center console carbon fiber?
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center console carbon fiber?
well i'm gettin my center console carbon fibered and i have a couple questions. i have an 04 z and I am carbon fibering an 03 console that I purchased, will the guage covers fit on my 03 center console, because the 03 console did not come with the covers. Also which weave should I get? Thanks in advance!
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IIRC, the only difference between the '03 and '04 was how the nav door operates; everything is shaped the same and should thus be interchangable.
As for CF weave, IMO, the 2X2 "twill" weave is much more striking in appearance than the 1X1 "plain" weave. Most other aftermarket CF parts are 2X2 as well, so keep that in mind if you plan on doing more CF later.
Are you buying one of the kits or having your panels custom covered?
As for CF weave, IMO, the 2X2 "twill" weave is much more striking in appearance than the 1X1 "plain" weave. Most other aftermarket CF parts are 2X2 as well, so keep that in mind if you plan on doing more CF later.
Are you buying one of the kits or having your panels custom covered?
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i'm having the panels custom covered by a local shop down here....they are called pattern tek....here's the link http://www.patterntek.com/
check out the patterns they have for carbon fiber as well..
check out the patterns they have for carbon fiber as well..
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thanks for the heads up guys, i didn't even know.....now i'm going to feel bad when i take my parts back, lol. i didn't go evo-r because its like it will never finish. tonester, you can rap my pieces in carbon fiber? how long is the turn around time?
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lol, that's what i'm sayin, it really doesn't look any different from the patterntek....but i could be wrong. wats the downside of goin with carbon fiber print?
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Originally Posted by azula
lol, that's what i'm sayin, it really doesn't look any different from the patterntek....but i could be wrong. wats the downside of goin with carbon fiber print?
Real CF is black; period. The other colors you see are not real CF. Suite-E Graphics does nice cusom work (very expensive), but that is not real CF (they DO do the real stuff, though).
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Originally Posted by MustGoFastR
b/c fake = poser rice-not fit to be in a car such as the Z.
Real CF is black; period. The other colors you see are not real CF. Suite-E Graphics does nice cusom work (very expensive), but that is not real CF (they DO do the real stuff, though).
Real CF is black; period. The other colors you see are not real CF. Suite-E Graphics does nice cusom work (very expensive), but that is not real CF (they DO do the real stuff, though).
Sorry but real carbon fiber can come in different colors. Such as silver, red, blue... Its called Kevlar/Carbon fiber. Its another color fiber that is crossed with carbon fibers... Thats the only REAL colored carbon fiber that you can buy. And yes that pic above looks like crap, that just looks like a vinyl overlay...
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my work is real cf that gets clearcoated, just like the evo-r kits...but who knows when those are going to be available...like said above stickers will be obvious that they are stickers...the difference between the real deal cf and fake is night and day...oh and mine is permanent, it is not an overlay.
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Sorry but real carbon fiber can come in different colors. Such as silver, red, blue... Its called Kevlar/Carbon fiber. Its another color fiber that is crossed with carbon fibers... Thats the only REAL color carbon fiber that you can buy. And yes that pic above looks like crap, that just looks like a vinyl overlay...
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REAL cf is black and thats it...the silver stuff that looks like cf is called texalium i think...i have a roll of it because i have played around with it and wrapped some stuff with it before...it is ALOT thicker and heavier than real cf. it may be just as strong as real black cf but the weight difference is crazy...the picture of the blue console up top is definitely a print to look like cf. they also make red and blue sheets of stuff to look like real cf but they are not real wither. REAL CARBON FIBER IS BLACK!
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Like I said above,
People that want a colored cf should get Kevlar/Carbon fiber like I stated above. That is the only way that you can obtain a cf colored look while still getting the strength and pattern of a real looking cf with color to it.
And for the record. No where did I state that REAL carbon fibers were not black. Everything that both of you stated is true, just felt like the bold words were directed at me.
People that want a colored cf should get Kevlar/Carbon fiber like I stated above. That is the only way that you can obtain a cf colored look while still getting the strength and pattern of a real looking cf with color to it.
And for the record. No where did I state that REAL carbon fibers were not black. Everything that both of you stated is true, just felt like the bold words were directed at me.