Emily's 04 VR SE

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 11:41 am

Me so want that hood - more important stuff needed first

Are you going to install flush hood pins? (eg. Aerocatch)

Will be interested to see how the paint matching goes, Velocity Red will be tough.

If you're worried at all about this, consider getting the hood painted a few shades darker, that way it'll look deliberate as opposed to looking like a failed paint-match job. This is what I plan on doing but my car's darker, Ti, so I think the darker shade will look better on it than a darker shade on your Velocity Red.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 11:58 am

if it's a failed match job take it back and tell them to try again.

A good panel shop will be able to match it, and if not will at least tell the customer beforehand (and suggest blending the guards etc)

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:11 pm

May I ask the cost of the bonnet, and the paint? Just rough figures are ok.

Aren't bonnet pins an essential? In the case of an accident, a non-metal bonnet is likely to tear (out the catch section) and end up flinging into your face.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:16 pm

Pins or not a hard accident will tear a fibreglass bonnet apart.
Pins just mean the area directly around the pins stays still (or you cop the latches to the face)

Of course, it depends on the bonnet, I think a few have a couple of layers of stuff, or different resin to hold them together in an accident (like laminated windscreens)

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:21 pm

Gotcha. Thanks for the info.
I now picture in a massive accident, just the pin sections staying put whilst the rest of the bonnet has shattered into a thousand bits.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:35 pm

bruce wrote:Gotcha. Thanks for the info.
I now picture in a massive accident, just the pin sections staying put whilst the rest of the bonnet has shattered into a thousand bits.

Pretty much what i've seen on cars with fibrglass bits when they crash.
The mounts stay put with a bit of the glass around them, but the rest is all over the place.

as I said though, some manufacturers add stuff so that while it will still be cracked and ruined, it's at least still attached.

billybunter · Postby **billybunter** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 4:22 pm

I couldn't even get a good paint match for the front bar on my white car. but that bonnet looks pretty close to it :wink:

nice job on your build thread too -read most of it and you have great style!

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:30 pm

I will not be using bonnet pins, far to obviously aftermarket and a bit showy for a street car.
The bonnet has an oem metal hook to secure into the oem bonnet latch, it has a large reinforced panel in that area.

Crash will obliterate fibreglass (thats why its illegal) :lol:

I cannot comment on prices sorry.

I sure the paint will be matched correctly, it will flow nicely as the front bumper is being done too (getting de-badged)

Pretty disappointed I didn't have it for the MCM meet today though :frown: