escort mk4 fiberglass bonnet...

bonus_boy · 19-02-2008, 11:43 PM

how much are they to buy and also who sells them?

is there any disadvantage having one?

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gus · 20-02-2008, 06:46 AM

if your after the car to still look nice then i wouldnt bother

i tried everyone, all the ones i got were so warped it was unreal

if your just after the weight reduction go for it

fibresports in basildon
smith and deakin

cant think of the others i tried at the mo

bonus_boy · 20-02-2008, 10:11 AM

thanks gus...

well the weight loss was the maint reason, but obviously i still wanted it to look like a normal bonnet...

have you got a pic of how yours was...as you say it was realy warped

gordyshreds · 20-02-2008, 10:21 AM

in a mk4 escort running a 1.8 zetec, you wont notice a great difference if at all. for the hassle its worth i wouldnt bother. look at all the fast rs feature cars etc hardly any use fibreglass bonnets. get the insurance sorted, then engine conversion then if you have money left get a plastic bonnet

gus · 20-02-2008, 05:19 PM

nope no pics

we put so much filler in it, it kind of defeated the point of having a plastic bonnet

i put a steel one back on in the end

for the time being

Luca · 20-02-2008, 05:24 PM

I would not bother either fibreglass is awful stuff..

Bonnet i had lasted 5 mins....

came out of the box it came in then
striaght in the BIFFA bin after.. looked shite...

paul16v · 20-02-2008, 05:25 PM

Wenny put a fibresports 1 on his mk3 along with the doors and bootlid the quaility of them was really good for fibreglass parts but the bonnet sagged and and went like jelly with the heat off the turbo so he put a normal bonnet back on

gus · 20-02-2008, 05:27 PM

i put a fibre sports boot on mine

placed it where it should go and it landed on the boot floor

didnt even sit on the sides

erm back it goes

paul16v · 20-02-2008, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gus

i put a fibre sports boot on mine

placed it where it should go and it landed on the boot floor

didnt even sit on the sides

erm back it goes

Christ he must have got a good batch then, they were a pain to fit (from a spectators point of view

) but the quailty of them was good.

stuart collins · 20-02-2008, 05:36 PM

my fibreglass bonnet made by NUTS RuS off his old rally car

Micky · 20-02-2008, 06:47 PM

Slightly off topic but.......Stuart,I never realised youre car was up and running,I must have been looking in the wrong places of Passionford!!!!

Looks very impressive mate.

Regards,Micky

gus · 20-02-2008, 06:59 PM

thats a picture from back in the day

NUTS RuS · 20-02-2008, 07:30 PM

Found the tailgate too now Stuart

gus · 20-02-2008, 07:37 PM

how can you loose a tailgate?

bonus_boy · 20-02-2008, 07:39 PM

just wondering....but you dont fancy selling your bonnet do ya stu?

NUTS RuS · 20-02-2008, 07:47 PM

Been stored at my parents since I swapped from a mk4 to a mk3 Gus, was never 'lost' as such, but I meant I have seen it and its still around

Both were made as proper 2 piece items, so none of this flexible crap thats banded about and useless.

ed123 · 20-07-2010, 12:00 AM

do you guys know wherre i could get a all in one fiberglass back door for a mk4 van >?

20-02-2008, 06:46 AM	#2
gus PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: essex Posts: 9,432 Rep Power: 18	if your after the car to still look nice then i wouldnt bother i tried everyone, all the ones i got were so warped it was unreal if your just after the weight reduction go for it fibresports in basildon smith and deakin cant think of the others i tried at the mo __________________

20-02-2008, 10:11 AM	#3
bonus_boy PassionFord Post Troll Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: brierley hill Posts: 2,837 Rep Power: 8	thanks gus... well the weight loss was the maint reason, but obviously i still wanted it to look like a normal bonnet... have you got a pic of how yours was...as you say it was realy warped __________________

20-02-2008, 05:19 PM	#5
gus PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: essex Posts: 9,432 Rep Power: 18	nope no pics we put so much filler in it, it kind of defeated the point of having a plastic bonnet i put a steel one back on in the end for the time being __________________

20-02-2008, 05:24 PM	#6
Luca Lukesville 1994 Ford Fiesta Trader Score: (2) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,230 Rep Power: 16	I would not bother either fibreglass is awful stuff.. Bonnet i had lasted 5 mins.... came out of the box it came in then striaght in the BIFFA bin after.. looked shite... __________________ Built @ JKM Performance - NEW SPEC 471.9 bhp thetrolley +500hp/ton - 134mph over 1/4 mile April 2011 - 11.74 @ 129.15mph

20-02-2008, 05:27 PM	#8
gus PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: essex Posts: 9,432 Rep Power: 18	i put a fibre sports boot on mine placed it where it should go and it landed on the boot floor didnt even sit on the sides erm back it goes __________________

20-02-2008, 10:21 AM	#4
gordyshreds Too many posts.. I need a life!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Worthing-West Sussex Posts: 780 Rep Power: 6	in a mk4 escort running a 1.8 zetec, you wont notice a great difference if at all. for the hassle its worth i wouldnt bother. look at all the fast rs feature cars etc hardly any use fibreglass bonnets. get the insurance sorted, then engine conversion then if you have money left get a plastic bonnet

20-02-2008, 05:25 PM	#7
paul16v Monte 087 Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hartlepool Posts: 3,651 Rep Power: 11	Wenny put a fibresports 1 on his mk3 along with the doors and bootlid the quaility of them was really good for fibreglass parts but the bonnet sagged and and went like jelly with the heat off the turbo so he put a normal bonnet back on

20-02-2008, 05:36 PM	#10
stuart collins Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (6) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: shrewsbury shropshire Posts: 2,215 Rep Power: 9	my fibreglass bonnet made by NUTS RuS off his old rally car __________________ 12.7 @ 122mph still not got any power tho , not christain approved jamsport built 360bhp 1.6 cvh @22psi, banned from brunters

20-02-2008, 06:47 PM	#11
Micky Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin,IRELAND Posts: 1,974 Rep Power: 10	Slightly off topic but.......Stuart,I never realised youre car was up and running,I must have been looking in the wrong places of Passionford!!!! Looks very impressive mate. Regards,Micky __________________ Engine built & live mapped by Norris Motorsport 01773 836274 For proper brake's and suspension kits,TCA's,Calipers,Disc's,Adj Topmounts,Compression Struts etc use COMPBRAKE,call Tony on 07770 210881

20-02-2008, 06:59 PM	#12
gus PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: essex Posts: 9,432 Rep Power: 18	thats a picture from back in the day __________________

20-02-2008, 07:30 PM	#13
NUTS RuS 15K+ Super Poster!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (35) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vimto Land Nr Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 15,113 Rep Power: 24	Found the tailgate too now Stuart

20-02-2008, 07:37 PM	#14
gus PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: essex Posts: 9,432 Rep Power: 18	how can you loose a tailgate? __________________

20-02-2008, 07:39 PM	#15
bonus_boy PassionFord Post Troll Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: brierley hill Posts: 2,837 Rep Power: 8	just wondering....but you dont fancy selling your bonnet do ya stu? __________________

20-02-2008, 07:47 PM	#16
NUTS RuS 15K+ Super Poster!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (35) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vimto Land Nr Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 15,113 Rep Power: 24	Been stored at my parents since I swapped from a mk4 to a mk3 Gus, was never 'lost' as such, but I meant I have seen it and its still around Both were made as proper 2 piece items, so none of this flexible crap thats banded about and useless.

20-07-2010, 12:00 AM	#17
ed123 15000 Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: telford Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	do you guys know wherre i could get a all in one fiberglass back door for a mk4 van >?

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