am i dreaming ?

Legend@wheels

Legend@wheels

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hi
am i dreaming or what -
recently ive seen variety 197 and 200's bonnets (the inside surface)and some has some kind of inner cover and some do not -some got out of the factory with and some without?Or what...(seems like the later models dont have )dunno
 
Its Soundproofing buddy !

My 2010 year; Non-Cup 200 hasnt got any........and i'd love some !

I have looked on ebay. But all for sale sale have been very second-hand. Not sure what the new price is............
 
sevenfourate said:
Its Soundproofing buddy !

My 2010 year; Non-Cup 200 hasnt got any........and i'd love some !

I have looked on ebay. But all for sale sale have been very second-hand. Not sure what the new price is............
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I've always thought that was some sort of heat shield to,stop,the paint on bonnet getting to hot :oops:

Anyhow... Ive got one and I might try taking it off now!!
 
Big Ben said:
I've always thought that was some sort of heat shield to,stop,the paint on bonnet getting to hot :oops:

Anyhow... Ive got one and I might try taking it off now!!
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Might well also help with that too though Ben............

My Saxo had none and cracked the paint on the bonnet eventually after numerous hot-engine days at Santa Pod.
 
Legend@wheels said:
So maybe all got with it? And some just lost it by the years..
In that case we all should get it and protect the bonnet
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I think in days gone by - less cars had it than didn't have it. And i don't or didn't see loads of cars driving around with cracked paint !

I had a heavily modified car that i used purely for 1/4 mile racing at Santa Pod. Yes the paint did crack on this car. Was it the heat....or was it poor paint anyway ?

As far as i'm aware its purpose is sound-proofing. As a bi-product of that....it might well stop some heating radiating to the paintwork of the bonnet. I dont think thats its intended purpose; and you'd be unlikely and unlucky to suffer any sort of paint failure in my opinion through not having any.

If i do get some - i'll be getting it for a bit of noise suppression only :smile:
 
Lol
diarrhea magics
And back to the subject maybe they realized that it wont affect the paintwork ,so they took it off [emoji102] [emoji102]
 
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You kind of hope that Renault Sport removed it for the Cups to give that full-on, stripped-out look... Makes sense with the other 'basics' that the Cup came with. Or is that assuming too much :smiley:
 
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My R27 has it. I always thought it was to to do with heat transfer but it could also be for sound proofing.
 
Jimmy said:
You kind of hope that Renault Sport removed it for the Cups to give that full-on, stripped-out look... Makes sense with the other 'basics' that the Cup came with. Or is that assuming too much :smiley:
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But as fox said non cup 200's came without too
 
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