other never seen before goodies :confused:
Theyre a secret for the moment. Ill get some over and then you can drool :D
And drool you will ;)
I dont like secrets, my credit cards get surprised by them and cause me pain ;)
Jezz_S13
11-02-2005, 16:53
is the skeleton carbon as well? Looks like it in the pics.
I might have to spend my Apex credit note on part of a bonnet. :nod:
JulesS14200
11-02-2005, 16:55
Theyre a secret for the moment. Ill get some over and then you can drool :D
And drool you will ;)
Cool, I will go to the bank tomorrow so I cant be tempted to spend that cash on more goodies, although i guess its kinda pointless when you've got my credit card details anyway :smash: :D
Theyre not carbon underneath :no: But they are very very neatly made :)
Paul200sx
14-02-2005, 17:24
Dam Bren that bonnet is sexy!! you know how much they will be yet as i think i may be adding that on my list to be one of my next purchases!
Paul
VIDAL BABBOON
14-02-2005, 18:10
Ok im worried now that bonnet just winked at me :wack:
:) so what is it going to cost me Bren ?
Would also be interested in a carbon cooling panel if you could get one of those ?
liquidsmoke
14-02-2005, 22:37
thy do look tasty. What make are they?
Theyre going to be under £400 for the plain, just over for the vented. Final prices havent been decided yet as it depends on a load of variable, quantity, mode of shipping etc.
Cooling panels are £195 :) Thats for a full size one, not a small cut down version.
Theyre Apex ;)
Is it a good fit bren or haven't you got that far yet?
Do you know what the vented S14a bonnets will look like??? style of vent/s? :)
I havent had chance to trial fit them as yet.
It will have one vent with a sweeping built up section roughly following the original swage lines. They look pretty cool :cool: Ill be fitting one to our S13 :)
Ive fitted the S13 bonnet. I havent spent a lot of time on it as itll come straight back off:
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15213&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15214&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15215&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15216&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15217&stc=1
liquidsmoke
15-02-2005, 12:59
ah, that ever popular manufacturer! lol.
JulesS14200
15-02-2005, 13:01
Bren,
this may be a bit of a bodge, but on the 14a version do you think there is any way of cable tying the bonnet to the catch or something else to avoid using bonnet pins?
Very nice fit Bren :thumbs:
Is the skeleton Fibreglass ?
What is the total weight of the bonnet?
Stop teasing and fit the S14a one!!!! :p
The problem is with the catch itself. I wouldnt be happy trusting it to hold the bonnet shut at high speed. It would probably be absolutely fine, I know Jez has done over 130 with no issues but I would fit pins to be doubly sure.
Can you imagine what would happen if a bonnet came off at high speed??!! :eek:
Yeah they have a fibreglass skeleton. I dont know what they weigh but not a lot :no:
The S14a is now down at my mums so we can store the S13 in the unit. I didnt like leaving it outside the house, some fecker was bound to nick it at some point. Ive got to take the new bonnet down to try it :)
Will love to see the 14A one once you get as chance...will have to add one to my shopping list. :nod: :nod:
Paul200sx
15-02-2005, 15:25
i really dont fancy fitting bonnet pins ether but its prob not worth the risk. has anyone got one fitted with bonnet pins so i can see what it will look like?
Thanks
Paul
Can do a pic of an s13 with bonnet pins but no carbon bonnet ;)
bond_200
15-02-2005, 15:57
Heres a pic of floating dolphins s14 with bonnet pins from his breakers thread.
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15054
at last, cf without vents!
Jezz_S13
15-02-2005, 18:40
I know Jez has done over 130 with no issues but I would fit pins to be doubly sure.
think we nearly hit 140 on Sat. :D
Can you imagine what would happen if a bonnet came off at high speed??!! :eek:
Yeah, I can. Would make good TV. :thumbs:
VIDAL BABBOON
15-02-2005, 20:13
There are always other ways guys :nod:
I have been thinking about ways around using bonnet pins as I definitely do not want them, but don’t trust the catch either (have you seen how much the std bonnet moves around :wack: )
Im looking at bonding something to the underside of the bonnet with say an eyelet attached to a wire!
Then finding somewhere under the front wings to fix it and keep it taught!!
Not bothered about the extra hassle it's going to cause as long as I don’t have to have bonnet pins lol.
Keep me posted on the bonnet Please Bren :)
JulesS14200
15-02-2005, 23:03
I hardly ever drive over 80 :ghey: so would probably be ok without pins really but I'd still want something there to be sure.
Or if I did pins, a mate of a mate works with carbon fibre so I could get him to drill it, but if he fcuked it up I will be gutted :cry:
Paul200sx
15-02-2005, 23:24
carbon fibre bonnet pins! blend in nicely!
Drilling the bonnets isnt a problem. I drilled out the one on our S13 to fit the wahser jets and you get a little bit of cracking but the plates with the bonnet pins would easily cover that. Id drill the bonnet thats on our S13 now or the one we have just removed to prove theres no problem but theyre both going to be sold as Im goingto fit one of the vented bonnets instead.
Im just waiting for a batch of pictures to come through of all the parts the manufacturers can supply :)
s14a Ben
20-02-2005, 19:01
have you finalized a price for the vented s14a bonnet yet bren :)
Can you imagine what would happen if a bonnet came off at high speed??!! :eek:
It probably wouldn't come off, more likely to bend the roof and/or smash the windscreen, Docwra knows about this :(
I havent had chance to check fit the bonnet. I need someone to try it. £350 if you can supply pics of it fitted :)
Jolly, you interested?
R.Sendout
23-02-2005, 12:11
I havent had chance to check fit the bonnet. I need someone to try it. £350 if you can supply pics of it fitted :)
Jolly, you interested?
I might be :D
If Jolly isnt :thumbs:
I havent had chance to check fit the bonnet. I need someone to try it. £350 if you can supply pics of it fitted :)
Jolly, you interested?
I'll text him and let him know, I'm pretty sure he will go for it at that price :thumbs:
R.Sendout
24-02-2005, 09:24
Whats happening then?
Has Jolly gone for it?
Or is that a silly question? :)
VIDAL BABBOON
25-02-2005, 16:09
I would love to help you out bren ;)
But it's a bit far to be sending something like that, I would rather come to colect lol
Oh and im tight on money at the moment :cry:
i'll be next in line to have it :D
If you dont i will for that money
The buyer wants to remain unknow :) He will have it in the next day or two so Ill soon know how it fits and have some pics. If all goes well then we will have another batch here soon :)
any news on this carbon fibre bonnet
bren as i've decided i may as well just buy a
carbon bonnet with vents to replace my scratched one :rolleyes:
Im still waiting for pictures. Ill pm the guy now :)
Come on you "mystery buyer" :whip:
;)
sorry to keep badgering u bren
but i need to get my car back on the road
and i need a bonnet to be able to use it :wack:
only been a week and already the works van is depressing :(
any idea when these will be available?
Sorry guys, been so busy at work and needed to resize the pictures. I was hoping to take some better pictures too.
Anyway, in all very impressed. The fit is good, great compared to others i've seen. A few small modifications are needed but nothing that you wouldn't expect. The bonnet catch tabs need cutting back a bit. Washer jet holes need opening to fit. There will ne holes needed to fit the rubber seals but i didn't get that far. Be careful doing this, i guess it could be bonded but not sure if it would be a lasting thing.
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=16161&stc=1
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=16162&stc=1
Looks good :thumbs: :) Im going to sort an order for these now. Those who pay upfront will get a better price, Ill sort the details in a minute :)
R.Sendout
16-03-2005, 13:14
Would have looked a lot better on a damson car :nod:
The gaps would show better with the contrast in colours :nod:
:p :D
Oh, and its easy enough to drill the holes for the rubber strip. Just drill them slightly too small and the clips will fit satraight in. I would also aradite them in though. Thats how we sorted our S13 bonnet and it works well :)
Drilling carbon is dead easy, no need to worry :no:
Looks good Jolly :thumbs:
So, Bren, whats the sytle of vented bonnets???
I can assure everyone that the lines are very good. Without fitting the seal i cannot completly tell about the front yet...
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=16166&stc=1
Looks like a shiney standard bonnet :p
Seriously, from the pictures, it looks like a good fit. Looking forward to seeing it properly :nod:
looking good :cool:
as has already been asked bren
any pics or price of the vented one?
That looks :cool: must resist the temptation!!
dammit, if only I hadn't just bought a new clutch and flywheel, I would have had one of these. That is pure :smitten: .
Why is life soooooooooooo unfair :cry:
(oh well, I'll just have to wait a month and buy one :D )
Blurry pictures don't help :whip:
Looks like a very good fit though :nod:
plain carbon bonnets are the one to go for!!
looks great jolly, really suits your car
VIDAL BABBOON
17-03-2005, 19:51
Bren can you confirm prices for S14A please :)
Nick
I will I will, just trying to find two mins to sort it out.
I was going to container the load over but have decided its not worth the wait so am going to airfreight it all instead. This speeds up the delivery time hugely but obviously is going to put the price up a bit. Not a huge amount. Im working on the final prices now :)
VIDAL BABBOON
18-03-2005, 22:14
Thank you for all your effort and time mate :nod:
s14a Ben
20-03-2005, 09:22
bren do you still have the vented s14a carbon bonnets? because in a few week ill be wanting one :D
Im just messing with shipping options to sort the best deal :)
DeBastaard
21-03-2005, 19:26
What's the exact prices on the S13 bonnets ?
And are these without the bonnet-pin mechanism? I'd like to use my old bonnet-opening-mechanism:)
Im just messing with shipping options to sort the best deal :)
See above, I dont yet know what the exact prices are as Im still looking for the best shipping compromise. Until I know carriage I cant give an on the nail price.
They use the original hinges, bonnet catch etc :)
s14a Ben
28-03-2005, 23:10
any news yet mate?
I've just seen Jolly's bonnet up close and it is really :cool: :smitten: :notworthy . I think I'm going to avoid meeting any fellow SX owners for fear of racking up a nasty huge shopping list.
Thanks Jolly :rant: :D
(Oh and the GReddy pulley set looks pretty darn sweet as well. Damn you Jolly, damn you :furious: ;) )
Seriously, if you are in the market for a CF bonnet, without vents, then this has got to be the one to go for. It is simply stunning, including the workmanship on the underside as well :nod:
Didn't take long mate :wave:
What, the new siggy? ( :D ) or the fawning over that sweet-as bonnet :smitten:
Just thought I'd let people know, from an independent view, that it really is a fantastic piece of kit. If I had £400 burning a hole in my wallet, that wasn't going to go on other performance/safety mods, then I would order one right now. This second. No hesitation. Whatsoever. [/runs-to-the-phone] Orders CF bonnet [/Puts phone down because Apex aren't open at 08:49 on a Sunday, thank feck :D ]
ZXSpectrum
03-04-2005, 12:51
Have you got any of the pics of the vented S13 ones available?
Have you got any of the pics of the vented S13 ones available?
second this, and off topic do you have any carbon kouki rear spoilers in stock for the s13?
cheers
Matt
Got any piccies of an S14 VENTED one?
Becoming harder and harder to resist... what with my bonnet being scratched to hell and sporting a huge dent in the front of it... :rolleyes:
CF Bonnet prices are starting to be not far off having the problems sorted... :nod:
JulesS14200
03-04-2005, 23:37
Becoming harder and harder to resist... what with my bonnet being scratched to hell and sporting a huge dent in the front of it... :rolleyes:
CF Bonnet prices are starting to be not far off having the problems sorted... :nod:
Well someone on here was quoted £409 for a bonnet respray :eek: (wutang 200) He's gettin a cf one instead :thumbs: My bonnet needed doing anyway and in addition its now got a couple of dings on the top over the last 2 months, **** knows how :confused:
I need a full respray big time though, but my debt is more than the car is worth :(
At least i paid the car loan off last week though :rolleyes:
Well someone on here was quoted £409 for a bonnet respray :eek: (wutang 200) He's gettin a cf one instead :thumbs: My bonnet needed doing anyway and in addition its now got a couple of dings on the top over the last 2 months, **** knows how :confused:
I need a full respray big time though, but my debt is more than the car is worth :(
At least i paid the car loan off last week though :rolleyes:
Holy F :censored: sticks....
If they are nice bonnets ill be seriously tempted.(not a fan of plain ones - if your gonna do it do it properly :p). its a big old expance of metal which in my case is scratched from people sitting on it :rolleyes: and a large rock becoming airborn on a motorway (previous owner, quite lucky, inch up smashed screen/possible rock to the head... inch down nuked rad..) :wack:
PICCYS PICCYS PICCYS :p
Ill have a large batch of various bonnets landing at the end of this month :)
Ill have a large batch of various bonnets landing at the end of this month :)
can we get a pic of the vented s13 one then in the meantime you horrible horrible man:D
GeeSexAah
04-04-2005, 23:09
Seconded that CF work looked awesome. Options with Prices and Pics please :)
Col
Bren, if i put all 16 Apex stickers i have on the bonnet, can i have one cheap :D
Consider it an investment in advertising :nod:
:Plug:
u waitin for prices before you post pics or what? :whip: :nod:
The problem with pics is that the ones supplied by the manufacturers have their name on them. I have spent a LOT of money going through loads of bonnet suppliers and have finally found ones Im 100% happy with and Ill be fecked if Im going to let others sit back and let me do the leg work just to jump on the bandwagon now that Ive found what Im looking for. Again! :annoyed: :rant:
That means I have to get the items through before I can post pics. :(
If you wanna send me one bren ill see if i can remove their name from them, promise on my life never to reveal who it is ;)
I could have a go if you want, I can be trusted, Im in authoritae :p
Can also remove the logo if you want.... :nod: :nod:
gotcha bren, will wait for one as and when, just interested to see the style of the vent:) im sure jim would do it for you as said and he can be trusted:)
s14a Ben
09-04-2005, 19:48
thats great bren. i cant wait till these bonnets come in. are the vents like the Cspeed ones?
Similar but without the additional small vent.
Just thought I'd mention that Jolly's bonnet didn't come off at 140mph on Saturday night and no bonnet pins on it yet :D
Thats not a clever idea. He will be crying big time when the bonnet lifts and smashes his windscreen. I wouldnt want to be in the car at 140mph when it happens :no:
Imagine what youd do if the bonnet slammed back whilst doing 140mph. It would go from closed to smashing the windscreen in a split second. Imagine what your reaction would be as a driver if that happend? It would scare the cr@p out of you and instinct could lead to you automaticaly letting go of the steering wheel and covering your face.
My mate had an Uno turbo which had a bonnet come up at 80mph and that was bad enough.
People keep ignoring what we tell then and one day someone will get seriously injured as a result. Its not going to be pretty when it happens :no:
Agreed. My bonnet looks like its rock solid and I still fitted bonnet pins. Just not worth taking the risk
Whether on track or on road you will hit something if your bonnet flips up and smashes the screen. Takes a long time and a large distance to slow from 100mph+ and it'd be nigh on impossible to keep the car on the road if you can't see whats coming up.
Possibly dumb question but just to be sure.....
Whats the resoning behind a CF one being more likely to let go than a Steel one?
The metal hook that holds the bonnet down is just bonded into the fibreglass/carbon fibre. The forces involved at high speed can be so high they rip the hook from the fibreglass and will allow the bonnet to flip up.
I guessed cos it is a lot lighter....I have even noticed my standard one gets air under it sometimes at speed...you can see it slightly vibrating...weird.
I have had a bonnet come up at me at about 40mph before, and no, it isn't fun at all. Instinct told me to slam on the anchors which I did...stopped without hitting anything or anyone, and luckily no-one behind me at the time. Could have been a lot worse though, I sure wouldn't take the risk.
The metal hook that holds the bonnet down is just bonded into the fibreglass/carbon fibre.
Ah ok... question answered... never trust glue :no: :D
matt the pimp
22-04-2005, 07:36
hi bren are you getting any s14 vented bonnets? if so have you a price yet or are you still sorting it?
Still sorting the details but we have:
S13 plain
S13 vented
S13 tailgates
S13 doors
S14 plain
S14 vented
S14a plain
S14a vented
S14 boots
S14 doors
on order :)
Martindk3
22-04-2005, 21:44
Still sorting the details but we have:
S14 boots
S14 doors
on order :)
I've got the S14a, but can't quite figure out what the 2 things above includes? :confused:
We have some carbon fibre doors and some carbon fibre bootlids on order.
Martindk3
23-04-2005, 13:39
We have some carbon fibre doors and some carbon fibre bootlids on order.
How much "doors" do you get in carbon, inside doorcards or? :confused:
Guess pictures would say it all.. got any? :thumbs:
When I say door I mean door. Theyre carbon doors, you know, the swingy things that stop there being a big hole in the shell after you get in the car ;) Not doorcards, doors :nod: No pics yet :no:
I wonder how much weight would be knocked off with all those carbon goodies?
Martindk3
23-04-2005, 16:29
When I say door I mean door. Theyre carbon doors, you know, the swingy things that stop there being a big hole in the shell after you get in the car ;) Not doorcards, doors :nod: No pics yet :no:
Well okay then... :wack:
kev - quite a bit since coupe doors tend to be quite weighty, but you could lose even more if you replaced the glass with something less heavy too :D
Ill have a large batch of various bonnets landing at the end of this month :)
:sleep: any news? :smash:
Sorry guys, theyre coming by boat which will slow upt he process. Airfreight was coming in at $5000!!! :eek: :eek:
It will be worth the wait guy's :nod:
Sorry guys, theyre coming by boat which will slow upt he process. Airfreight was coming in at $5000!!! :eek: :eek:
longer?:D:D:D
Bren, PLEASE get some master mind to just edit out the name of the company/make on the pics so i can have a gander, or just alternatively tell me are they the same design as the option s13 carbon bonnet was? as that i what i need, functional central vent :thumbs:
The have two central vents, one in front of the other :)
The have two central vents, one in front of the other :)
like a sorta kouki bonnet arrangement but not quite?
I dont know what the Kouki one looks like :no:
I dont know what the Kouki one looks like :no:
sorry i meant to write koguchi :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: :furious:
I dont know what that looks like either. Did Mellon have one of those?
I dont know what that looks like either. Did Mellon have one of those?
yup that was the one
MeLLoN Stu
05-05-2005, 21:18
I dont know what that looks like either. Did Mellon have one of those?
still has :)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/pa1a528c17d305ecc6800cf6fb3f10f7d/fa9aa52c.jpg
Bren, all these spoken for or you still got some for sale :p:
pay day soon :D
Bren has just been chasing these. There is a truck load on it's way to our suppliers that should have asrrived late last week but it seems to have vanished on it's travels. :rolleyes:
:wack: bl :censored: dy suppliers :rolleyes:
Aye, the truck should have been with the suppliers last Thursday and it still hasnt arrived. It better turnn up today because I want a sample selection of parts air freigthing over with another shipment thats leaving the US today.
The carbon stuff landed with our guys yesterday. Theyre sending one of each vented bonnet, an S13 tailgate, an S14 boot lid and *d da daaaaaaaaaaaaaa* some S14 carbon doors :D :cool: :D
JulesS14200
19-05-2005, 15:10
The carbon stuff landed with our guys yesterday. Theyre sending one of each vented bonnet, an S13 tailgate, an S14 boot lid and *d da daaaaaaaaaaaaaa* some S14 carbon doors :D :cool: :D
Get some pics when they arrive :nod:
I'd love a carbon bonnet and boot :cool:
me too :D
will definatly be having a bonnet off of u as soon as u can provide one :nod:
MMMMMMMM Carboonnnnnn!!!!! :smitten: Do you do finance Bren? If so I'll take the lot :D
We have one of each vented bonnet and various other bits now on their way and due late next week. Cant wait for the doors!! :D :D :D
Cant wait for the doors!! :D :D :D
Tell me about it! :(
Any sign of the S13 versions yet? :confused:
No, Ive been nagging like a bytch re the doors but theres still no sign :( :cry:
But the rest of the bits are due with us tommorrow so I should have some S14 carbon doors here tommorrow, woohoo! :D
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