Ph1 Alloy bonnet

[ChrisRS]

Hi

My 172Ph1 doesn`t have a alloy bonnet. I know a lot of Ph1`s do have an alloy bonnet. So I was wondering of I`m the only one that doesn`t? Maby due to a crash in the past or something.

Thanks!

 

[Dave Hester]

only the early ph1s had them mainly the w reg plates and some x regs although there are a few y plates that had them too. Was just a bit of a hit and miss at the factory if Renault had the lightweight bonnet in stock to fit or not

 

[ChrisRS]

I`m from holland where we don`t have w reg/x reg/y reg plates
Mine is from october 2000, maybe that helps. I know the first cars where all silver and had alloy bonnets. Maybe when more colors became available Renault decided not to do them anymore?

 

[fUbAr]

only the early ph1s had them mainly the w reg plates and some x regs although there are a few y plates that had them too. Was just a bit of a hit and miss at the factory if Renault had the lightweight bonnet in stock to fit or not

spot on, 100% correct

 

[Dave Hester]

I`m from holland where we don`t have w reg/x reg/y reg plates
Mine is from october 2000, maybe that helps. I know the first cars where all silver and had alloy bonnets. Maybe when more colors became available Renault decided not to do them anymore?

yours would be a x reg at that age so I guess it falls into the catergory where they were running low on alloy bonnets hence why yours had the steel one, I wouldn't worry it's been in a crash. Hope this helps

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

This is going to sound stupid, but can you tell if its alloy or not without taking it off?

 

[c__w]

This is going to sound stupid, but can you tell if its alloy or not without taking it off?

Magnet!

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Magnet!

lol, fail on my part

 

[ChrisRS]

Thnx Raiderman! I was just wondering.

@ Danny_172: there is a verry noticiabale difference in weight between alloy and steel. You can tell by just opening the bonnet. If there`s no one to compare with you can try the magnet like c__w says.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Yeah i checked, mine doesnt have it, oh well, more fuel to the fire of a wee carbon number....!

 

[davebem]

Apparently the alloy ones are even lighter than carbon fibre bonnets.

 

[ChrisRS]

Do you have any idea how much the difference beteen the alloy ones and the steel ones are?

 

[clio_luke]

my brothers has one.
super light!!!!

 

[Andyman]

Their freaky light.

Been quite a few kicking about in for sale section over the years, and cheap!