EVO Bonnets (old thread)

[Guest]

My Evos front end Is about Half the Length of the Legnums bonnet So I guess not. I really want a Evo style for the Leggy now so my cars look like twin brothers.

 

[tails]

Galant VR4 Legnum EC5w Dry infusion carbon Bonnet | eBay

Do it.

 

[Black_Ice]

Evo bonnets definitely do not fit on the VR4's...

the same company Tails mentioned in the post above also do fiber glass evo 'style' bonnets for $500+ but from what I have heard from other members the quality is pretty crappy..

 

[king_panther]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Gallant-...Accessories&hash=item27c8f252ff#ht_610wt_1271

Do it.

Don't, & thank us.

 

[Guest]

Haha yeah I have read a few posts on here about them

 

[vr4cobra]

Yeah a mate of mine got one for his legnum a while back and was very poor quality... Alot of craters and uneven he had to use bog over most of it before he pained it...altho did look better before he attacked it

 

[mfbamba]

The owner who had his blue Legnum keyed said something similar (could be same guy ^^)

 

[ygoslo]

Very surprised & disappointed in the rep people here are giving Topstage. Freddy is a good guy and his work is high quality. If you're considering Topstage parts contact him and discuss your concerns with him. He'll be more than happy to address them based on what I know of the guy.

Bear in mind that it is an individual and fellow enthusiast you're slandering, not a big faceless company.

 

[Black_Ice]

Its not slandering Tim..this info is from our own members experiences not hearsay...Thats the whole point of having a forum so we can share our experiences with each other and benefit from one another...And its not that one person has been unhappy and everyone else has been happy..whenever someone has got this bonnet and posted it up they have not been happy with the quality and fit..

I had topstage grill myself and it was not the best of quality finish wise..also the grill has to be attached using double sided tape and not clips...

 

[AKKO]

SuperGT supplied ones were the way to go but not sure if they're still doing them...

 

[R Kilburn]

are the fiber glass and carbon bonnets illegal in QLD

 

[Dice]

Yeah not allowed in QLD.

 

[R Kilburn]

that sucks, so could I get away with cutting a slot out of the stock hood (leave frame intact) and fit an evo 6 scoop with vent slam plate

 

[Dice]

I don't know if that's allowed but lots of people just get their CF hoods painted so it doesn't attract attention.

 

[ygoslo]

Its not slandering Tim..this info is from our own members experiences not hearsay...Thats the whole point of having a forum so we can share our experiences with each other and benefit from one another...And its not that one person has been unhappy and everyone else has been happy..whenever someone has got this bonnet and posted it up they have not been happy with the quality and fit..

I had topstage grill myself and it was not the best of quality finish wise..also the grill has to be attached using double sided tape and not clips...

I've seen his work on 180SX & AE86 lips first hand and it's great. They guy built a full carbon sports sedan FFS - can fabricate. I just think casual observers would be getting the wrong idea of the company if they read these comments. People need to contact him and discuss any problems they may have. There will be a good reason for them, I'd suggest, and I'm sure they could be overcome.

Having said that, I have a genuine Origin carbon bonnet on my Silvia, made in Japan, and there are slight imperfections in it. You can't expect aftermarket body parts, especially fibreglass or carbon ones, to be flawless.

 

[vr4cobra]

The owner who had his blue Legnum keyed said something similar (could be same guy ^^)

No different.guy he wasnt on the forum and it was a white legnum till he attacked it with a very very well wat he attempted as a black paint job with red flakes... and im not sure who he got it from but it cost him $500 off ebay and was told it was adr approved even tho it obviously wasnt and didnt come with paperwork to prove it either lol..

In QLD fiberglass and cf hoods are only legal if it has metal frame still so u can modify with a scoop or or vents cutting into the hood as long as the main frame is intact. Atleast that wat it was 2 years ago who knows now they keep changing the rules.

Id be checking up on it before going hacking tho just incase.

 

[AKKO]

I don't know if that's allowed but lots of people just get their CF hoods painted so it doesn't attract attention.

^exactly this

 

[AKKO]

Having said that, I have a genuine Origin carbon bonnet on my Silvia, made in Japan, and there are slight imperfections in it. You can't expect aftermarket body parts, especially fibreglass or carbon ones, to be flawless.

Disagree with this, for mind expectations are proportional to spend.

 

[lh1034]

yeah, something like that.. I haven't actually done it cause i dont have the time to do it..

How did you go with this? Does the USDM type fit JDM?

 

[slickd1]

Disagree with this, for mind expectations are propotional to spend.

If I spend over a grand on a bonnet, I'd expect it to be better than something I can do myself, stuff I've seen so far isn't.

I skinned a CF engine cover that came up better than some of the CF bonnets I've seen, and I didn't even vacuum bag it, just wet lay.