Youd have to get a CF bonnet in bare weave... ie not lacquered... otherwise you wont see the weave.
Hadn't even considered that, thanks Rich. Proves what little I know!
Hey Martin
As far as i'm aware, that if the paint is put on the bonnet or any carbon fibre "lightly", it will leave the carbon weave effect
If you do go for a carbon bonnet have a good think about getting the locking pin's fitted before painting, or at the same time... Carbon bonnets are very light, the last thing you want to happen is for it to fly off or bounce up for you to have a carbon fibre windscreen !
Mis amigo, you will not ever look back....
Yeap, bonnet pins will be on the list too. Already found some plain black ones on eBay for around £40, seems reasonable, includes everything you need (not that i will be fitting them).
There seems to be a bit of a fashion starting for blending painted areas and carbon together.
For instance you could get a carbon bonnet, paint the edges and then fade the paint to carbon in the centre.
I'm too old for that, I'll leave that to the young uns. There's a lovely looking red Mk5 on OSIR's site with that effect (or similar) and does look the business TBF.
Goes to find it...........
Here we go, mmmmm quite like that, maybe I'm not too old......