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[josh austin mini city e 82]

Hi all, I'm in need of a new bonnet for my mini (a mk1 bonnet) as mine is nackard. Looking at them new on mini spares there pretty expensive, but iv also been looking at CF ones from The Arc Angles. Does anyone have any experience with these ? There are a similar price to the normal steel bonnets so I'm just weighing up my options. This is the CF bonnet
http://the-arc-angel...7&product_id=97
The only issue I can think of is how well it would/wouldn't fit. Don't want to go to fit it and there be big gaps and/or tight gaps, so if anyone has any experience with these it would be great to hear from you.
Iv also posted in the Wanted section encase anyone has one for sale.
All help and advice is much appreciated !
Thanks
Josh

[creakyjaws5533]

For those bonnets unless you bond brackets on the bonnet or you need to weld 4 triangle plates in the corners of the engine bay and bonnet pins to hold it down.
Edit: You can get these with brackets didn't see it ops haha

Edited by creakyjaws5533, 02 May 2014 - 02:55 PM.

[AndyR]

I have a GF bonnet from the arc angels, i assume their mold for CF would be the same/similar.  Not sure how many moulds they would have, but i assume more than one!

 

The gaps are ok, but the bonnet is slightly more convex'd, than the metal bonnet.  Meaning the line of the top of the bonnet doesnt match the scuttle if looking from the front of the car or the line of the wings if looking from the side of the car.  This saying - it all depends on the condition of your wings/scuttle.  My scuttle has been replaced but not wings, not sure if this has anything to say.  I needed a quick solution so i decided to use a GF bonnet, as i could modify it to clear the engine. 

 

In the future i plan on going back to a metal bonnet!

 

Andy

[josh austin mini city e 82]

Thanks for the replies. Mine had a new complete front end about 6 months ago in regards to the condition hmm I'll have to see, if someone's selling one in good condition I'll buy it. If I can't get hold of one I'll look further into the CF bonnets and go from there. There's got to be someone on here that's got a Carbon Fibre bonnet ?!?! Got to be mk1 though. I love my mk1 grille !

[Midas Mk1]

Carbon weazel ones are epic!

[josh austin mini city e 82]

Carbon weazel ones are epic!

Thanks for the reply, do you have one of these ?

[josh austin mini city e 82]

Carbon weazel ones are epic!

Thanks for the reply, do you have one of these ?

Just had a look, there a little bit out of my price range and they don't seem to do a mk1 bonnet ?
Thanks

[Midas Mk1]

 

Carbon weazel ones are epic!

Thanks for the reply, do you have one of these ?

 

I do indeed, not fitted yet, but it's the dogs! Seriously worth the extra money. Even then, the arc angles one isn't that much difference in cost.
I've got a grp arc angles bonnet and it fits really good though!