Cerbera roof and bonnet wrap

[andrewlloyd]

Seen these for sale on the continent
I know Not to everybody's taste

Edited by andrewlloyd on Monday 24th June 18:47

[andrewlloyd]

Seen these for sale on the continent
I know Not to everybody's taste

Edited by andrewlloyd on Monday 24th June 18:48

[FUBAR]

Several years back someone was advertising carbon fibre bonnets for the Cerb and I was thinking about buying one and leaving it unpainted. Always tried to visualise it and et voila!

Love the bonnet, not so keen on the roof, but perhaps because it needs balancing with the boot being done?

Sadly by the time I decided to go for it (and at the same time rid myself of the damned stonechips) I couldn't find the advert again.

[Gazzab]

70s Capri vinyl roof... No point.

[C3BER]

Yes I'd also say its to balance the stone chipped bonnet. Over the top to the boot would look better rather than the Marina finish never mind the Capri.

[andrewlloyd]

Ah it's the visionary v the traditionalists .Orlooking forward and stuck in the past

[Vee8ight]

Problem is the black bonnet brigade have been around for 5 or so years, and it was for me cos I couldn't afford a real CF bonnet!

[Gazzab]

andrewlloyd said:

Ah it's the visionary v the traditionalists .Orlooking forward and stuck in the past

Nah it just looks st

[Brummmie]

The black stripes on the sills are the most offensive, very cheap looking, like some ol boys attempt at "sports" styling his Maxi, needs additional RING spotlamps and stick on reflectors at each corner!

[jamieduff1981]

Gazzab said:

andrewlloyd said:

Ah it's the visionary v the traditionalists .Orlooking forward and stuck in the past

Nah it just looks st

This ^

It's nothing to do with tradition or visions. "Visionary" is a rather self-flattering term don't you think? If you said "Experimenters" that might be less laughable. Visionary seems to suggest it's the way forward.

Unfortunately what most people who modify cars don't realise is that the reason it didn't leave the factory looking like that is because it looks bks.

There's nothing backward looking about people who think half-arsed attempts to make a car look like selected parts are made from something other than what they are. It's more they they, erm, see it as a half-arsed attempt to make random parts of the car look like they're made from something other than what they are.

Might as well use a tartan fabric look wrap for all the sporty lightness a carbon fibre wrap adds, and the funniest part of it is that even non-car people know that you haven't really got a race-tuned and lightened car lurking under there. It's up there with turbo whistlers stuck in the tail pipes IMO.

[Mark.]

jamieduff1981 said:

Unfortunately what most people who modify cars don't realise is that the reason it didn't leave the factory looking like that is because it looks bks.

Coffee, meet keyboard!

[h16abl]

Er capri marina should have gone to specsavers and yes visionary would be the correct word just like all designers who have an idea or a different concept of what somethng should look like.lf not lets all go back to the ford model t or all drive around in exactly the same cerbera that would make tvr meets so much more fun .And lets face it not everything that comes out of a car factory is perfect.ie cerbera lite weight

[v8chimmy]

h16abl said:

Er capri marina should have gone to specsavers and yes visionary would be the correct word just like all designers who have an idea or a different concept of what somethng should look like.lf not lets all go back to the ford model t or all drive around in exactly the same cerbera that would make tvr meets so much more fun .And lets face it not everything that comes out of a car factory is perfect.ie cerbera lite weight

So what's wrong with the lightweight ? Don't tell me the headlights.........

That's traditionalist versus visionary, moving the design forward.

[h16abl]

v8chimmy said:

So what's wrong with the lightweight ? Don't tell me the headlights.........

That's traditionalist versus visionary, moving the design forward.

the fiberglass was that thin they struggled with the paint as the panels would warp in he oven hence the very limited number of true lite weights

[C3BER]

Ok so the bonnet is not done here but you get the picture

[h16abl]

C3BER said:

Ok so the bonnet is not done here but you get the picture

no not at all would put a picture up of the latest ferrari range with carbon roof if i could fined one or a zonda or porker or m3 or m5 if you get my driffed seems every time someone comes up with a different style concept for a cerbera unflatering and unreal comparisance like this crop up WHY

[C3BER]

Suppose its the same reason your posting using two log-in names Andrew. WHY indeed?

If it looked good I would say so, if its bad I will say so. IMHO.

I have a bee sting antenna for my DAB, some like it some don't, I do. I don't mind people not liking it, it's their choice.

[gruffalo]

This thread has got me thinking.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[h16abl]

Ph log in issues hence 2 user names as explained before nothing sinister depends which device im using

[C3BER]

I suggest your device does not require a comb over.

I do like the GTO stripes but bonnet and roof look half finished.