Carbon fibre hoods.

[16v80]

They're completely illegal. CF doesnt bend or buckle under impact so its unroadworthy under ADR. Instead it just shatters, sending hundreds of razor sharp CF shards flying everywhere.

Just in case you didn't know

Carbon fibre doesnt shatter into lots of pieces, fibre glass does that.
Just out of interest if CF is illegal how do cars such as Lotus, Ferrari, Porsche and TVR get ADR??,
I have also seen a licensed lamborghini gallardo in Perth and all the panels on these cars are CF, seems to me to be a bit of a grey area regarding the ADR,
If it was me id get a CF or FG bonnet and paint it, no one will know

[ScienceVR6]

the issue of carbon bonnets is usualy one of the frame that the carbon is mounted on. a carbon bonnet with a steel or alloy frame is legal. provided that the regular bonnet latch works. the best way get a leegal Carbon bonnet is to have a Factory steel frame, no holes, and factory latch.

Carbon fibre doesnt shatter into lots of pieces, fibre glass does that.
Just out of interest if CF is illegal how do cars such as Lotus, Ferrari, Porsche and TVR get ADR??,
I have also seen a licensed lamborghini gallardo in Perth and all the panels on these cars are CF, seems to me to be a bit of a grey area regarding the ADR,
If it was me id get a CF or FG bonnet and paint it, no one will know

Also notice that damn near every bonneted truck on Australian roads Has a FibreGlass bonnet.

[MattyT]

The lotus elise is aluminium.

Same with the Ferrari F430, and 599 GTB. The F40 however is all CF and as such isnt road legal in aust (doesn't stop you owning one tho!).

All porsches are to my knowledge are steel / alum.

I dont know of any TVR's in aust. I didnt think they were CF anyway. What soviet Russian wants anything to do with a capitalist idea like CF?

Lambo's i believe are steel / alum too. Not aware of any CF panels on them. Interior maybe...

Interesting to note though that the Pagani Zonda F *is* road legal... theres one for sale in Melbourne and it does use CF in its panels I believe.

Anyway... no idea on fibreglass. I wouldnt think so since alot of bodywork repairs are done with fibreglass

BACK ON TOPIC... get sum of that paint film stuff dog

[Vr6_Dog]

Early Lotus Esprit's were all fibreglass as was a version of The Ferrari 308GTB.

[BlackVr6ix]

What about just about every corvette ever made? all fibreglass except the chassis.

[ScienceVR6]

Ferrari F430, all carbon fibre. even the chassis!
McLaren SLR, all carbon fibre. again, even the chassis.
the Classic McLaren F1, all carbon fibre body.

[BlackVr6ix]

Ferrari F430, all carbon fibre. even the chassis!
McLaren SLR, all carbon fibre. again, even the chassis.
the Classic McLaren F1, all carbon fibre body.

I was thinking more common cars, hahaha not every day you see a McLaren SLR!

I do however see MCLRF1 (i think thats the plates) once or so a week.

[DubSteve]

I have seen a Toyota Supra with a CFB and it looks tacky, it was spray painted the same colour but you could still tell the difference

[pommy_golfer]

You could always get a Bra, they are made of leather and would prob work out chepaer thatn that clear coata stuff. you can also take it off when you want...They were the fad just before i left the UK, especially for the Euro look...

I dont want to jinx myself but i cant understand how you guys get so many stone chips....my mk2 back home has a couple, but none worth mentioning and my VR6 which is a 94 has none? all i can think of is that you guys drive on some bad roads or drive too close to the cars in front of you?

[DubSteve]

Or your car had a respray at the front stone chips are common everyone gets them.

[MattyT]

Roads here in Aust are ****. Thats why. More stuff gets kicked up and lands on our precious cars

[Tim]

yeah i cop stones from the big trucks that drive on the monash fwy in melb. one time a big tip truck that had just emptied his load went over a bump and showered stones across a couple lanes cos the rear of his tray was open still. that was like 2 weeks after i had my car resprayed. You cant win unless u dont drive your car.

I had a big crack in my windscreen for 12 months after my last trip to sydney. Then just b4 i went to syd earlier this year i had it replaced for free by my insurance company. Then maybe one month later on my way home from syd copped a stone from a truck that merged into the lane in front of me. so i have a nice chip again!

i could go on an on. But yeah. ive given up trying to keep my car looking pretty. Not whilst i use it so much still.