Carbon bonnets and light covers
 

There's a company over here doing custom carbon fibre parts at the right kind of prices.
If we can get orders for multiples of 5 of anything we want then we won't have to pay for the making of the moulds so I'm just throwing this out there to guage interest.
I might get some doorcards done as well.:D

Whats the deal with shipping?

I havn't worked that one out yet,but you can get carbon bonnets shipped from japan so it should be possible to send them accross the Irish sea I'd say.
Either that or we will have to put them in a van and bring them over.

I'm thinking a trip would be best with a van what with the prices ive seen for ireland recently.

Sounds like a good plan. what kind of numbers are they quoting price wise?

I've had to send them some pictures and they are going to get back to me with a quote.
We could get wings and other bit's made in carbon,kevlar or grp.
Provided wehave an order for 5 or more.

Ok,bonnets would be 700euro plus whatever we would have to work out with shipping.

Live rates at 2010.06.07 16:07:00 UTC

700.00 EUR = 577.299 GBP
Euro United Kingdom Pounds
1 EUR = 0.824713 GBP 1 GBP = 1.21254 EUR

I reckon thats not too bad for a bespoke limited production run of s12 bonnets:cool:

The company that makes them reckons 60 euro for delivery to the uk:D

Anybody?

Do they just do Carbon, maybe prices for kevlar and GRP may be a cheaper option for members if they can make them off 1 mould:)

No they do grp and kevlar as well,I'll have to get prices on them though.Once the mould is made we can get any of them made up:D

Sounds good to me:)

I'm getting carbon though:D

i'd love one but as my plenum and throttle body switch sit high, so i have to have that silly bulge in mine, i think i'll eventually make another plenum, or alter the runners.

How about a carbon bootlid then Shaun;)

sounds good mate, it would be good if we could make the rear window smaller, like the sillohette, it would save loads of weight.what about doors too, or would that be an mot failure.

Sure we could make a whole s12 in carbon if we can get 1 to make the moulds off.
I'm thinking about bootlid,bonnet and light covers anyway.
Would you lend me your car for the gp kit to be copied?
Or does anyone have 1 not fitted yet to copy?

Knew you would be posting over here mate. I am working on funds and such. Very keen but have spent quite a bit as of late to finish my swap. :(

I know of a perspex place on the same estate as where I work but haven't chased it up yet. :)

The biggest weight saving would bee the boot lid I'd say,maybe we should consider these first.We could do them in grp with a perspex window no problem.

Theses mods have been threatened many times, it would be great to see these in production and on my car:D

This isn't a threat,if there is enough interest then it will happen;)

i'd like to get mine as close as poss weight to the sillohette 1050kg, or lighter.:)

It had a different engine,so that might not be possible.We could save some serious weight in the bodywork though:cool:
I need some people who are genuinly interested though,otherwise I'm going to be the only person in the world with a carbon bonnet:trout

lz20b engine.;)

Your engine is blatantly better,but probably heavier;)