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Originally Posted by pascal28
You mentioned that when you took it off it weighed 9 kg/20 lb. Was that for the hood alone without the hinges or latch?
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I have just taken the bonnet off my Honda Insight G1 and weighed it (aluminium part only i.e. excluding hinges, heat/noise shield, rubber seal, windscreen spray nozzles and tubes, bonnet stay, bolts & lower catch mechanism). I got 6.0 kg (13.2 lb) exactly.
I agree with Red Lions comments regarding the type of weight that would be possible from a CFRP resin infused solution (~7 to 10 lb).
Thus, as Honda did such a good job with the Insight's bonnet, there is not much to get even from a well made CFRP version - won't stop the brave from trying though...