mmm Carbon

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:51 pm

STV · Postby **STV** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:42 am

mmmm..

Anyidea where i can get carbon look bits for the side mirrors? i would love to be able to DIY it, or just use a snap-on type fit product??

Cheers

STV

PUR157 · Postby **PUR157** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:05 pm

Im sure you could walk up to any ricer on the street and ask him which aisle the \"carbon fibre\" contact is at Target

:oops:

Sorry... I couldnt help it...

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:05 pm

keep an eye on us ebay, I have seen a set of carbon mirrors on there before

KIJIMA · Postby **KIJIMA** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:44 pm

Carbon fibre bonnets being legal is the issue.

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:46 pm

Yep exactly right. If it weren't illegal I think I would be more than just droolling over it on the computer

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:57 am

CF mirrors

http://www.metromotorsports.com/product ... prodID=205

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... &rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 156&rd=1,1

did someone say group buy?

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:59 am

zoomzoom wrote:Yep exactly right. If it weren't illegal I think I would be more than just droolling over it on the computer

so why are they illegal?

i want!

broady · Postby **broady** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:23 pm

They don't crumple on impact.

i.e. rear end someone, and it'll go through the windscreen and chop your head off :shock:

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:54 pm

aaaaaaaaah

yeh i don't want one

hows a fibreglass bonnet?

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:13 pm

Astroboysoup wrote:aaaaaaaaah

yeh i don't want one

hows a fibreglass bonnet?

Just the same :roll:

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:00 pm

Factory bonnet is light weight as it's aluminium anyways!

adamjp · Postby **adamjp** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:47 pm

A well made sheet bonnet will concertina on compression.

The RTA does not like them as they change the accident characteristics (crumple) of the car. Glass panels are not illegal if the car was designed for them originally, the Corvette has been glass bodied since the first model. See the NSW RTA website for advice on modifications.

I just don't know why you would want one on an mx5. The stock one is so light it is not funny.

On an old model Porshe 911 you will save nearly 100 kg by doing guards, doors, bonnet & engine cover.