MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: Tfsi_Mike on August 17, 2011, 07:31:36 pm

Title: Bonnet weight
Post by: Tfsi_Mike 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...

Thanks

Title: Re: Bonnet weight
Post by: the bruce on November 06, 2011, 07:42:18 pm

Mike, do you have more information three months later?

Title: Re: Bonnet weight
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on November 06, 2011, 07:47:59 pm

Quote from: the bruce on November 06, 2011, 07:42:18 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'

Title: Re: Bonnet weight
Post by: fuscobal on November 07, 2011, 05:59:49 pm

Read somewhere that OEM Golf GTI bonnet is 14.75Kg !

Title: Re: Bonnet weight
Post by: the bruce 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.