Confused: Are fibreglass bonnets legal?

[Daniel82]

I'm still confused are the ebay monaro fibre glass bonnets legal or not?
Thanks

[VU_SS_UTE]

Not in most states I dont think, due to not complying to ADRs.

Pretty sure its because they shatter/snap bits off in crashes.

Also on a side note, most of the fibreglass ones fit terribly anyway, far better off with a genuine one from NVU or similar

[EXCESSV]

like VU_SS_UTE said they are illegal in most states due to not complying with ADR..

but the bigger picture is that most insurance companies will either refuse to cover you or will not pay out in an accident if you have one on and dont tell them...
a guy in another forum put one on, didnt tell insurance company, had a accident and then he had to cough up all the money and had insurance cancelled on him....

doesnt look good on your record when you go and insure with someone else too....one bad move could hurt you for a long time

[lumpdog]

i have a fibreglass bonnet and it is engineered as it complies with ADR rules insurance companies will insure your car if its ADR approved im not sure with all states but . i purchased it off ebay and it was great quality and fited perfect

[IIV8II]

i have a fibreglass bonnet and it is engineered as it complies with ADR rules insurance companies will insure your car if its ADR approved im not sure with all states but . i purchased it off ebay and it was great quality and fited perfect



Unless you have crashed the car into a wall and proved the bonnet won't snap at the hinge point, slice through the windscreen and take your head off... BS

[I Wish]

Same applies to the ricey Carbon fibre bonnets as well.

[Toddler78]

has to be a ADR approved metal bonnet, not fibre glass or carbon fibre, I highly doubt that any one would either be able to have them engineered to suit or would spend the money, when you could fab one out of metal. Same goes for figre glass front quarters.
This raises a valid point however, whether fibreglass body kits(front and rear bumpers) would be legal, as there is SH*T loads of cars with them, could any one shed some light on that??????????
I also wonder how cars like the lotus elise are legal seing they are mostly carbon fibre and figreglass.

[IIV8II]

Easy answer:

aftermarket is not and never will be legal as no engineer with any brains or PLinsurance will certify it for engineers report

OE (lotus etc) is, as that is what the car was made of when certified for ADRs

[planetdavo]

This raises a valid point however, whether fibreglass body kits(front and rear bumpers) would be legal, as there is SH*T loads of cars with them, could any one shed some light on that??????????
I also wonder how cars like the lotus elise are legal seing they are mostly carbon fibre and figreglass.

Interesting comment about the bar covers.
These are usually a more free item, as the bar facia is more a cosmetic cover, it's the reo's in behind that are actually the structural "bar". As long as ground clearance issues are observed, and they are pretty smooth on all sides, they seem to be allowed ok.

[TUNDV8]

Its already been discussed...

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=55008&highlight=fibreglass+bonnet+legal

[seldo]

has to be a ADR approved metal bonnet, not fibre glass or carbon fibre, I highly doubt that any one would either be able to have them engineered to suit or would spend the money, when you could fab one out of metal. Same goes for figre glass front quarters.
This raises a valid point however, whether fibreglass body kits(front and rear bumpers) would be legal, as there is SH*T loads of cars with them, could any one shed some light on that??????????
I also wonder how cars like the lotus elise are legal seing they are mostly carbon fibre and figreglass.
One way they are able to use glass/carbon is that they are complied under the "low-volume" rule which basically means that they have to only comply superficially as long as they don't import more than (I think it's) 125 cars p/annum. More particularly, they don't have to comply with the crash-test rules, which is also how things like Cobra replicas are able to be registered. But if it is a so-called volume brand it must comply with everything..

[Daniel82]

i have a fibreglass bonnet and it is engineered as it complies with ADR rules insurance companies will insure your car if its ADR approved im not sure with all states but . i purchased it off ebay and it was great quality and fited perfect

Which seller did you buy your fibreglass bonnet from on ebay?

[GHZ28]

When I had my 94 Camaro converted, the matter of fibreglass bonnet with air intakes was raised with QT and my certifying engineer. The engineer said it was not legal in QLD, ADR etc, but QT also added that it must be metal so as to contain an engine fire within the engine compartment.

That was in 2000 and may have changed, but unless you get fireproof fibreglass you would seem to be out of luck. Of course that was applying to my limited production conversion....approved for 25 a year back then.

gh

[pagey]

Unfortunately.. as usual.. most people commenting on these sort of issues are regurgitating what they have heard from a mates mate or of some other internet site. My advice would be NOT to take the advice of people on ANY internet site regarding the legality of ANYTHING! Do your own homework.. go and ask the approriate authority in your state... Somehow if you did have an accident I don't think "but Jonno346 from the LS1 forum said it was ok" is really going to cut it.

Just some no nonense friendly advice.:)

[Evil LS1]

One of the forum sponsors was selling Fibreglass bonnets for VT-VY. I wonder if they were legal? They were well made and had the full under bonnet bracing.

[JamesL]

Subaru WRX STI's come out with a Fibreglass bonnet.