Fitment and install of carbon hatches????
Fitment and install of carbon hatches????
Hey i was just wonedering if any of you guys taht have a carbon hatch could give some insight as too what has to be done in order to install it... Re-use the stock hatch glass or replace? how much did your install cost?
all you need is some friends to help you out to remove the stock hatch. you need to pull down the rear head liner and then unbolt the bolts that hold the stock hatch and thats it. just swap over the 3rd brake light and the rubber lining and what not.
i called up a glass guy and they swapped my oem to the CF hatch for $70
that was basically it.
i called up a glass guy and they swapped my oem to the CF hatch for $70
that was basically it.
Yeah, removal of stock hatch easy, +2 on needing friends to help you hold up the hatch.
My hatch had OEM glass in it so I cannot comment on the cost.
Fitment, mine has a small gap near the latch area but I dont notice it too much.
My hatch had OEM glass in it so I cannot comment on the cost.
Fitment, mine has a small gap near the latch area but I dont notice it too much.
hey thanx guys i am gonna try to source out a piece of lexan glass since it sthe onlky way to make the hatch change worth while.. I read somewhere that the glass is where all the weight is and if you keep the stock glass your only saving a max of 10 or so pounds.
Elohite... thanks.. your video was what made me decide to buy the x02 exhaust.
Elohite... thanks.. your video was what made me decide to buy the x02 exhaust.
Originally Posted by Emmure
hey thanx guys i am gonna try to source out a piece of lexan glass since it sthe onlky way to make the hatch change worth while.. I read somewhere that the glass is where all the weight is and if you keep the stock glass your only saving a max of 10 or so pounds.
Elohite... thanks.. your video was what made me decide to buy the x02 exhaust.
Elohite... thanks.. your video was what made me decide to buy the x02 exhaust.
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Originally Posted by Emmure
hey thanx guys i am gonna try to source out a piece of lexan glass since it sthe onlky way to make the hatch change worth while.. I read somewhere that the glass is where all the weight is and if you keep the stock glass your only saving a max of 10 or so pounds.
wow... thats refreshing... i think i read it in a previous thread that i read after i started this one (a rare occasion that i glad i didnt use the search button) hey carbonltd do you actuallyknow the weight difference?
Originally Posted by Emmure
Elohite... thanks.. your video was what made me decide to buy the x02 exhaust.
Originally Posted by Emmure
oh and elohite, where did you get your asuka hatch from?
ahh. here we go.. i thought i posted info before.
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....s+hatch+weight
i weighed my Fiberimages hatch in this thread
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....s+hatch+weight
my fitment was excellent.
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....s+hatch+weight
Originally Posted by Chebosto
Weight of the Stock hatch w/o Glass was ~ 56 pounds.
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....s+hatch+weight
Originally Posted by Chebosto
Stock Fender weight: 8.5 lb, +/- 0.5 lb error
New, CF fender: 4.0, +/- 0.5 lb error
i think i recall Fiberimages weighing the stock hatch w/o glass: ~56 pounds
New CF/Fiberglass reinforced Hatch (i had them put fiberglass in it, because i wanted to mount a wing eventually and i didnt want it to flex as much): 21.0 pounds. :/ a little heavier than i would have liked it.. but its still half of what it used to be.. I think James Chen/Axis drift car had the hatch to around 8pounds with no reinforcements..
for comparison, i believe the Varis Hatch with reinforced fiberglass is approximately 16 pounds. i dont know off hand the Seibon hatch weight..
New, CF fender: 4.0, +/- 0.5 lb error
i think i recall Fiberimages weighing the stock hatch w/o glass: ~56 pounds
New CF/Fiberglass reinforced Hatch (i had them put fiberglass in it, because i wanted to mount a wing eventually and i didnt want it to flex as much): 21.0 pounds. :/ a little heavier than i would have liked it.. but its still half of what it used to be.. I think James Chen/Axis drift car had the hatch to around 8pounds with no reinforcements..
for comparison, i believe the Varis Hatch with reinforced fiberglass is approximately 16 pounds. i dont know off hand the Seibon hatch weight..
Last edited by Chebosto; Jul 2, 2007 at 11:42 AM.
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