ikarus Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Hi all, As most of you know i had my car painted white last yr which i love. So i recently bought a Seibon carbon bonnet (thanks Ian!) which i love also. Now I cant decide which option is best. My options are.. 1. leave the oem bonnet on.. 2. keep the carbon bonnet on.. 3. paint the carbon bonnet white (bad photoshop effort, but you get the idea).. 4. keep the carbon bonnet on, remove the roof wrap.. 5. paint the carbon bonnet white, but leave some carbon detail around the vents.. Please let me know which option you prefer (asking for trouble i know ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Good to meet you on Saturday Dave I think keep the bonnet but ditch the roof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOYBOY Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Carbon bonnet looks excellent, but you need a shiny roof. Dont like a mixture of matt/gloss personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikarus Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 Good to meet you on Saturday Dave I think keep the bonnet but ditch the roof Likewise Ian, many thanks. Ok so new option, option 4 added to first post.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Option 4 Put a poll on the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurrish Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Personally i'd keep the bonnet white and black the roof and tint the rear glass....the 3rd pic is the best by far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 You could even have the bonnet sprayed white but leave the vents as CF. Example (not very good, but you get the idea): Sooo many choices... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 You could even have the bonnet sprayed white but leave the vents as CF. Sooo many choices... ...people aren't going to mate this easy for you mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikarus Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 ^ don't i know it Personally i'd keep the bonnet white and black the roof and tint the rear glass....the 3rd pic is the best by far thank you Nurrish.. that was exactly my intention, then came cry's of sacrilege at the mention of painting carbon (even from family). Hence my conundrum. Rear tint is already done P.S. poll added as per anubis's suggestion. Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOYBOY Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Keep carbon bonnet, paint roof black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmarky Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 You could even have the bonnet sprayed white but leave the vents as CF. That would look the best I reckon. The full black bonnet is far too much of a contrast to the bright white imo. Carbon vents would follow the rest of the theme you got going nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikarus Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 hmm, interesting idea.. poll and first post updated with new option 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350ash Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I voted for keeping the oem bonnet, I reckon that having both the roof and the bonnet black (or carbon) might be too much. But I like quite standard looking cars anyway so I'm probably not the best person to listen to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I like option 5 but I reckon you should be careful hanging around school playgrounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikarus Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 I like option 5 but I reckon you should be careful hanging around school playgrounds I actually got told off by a teacher because she thought i was a yob out to cause some trouble. I had to explain that i live opposite and only use the car park out of school hours (not hard as i'm at work the rest of the time) for the odd photo for the forum. I did think i was going to be sent to the head master at one point, i felt strangely very small again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 If you're going to do anything to the roof then it's got to match the other contrasted bits .......... i.e. shiny CF as opposed to matt If you're going to keep the CF bonnet then the way forward is to paint it white leaving some subtle bits of shiny CF all imo of course PS I noticed the school also ......looks like a Clasp Mk 5 IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladesGrant Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I think the white bonnet with the carbon vents looks and its a little different. Definitely agree that both bonnet and roof in carbon is too much for such a brillant white colour. Although saying that all those pictures looks very !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 leave the bonnet carbon and take off the fake carbon roof, IMO it cheapens the look of the real carbon bonnet and lip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 i voted option 2 but actually think option 5 is a good option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 keep the roof wrap, get a new 07 bulge bonnet and paint that white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V88 REG Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 keep it OEM, i think uve already got a smooth look, with the wheels and skirts etc, think a black bonnet would spoil it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TADDY Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 ahhhh please dont paint the cf hood ide cry lol keep the hood as it is and paint the roof black instead of the rap that would look awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alessandro Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Paint the bonnet white keeping the vents in CF and swap your matt roof for a CF wrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Paint the bonnet white keeping the vents in CF and swap your matt roof for a CF wrap that's basically what I said so have to agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrenz123 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Yeah i have to say, paint the bonnet white and leave the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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