FS: [QLD] 02 Sports Edition Protege..Good Luck Finding One The Same

[LordWorm]

Originally Posted by Orion

I may of missed it in earlier posts but what was the specific reason that the bonnet was defected. Is it the material that it is made from or is it just the way is looks. What are you price are you asking for the bonnet? I did see $600 somewhere.

Defected because it is carbon fibre wrapped fibreglass....

2 highly defectable materials to make body parts out of

[2brag]

Originally Posted by LordWorm

dare i suggest the evil T word?......trade in..

Best they can do for me is about 12k

And bonnets defectable due to shattering under impact

[2brag]

Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

Got it listed on all the usual car forums, like hot4s/fastfours/boostcruising/firesport? maybe even ebay?

Forgot hot4s, and i'll put it on ebay tonight. Boost was pointless within 30 seconds it goes back 5 pages. Ive got it on all the Mazda related sites. About to sticker it up and park it out the front of work and stuff

[mill_mobile]

Originally Posted by 2brag

Best they can do for me is about 12k

12K! What a load of F&%K'n CRAP. You will get way more than that, i'd be surprised if you dont get the 17K for it privately within a few days.
If you trade it in for 12K (which i would hope you wouldnt end up doing) they will whack a huge figure on it, greater than your 17K, and try to sell it as a show car.

[2brag]

Originally Posted by mill_mobile

12K! What a load of F&%K'n CRAP. You will get way more than that, i'd be surprised if you dont get the 17K for it privately within a few days.
If you trade it in for 12K (which i would hope you wouldnt end up doing) they will whack a huge figure on it, greater than your 17K, and try to sell it as a show car.

Yeah its stupid, they claim to you it would be hard to sell coz its modified and stuff then they go and put some crazy figure on it.

Ive got a mate doing up some stickers for me, and i work on a main road and next door to a import yard so with a bit of luck ill get some interest from that.

Worst case scenario i'll sell it to the import yard next door and push as hard as possible to get 16k to sell to them

[Rupewrecht]

Originally Posted by LordWorm

Defected because it is carbon fibre wrapped fibreglass....

2 highly defectable materials to make body parts out of

Just to clarify that, there's nothing wrong with some CF/fibreglass bodyparts - it's just that a bonnet needs to be able to crumple in an accident - whereas fibreglass and CF would just shatter sending bits everywhere and potentially decapitating someone, apparently.

[bourbon]

Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

Just to clarify that, there's nothing wrong with some CF/fibreglass bodyparts - it's just that a bonnet needs to be able to crumple in an accident - whereas fibreglass and CF would just shatter sending bits everywhere and potentially decapitating someone, apparently.

thats true, they worry its gonna come through the windscreen and chop ya heads off

[2brag]

If you get cleaned up hard enough to shatter the bonnet, you'll be in a spot of bother anyways

[LordWorm]

Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

Just to clarify that, there's nothing wrong with some CF/fibreglass bodyparts - it's just that a bonnet needs to be able to crumple in an accident - whereas fibreglass and CF would just shatter sending bits everywhere and potentially decapitating someone, apparently.

Getting CF complied would be almost impossible, so for all intents and purposes its naughty.

as for decapitation....i believe FG turns to dust in a high impact accident...FG dust = toxic....plus if you run into anyone they'll end up being burnt on your engine bay (least of their worries i'd think).

CF will stay rigid and send shrapnel, but i do doubt the "CF bonnet through the window chopping everyone's heads off" myth... I havn't found any reports of this actually happening (if someone has a report of this happening let me know..i'd like to read it)....and windscreen glass is pretty damned strong... also, the angle of the window would deflect the bonnet upwards.....

But thats all besides the point... for all intents and purposes you can't have it *legally*..but it wont stop people from doing it :P

[2brag]

Thats right, when modding cars (especially show cars) you tend to not care about defects, and if you do then you wont get far in the game

[LordWorm]

Wear your defect notices like badges of honour :P

[2brag]

Haha wank factor....on wank note...went next door to an import yard and they offered me 8k for the car...if i wasnt so keen to drive my mps id have put him in a coma and me in jail

[LordWorm]

8k??? the redbook national trade in price is twice that :P

[mill_mobile]

Originally Posted by 2brag

Haha wank factor....on wank note...went next door to an import yard and they offered me 8k for the car...if i wasnt so keen to drive my mps id have put him in a coma and me in jail

WTF.... why when someone goes and mods a car to this standard noone recognises it as 'something special'?
I hope you at least told them where to go.

[2brag]

Originally Posted by mill_mobile

WTF.... why when someone goes and mods a car to this standard noone recognises it as 'something special'?
I hope you at least told them where to go.

I had to be nice coz we share the building with them, but i just said "thanks for your time" and strolled out, told the detailer who is a mazda fan and he was amazed at the stupid price.

I guess i gotta be patient haha - not one thing im good at - Theres $200 commision (or BJ SpeedZone side skirts)

[LordWorm]

Dude whats happened with your cams? only asking because I expect them to be ready soon...(all bar 4 sets have been completed... ) - need to know where we're sending them.. pm me the details of whats going on.

cheers

[2brag]

Orion bought them so ill get him to PM you the postage details

[LordWorm]

yeh he's mentioned something to me about it... as long as you are happy with the arrangement, i'll have the cams given directly to him...

[2brag]

No worries, thanks mate

[2brag]

Headunit as good as sold = $16,500 for the car (screens still in place)