 Carbon Fiber Woes, ... need some advice. |
 May 2, 2011 - 12:34 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 18, '06 From Calgary, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%)  |
I'm having a hard time completing the vision I have for my car because of the lack of parts readily available.
Here's my dilemma; I need a CF ST205 hood. - RTP costs an arm and a leg to ship overseas (great quality materials, but definitely out of my price range) - Seibon make a CF replica of the ST205 hood, but I've heard nightmarish stories about their fitment; enough to make me NOT want their product. - not a fan of the look alikes (ie, Cyclone, etc) Here is my thought; the ST205 oem hood is amazingly light. and the best part is, its OEM and fits great! I'm thinking I will just use a CF wrap to achieve the look I need, as the performance of weight reduction probably wouldn't be worth the cost right now. 3M Di-NOC Carbon Fiber Vinyl wrap has come highly recommended. But the look of it is obviously fake. Is it feasible to wrap with the vinyl overlay, and then put resin / hardener on top? I would attempt the REAL carbon fiber wrap, but I'm afraid I would screw up the weave on a big peice like the hood. Can't have that. Thoughts or ideas guys? How big of a sheet would I need to properly cover the ST205 hood? -------------------- |
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May 8, 2011 - 12:47 AM
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how much did you get it total from them? i tried everywhere but that's one site i forgot about
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May 9, 2011 - 10:04 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 14, '05 From St. Paul, MN(USA) Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE (block @ May 8, 2011 - 1:47 AM)  how much did you get it total from them? i tried everywhere but that's one site i forgot about cant remember...its been 4 years. But it was close to $900 something dollars. It was cheaper back then also. I think the price right now is like $200 more. Had to wait 6 months for it also because they have to hand lay it when you order Edit: $900 something, thats including shipping This post has been edited by team_omega: May 9, 2011 - 10:05 PM |
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