Should I or shouldn't I?

[mike1303]

Should I or shouldn't I?

 

[mike1303]

It's most likely to be white

 

[nathand22]

I think if its white it will look ok, being black its drawing your eye to it and making it look to after market, if its white it will look more subtitle and factory fitted............................. i think??

 

[Navmania]

Vinyl wrap the bonnet black and put it on black. It's the new trend at the moment.

 

[mgermasi]

When I look at bonnet vents I was thinking to have them facing backward to get some of the hot air out.
I didn't go ahead in the end

Cheers

 

[Bad Juju]

looks like the 1st gen D22 .... tacky.
Go to supercheap, repco, bursons, etc and get a primer and a couple of cans of QM1 paint match paint.

 

[nathand22]

its not actually bolted on yet, its only sitting there for the pic.

 

[Bad Juju]

Yeah I know it is not bolted down. The Gen 1 D22 has a black scoop on a white bonnet on the base models

 

[mike1303]

Yeah I know it is not bolted down. The Gen 1 D22 has a black scoop on a white bonnet on the base models

That's the exact model I 'borrowed' it from

I think if its white it will look ok, being black its drawing your eye to it and making it look to after market, if its white it will look more subtitle and factory fitted............................. i think??

I can see what you mean by it draws attention to the fact it's there by being black. I'd most likely get a white one.

I liked the d22 scoop better then the stock standard hilux type ones.

 

[Tappet]

Looks a little boy racer-ish. Bonnet vents that do exhaust hot air out do have merrit tho. The under bonnet temps on these trucks is crazy high. Any sort of reduction has gotta be doing some good.

 

[Rabbid-chop]

Fake scoop? Whatever tickles your fancy. A reverse scoop might make more sense if you are in to that.

 

[mike1303]

Fake scoop? Whatever tickles your fancy. A reverse scoop might make more sense if you are in to that.

Fake in the sense there is no top mount.
I would still cut a hole to let air in to help cool things down though.


To be honest this was what I wanted to do....
Until I found the price from the states!
http://www.thenewx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=64889

 

[BJ Navara]

Find a hot rodder with a louvre cutter and press and get one made up.

Louvred side panels on my rod cost $2 each to get punched in.

 

[mike1303]

Find a hot rodder with a louvre cutter and press and get one made up.

Louvred side panels on my rod cost $2 each to get punched in.

That's not a bad idea!
The Mrs uncle is a fiberglasser and drag racer he might know some one

 

[BJ Navara]

A back yard bloke in Albion Park Rail on the south coast did my bonnet sides on the Chev.
Done in steel sheeting. Will try and get a pic tonight for you.
You would have to manufacture in fibreglass, why not use a sheet of thin steel and bolt it on with cheesehead bolts?( round head knurled edge stuff?)

 

[BJ Navara]

I see that most of the louvred face backwards, but the last few in the middle face forward.
If you get one cut, you get to sort the layout and direction to please yourself

 

[BJ Navara]

Apologies for the lack of light

 

[BJ Navara]

Here it is off the car.

 

[BJ Navara]

These are the screws I was talking about