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Bonnet weight
« on: August 17, 2011, 07:31:36 pm »

Have been mailing a couple of companies about MkII Leon carbon bonnets.  Its one of the three 'big' mods I still have to do.

There seem to be versions around 3-4kg and versions 4-5kg.  I need to check the quality of the finish on the lighter ones isn't compramised due to the thinner outer skin.

Does anyone know the weight of a std bonnet?  It will be roughly the same as the Golf weight, if the Leon bonnet weight is know even better...

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Re: Bonnet weight
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 07:42:18 pm »
Mike, do you have more information three months later?
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Re: Bonnet weight
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 07:47:59 pm »
Mike, do you have more information three months later?

Got a couple of initial promising replies, then no further replies with actual prices.  :fighting:

 Then my son was born  :jumping:

The car will have a diff and carbon bonnet before I class it as 'finished'

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Re: Bonnet weight
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2011, 05:59:49 pm »
Read somewhere that OEM Golf GTI bonnet is 14.75Kg !
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Re: Bonnet weight
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2011, 07:19:05 pm »
The Seibon bonnet should be have the weight with stock braces.
Sadly Danish's experience with Seibon parts were not the best.
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