Fiberglass Bonnet

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northington
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Fiberglass Bonnet

Post by northington » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:30 am

Does anyone know if a fiberglass version of the turbo bonnet exists?

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G96LUE
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Re: Fiberglass Bonnet

Post by G96LUE » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:41 pm

Hi.
There were plenty replica fibreglass bulges made, some better than others, but i have never seen a complete fibregalss ERA turbo style bonnet with bulge & vents.

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Re: Fiberglass Bonnet

Post by northington » Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:32 pm

Do you know where I might one of the fibreglass bulges?

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Re: Fiberglass Bonnet

Post by G96LUE » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:50 pm

it just so happens that one has just been listed on ebay.
it is the cheaper variety which if it was me i would glass in some nuts underneath and file off the lip that is there to bond it to the bonnet.
this way it would look a bit more like a genuine one.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mini-era-turbo-st ... .m14.l1318

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Re: Fiberglass Bonnet

Post by G96LUE » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:57 pm

the other place that might help is a company called autofashion

http://www.autofashion.co.uk/era.htm

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