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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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Im looking for a rust free fiesta turbo bonnet, but they seem to be few and far between, so i am thinking of a carbon bonnet with the vent holes, i know luke has one on his mk3 is it a wrap or a carbon fibre bonnet?, but i see his has no vents, which is no-good, does anyone know a place that sells them?
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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Its a carbon bonnet from Performance Trim
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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Its a carbon bonnet from Performance Trim
Cheers matey just emailed them to see if they supply them with vent holes
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Statey
Cheers matey just emailed them to see if they supply them with vent holes
im sure they dont .
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Originally Posted by crazycage
im sure they dont .
they sell escos ones with vents, so if they dont sell FRST ones with vents i wont be interested
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Statey
they sell escos ones with vents, so if they dont sell FRST ones with vents i wont be interested
i could be wrong mate
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by crazycage
i could be wrong mate
TBH mate im sure if they did luke would of got one with vents, but maybe not......who knows lol will have to see
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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yeah ive justa had a quick look on there and might get the door cards and rear trim panels in the carbon fibre but they do say on there that if you have any strict specs. then theyll suit your needs. must be able to get them with the vents.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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They don't do them with vents as such but on his stand at FITP he had one where the vents had been cut out and std FRST vents bonded in.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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If you wanted carbon vents done i'm sure he could do them but at a price. But they would still need to be grafted into one of his std bonnets.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by S1
They don't do them with vents as such but on his stand at FITP he had one where the vents had been cut out and std FRST vents bonded in.
was thinking about a bodyshop etc cutting them into the bonnet but wasnt sure if it would be possible without ruining the bonnet
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Statey
was thinking about a bodyshop etc cutting them into the bonnet but wasnt sure if it would be possible without ruining the bonnet
Mark it out properly, tape up the bonnet and use a new tungsten carbide grit blade, no reason why it shouldnt come out ok. There's a small lip on the underside of the vents which can be used to mount it to the bonnet. I'll probably do my carbon bonnet at some point. Most likely I'll cut out a hole in some ally or steel to get the hole size spot on, then transfer that to the bonnet. Any tidying up or enlarging can be done with a dremmel.
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