Bonnet scoop topic again :P

[Oesnam]

Hey guys would it be possibla to fit a version 7 STi scoop onto a BE5 bonnet? some cutting and things would be needed im sure but just wondering if it would be abla to work.

Cheers

[funkytown]

??? yer anything is possible to put on... how much money do you have..

[Oesnam]

Oh i just thought it'd be a way bigger job because the legacy bonnet scoops are 1 piece. From other posts looks like the job is around $200, hopefully i should have enough for that...

[Guest boostin]

Like this...??

Have a chat with MINTGTB

[Scoobydoo]

Yeah I think that job cost him a bit more than $200 didn't it? Total custom job, all integrated nicely.

[mazdahard]

to do it properly and make it all "one piece" takes a fair bit of time plus there is paint on top of that

[MercuryFree]

 Oesnam said:

Oh i just thought it'd be a way bigger job because the legacy bonnet scoops are 1 piece. From other posts looks like the job is around $200, hopefully i should have enough for that...

One peice how? Is the v8+ bonnet scoop in multiple peices? . As the v1/2 and the v3-6 wrx bonnet scoops are all 'one peice' also are they not?

[Oesnam]

 boostin']

Have a chat with MINTGTB

Cheers will do.

to do it properly and make it all "one piece" takes a fair bit of time plus there is paint on top of that

[quote name='MercuryFree said:

One peice how? Is the v8+ bonnet scoop in multiple peices? . As the v1/2 and the v3-6 wrx bonnet scoops are all 'one peice' also are they not?

Oh I meant that the standard legacy scoop on the bonnet are 1 piece so i would need to get the angle grinder out to cut a square around the scoop.

All the impreza scoops are bolted on AFAIK, so thats why you can buy them separate. So fitting an impreza scoop to mine would need a bit of a big job i'm guessing.

[Oesnam]

Sort of hard to explain but what i meant was that a legacy bonnet has the scoop integrated like this:

And the impreza ones have them bolted on like this:

So i can find a scoop but to put it on, would need some custom work. Hope that made sense ;D

[G-unit]

get a non turbo bonnet slap the scoop on and cut a hole? rangiish but would be alot easier

[Oesnam]

 G-unit said:

get a non turbo bonnet slap the scoop on and cut a hole? rangiish but would be alot easier

Haha thats actually a pretty good idea may consider that. Get the good ol' angle grinder out

[Scoobydoo]

Yep many people have done that. I think what was meant about making it one piece, is to integrate the scoop and bonnet to make a seamless join. Involves a fair bit of bogging and sanding, and is quite time consuming. But certainly does look the best!

This was my old Legacy

You can see how there is no visible join marks between the bonnet and scoop.

[MercuryFree]

 Oesnam said:

Oh I meant that the standard legacy scoop on the bonnet are 1 piece so i would need to get the angle grinder out to cut a square around the scoop.

All the impreza scoops are bolted on AFAIK, so thats why you can buy them separate. So fitting an impreza scoop to mine would need a bit of a big job i'm guessing.

So what you're saying is that the BONNET is one peice, with the scoop integrated, not that the other scoops have multiple peices?

I hate the english language sometimes.

[Oesnam]

 Scoobydoo']

Yep many people have done that. I think what was meant about making it one piece, is to integrate the scoop and bonnet to make a seamless join. Involves a fair bit of bogging and sanding, and is quite time consuming. But certainly does look the best!

[quote name='Oesnam said:

Oh I meant that the standard legacy scoop on the bonnet are 1 piece so i would need to get the angle grinder out to cut a square around the scoop.

All the impreza scoops are bolted on AFAIK, so thats why you can buy them separate. So fitting an impreza scoop to mine would need a bit of a big job i'm guessing.

/quote]

So what you're saying is that the BONNET is one peice, with the scoop integrated, not that the other scoops have multiple peices?

I hate the english language sometimes.

Ahh I agree its so mind muddling.

K, so factory legacy bonnets don't have a scoop that sticks out and cannot be pulled out to fit on other bonnets. Its more like a big hole in the bonnet that has been moulded to take in air. There are no seams around the scoop. That black piece in the photo above is all one piece with the bonnet and doesn't really count as a scoop.

Whereas the WRX scoops can be taken off from their bonnets because they have bolts or clips or whatever (i'm not sure because i haven't actually seen one off yet).

Hope that made a little more sense.

[MINTGTB]

did you get my PM Oesnam?

[hijacka]

Why not make your own up instead of bolting on a factory wrx one?

Heres one i made up awhile ago

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/62/137620662_full.jpg

Having seen wrx scoops and vents on galants and legnums makes me reluctant to put one on mine, so im happy to make something up thats original even thou it was a mission.

[Guest]

Im personally not a fan of the big scoop, kind reminds me of those redneck v8 cars

I have however, seen a few custom Legacy wrx big scoop designs floating around on trademe. Im pretty sure the guy was just making fibreglass moulds and they looked pretty good and easy to install.

You can also get slightly larger ones from the Japanese auctions as like C-west.

[MINTGTB]

dont be such a hater!!!