Steel or fibreglass bonnet??!!

[kittycat]

After a 'heated' discussion with my brother about the custom bonnet i want 2 buy 4 my car...in fibreglass @ 1250, i was told i had 2 get steel @ 3,500! So am asking, apart from steel being stronger....any other differences?

 

[vh_thunder]

Isn't the whole point of a fiberglass bonnet to reduce weight?

 

[one_and_only2004]

Isn't the whole point of a fiberglass bonnet to reduce weight?

of your wallet usually...

I always thought fibreglass bonnets were illegal due to the fact that they shatter in a collision whereas metal bends?

 

[nemesis_adrasteia]

Isn't the whole point of a fiberglass bonnet to reduce weight?

oh i thought it was for added "sikkness"

 

[pac3y]

im not sure it is illegal for fibreglass but carbon fibre is illegal because of the fac tthat they shatter to easy in a collision and can hurt/kill not only the driver but pedestrians and passengers etc if your in an aciident.

i dont know if its the same for fibreglass?

 

[nemesis_adrasteia]

im not sure it is illegal for fibreglass but carbon fibre is illegal because of the fac tthat they shatter to easy in a collision and can hurt/kill not only the driver but pedestrians and passengers etc if your in an aciident.

i dont know if its the same for fibreglass?

i always thought fibreglass was the same a carbon fibre,just from the way the fibreglass guy expalined it to me its quite similar

 

[kittycat]

Thanks guys! So basically, its lighter (and cheaper), but is there more of a chance of it cracking/warping after a short amount of time, etc just from being in the weather? My bro says a steel bonnet would last 15 yrs.....hence the price difference i guess!!!

 

[S2_VR_]

umm... they are illegal.....

 

[kittycat]

umm... they are illegal.....

Thanks for that S2_VR, guess that means a lot of overtime :bang:

 

[nemesis_adrasteia]

why do you want a new bonnet?