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way2deep:
i am thinking of making range rover bonnets and tail gates and other bits (light pods etc) ..does anyone know what the laws  are on making copy body panels.....

Xtremeteam:
if you had said u were gonna do this 6 months ago i would abeen up for a set,sold the rangie project so no need,
AFAIK MM4x4 are selling GRP panels at the mo

muddyweb:
I don't know specifically... but I would imagine that if the bit in question is a registered design, then it would be protected under copyright.


Just a cautionary tale...   we had a 90 in the workshop before Christmas with a 'lightweight' fibre glass bonnet on it....   it was about 30% heavier than the standard Td5 one !   If weight saving is the main reason, it's well worth doing a bit of checking to see if you can actually make an improvement.

Xtremeteam:
<snip Just a cautionary tale... we had a 90 in the workshop before Christmas with a 'lightweight' fibre glass bonnet on it.... it was about 30% heavier than the standard Td5 one ! If weight saving is the main reason, it's well worth doing a bit of checking to see if you can actually make an improvement.snip>

i have a GRP bonnet just like that,its about 15/20mm thick  :lol:
also for ARC comp motors if using a GRP bonnet & pannels it has to meet the correct spec for fire retardance <sp>

snezza69:

--- Quote from: "muddyweb" ---I don't know specifically... but I would imagine that if the bit in question is a registered design, then it would be protected under copyright.


Just a cautionary tale...   we had a 90 in the workshop before Christmas with a 'lightweight' fibre glass bonnet on it....   it was about 30% heavier than the standard Td5 one !   If weight saving is the main reason, it's well worth doing a bit of checking to see if you can actually make an improvement.
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If you modify the design even by just a little bit you should be OK, worth checking out with a solicitor if you are looking at making a business out of it though! :D

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