Gauging Interest: Carbon Fiber steering wheel covers
06-20-2008, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by SCARECROW BEATS
SURE, AND PM ME WITH THE DETAILS... THANKS.
Will do. Hopefully we can get enough interest to get them made.
Thanks
06-21-2008, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Q8-350
I agree with Jetpilot, the parts are pricy but I respect you wanting a good quality pieces.
How about CF door handles to replace the ones on the outside? just an idea!!
How about CF door handles to replace the ones on the outside? just an idea!!
these guys in the north bay area make nice parts, but the tooling costs are larger than the normal epoxy resin tooling since it's pressure molded graphite. they actually make F1 turbo turbines out of graphite! the tooling engineers name is Jack Fudge (no joke, sounds like pack fudge), but he is brilliant guy. this process would be sweet for the door handles. make them sleek, take away the sore d!ck look. any investors out there?
06-30-2008, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JETPILOT
Pre-preg, autoclaved, and vacuum bagged is so over kill for a decorative applique. $100? That is really expensive.
Is pre-preg the new, unobtainium, racing-inspired bling?
06-30-2008, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonZ-YA
doesnt another company already make these????
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06-30-2008, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by sukebe
Yeah really. No offense, but I don't understand why you would go pre-preg on something non-functional like that. If this is just for looks, I think a lot of people will be unhappy with the results.
Is pre-preg the new, unobtainium, racing-inspired bling?
Is pre-preg the new, unobtainium, racing-inspired bling?
07-01-2008, 04:31 AM
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Just offering some constructive criticism. Sorry, didn't know you would get defensive and butthurt.
Maybe you should put up a disclaimer about how you don't want to hear any feedback that might hurt your feelings.
Maybe you should put up a disclaimer about how you don't want to hear any feedback that might hurt your feelings.
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Originally Posted by TreeFiddyZee
Would they be interested in doing the different formats? Meaning with (1) all of the holes like you have stated and with (2) only cruise control holes (right) and (3) no holes.
you'll have a bigger target audience! i.e. 03 and 04 models.
07-01-2008, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by sukebe
Just offering some constructive criticism. Sorry, didn't know you would get defensive and butthurt.
Maybe you should put up a disclaimer about how you don't want to hear any feedback that might hurt your feelings.
Maybe you should put up a disclaimer about how you don't want to hear any feedback that might hurt your feelings.
07-01-2008, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by sukebe
Just offering some constructive criticism. Sorry, didn't know you would get defensive and butthurt.
Maybe you should put up a disclaimer about how you don't want to hear any feedback that might hurt your feelings.
Maybe you should put up a disclaimer about how you don't want to hear any feedback that might hurt your feelings.
07-08-2008, 02:56 PM
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I bought a set of these on eBay:
Cut out the audio/cruise controls with a Dremel, and ended up with this:<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o
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While it's not perfect, it looks a lot better than I thought it would. The stuff was really hard to lay a cutting template on and was a real b*tch to cut straight because the top and bottom are designed to curve around the steering wheel, so getting the Dremel in the right position was not easy. Also, I used a black sharpie to color in any silver left showing from the original pieces underneath. That helped a ton. I'd still prefer a custom made/cut piece to what I have now, as I'm sure it would look 100% better.
Cut out the audio/cruise controls with a Dremel, and ended up with this:<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o
referrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <vath o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='width:760.5pt; height:570.75pt'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Dave/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.jpg" o:href="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Dave/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='width:760.5pt;height:570.75pt'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Dave/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.jpg" o:href="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Dave/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->While it's not perfect, it looks a lot better than I thought it would. The stuff was really hard to lay a cutting template on and was a real b*tch to cut straight because the top and bottom are designed to curve around the steering wheel, so getting the Dremel in the right position was not easy. Also, I used a black sharpie to color in any silver left showing from the original pieces underneath. That helped a ton. I'd still prefer a custom made/cut piece to what I have now, as I'm sure it would look 100% better.
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