£85 worth of car improvements (allegedly)

Firestar_3x · 12 Sep 2007 at 15:25

VonClinkerhofen said:
I was wondering about that...what will happen exactly? Apart from the rain going in his bonnet obviously

Electrics + rain

The plugs right onto of the engine in a punto?

Zip · 12 Sep 2007 at 15:26

VonClinkerhofen said:
I was wondering about that...what will happen exactly? Apart from the rain going in his bonnet obviously

Spark plugs dont like water

I got some a tiny little bit damp while driving through a river in the L series and it died just as i got to the other side

I had to wait for them to dry out then it drove like a dog for ages after.

Also the cold water on hot engine cant be too good

merlin · 12 Sep 2007 at 15:26

Very classy.

What's happened to the bonnet frame then - usually the bonnet skin is just spot welded on the frame. Please don't tell me the frame is visible through the chicken wire.

Firestar_3x · 12 Sep 2007 at 15:28

Clearly that would improve aesthetics, great feature imho!

Slinwagh · 12 Sep 2007 at 15:28

It looks as rough as Jodie Marsh.

VonClinkerhofen · 12 Sep 2007 at 15:30

merlin said:
Very classy.

What's happened to the bonnet frame then - usually the bonnet skin is just spot welded on the frame. Please don't tell me the frame is visible through the chicken wire.

Not sure, I'll have a look tomorrow, if it doesn't rain over night of course

bloodiedathame · 12 Sep 2007 at 15:40

Hot engine + rain = steam. Honestly this is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen.

ChoÞÞer · 12 Sep 2007 at 15:45

a.hay said:
Hot engine + rain = steam. Honestly this is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen.

Lol! why on a punto? why on any car actually lol

jesta · 12 Sep 2007 at 15:58

Thats one of the worse bonnet I have seen,I mean you could at least have the decency to paint the white bits that are showing on the edge,£85 for it?I woulda killed whoever did such a rubbish job on it(not that I would ever get sumin like that).

Matt82 · 12 Sep 2007 at 16:05

that car is stunning.

daft 6x9s... all it needs now are led valve caps. in fact id buy those for him to complete 'the look'

Mike UK · 12 Sep 2007 at 16:12

I hope it doesnt have an air filter under there

Vaporlock Baby!

Glaucus · 12 Sep 2007 at 16:22

That's shocking, the bonnet hasn't even been painted where it's been cut. I have to LOL at your friend.

BigglesPiP · 12 Sep 2007 at 16:36

Booner! said:
Fail.

It will do, next MOT.

Jon Frost · 12 Sep 2007 at 16:42

BigglesPiP said:
It will do, next MOT.

For looking ****?

Muncher · 12 Sep 2007 at 16:46

Tell him I'd do that with a jigsaw for £50 if he wants similar done again

BigglesPiP · 12 Sep 2007 at 17:13

Jon Frost said:
For looking ****?

Couple of shaky points I can see in the photo:
-Covering the lights, I've seen that particular bonnet (common mod) both fail and pass for covering the lights, I'm not sure whether it's a fail or a pass.
-If those blue LED windscreen washers are ties in with the lights then it's a fail.

Dureth · 12 Sep 2007 at 17:59

Zip said:
Also the cold water on hot engine cant be too good

A hot engine wont mind being splashed in water. For example any bike engine is pretty damn exposed to spray when running, especially a naked bike. Any water will evaperate almost instantly. It just takes a bit longer for the engine to get up to temperature.

[huzeeee] · 12 Sep 2007 at 18:03

He could have gone for a far cooler and functional carbon bonnet for that much. What a sack.

johnny6 · 12 Sep 2007 at 18:13

What kind of insane horsepower is that car running to need vents like that then????

paradigm · 12 Sep 2007 at 18:15

[huzeeee];10079756 said:
He could have gone for a far cooler and functional carbon bonnet for that much. What a sack.

A full carbon fibre bonnet for £85? Where?