Carbon fiber hatch
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Carbon fiber hatch
I was thinking about replacing my stock hatch with a carbon fiber one but i was wondering what happens to the rear defrosters and the rear window wiper? can you still connect them somehow or are they gone for good with a carbon fiber hatch?
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you "could" connect them.... but why? Do you really look out that back window enough to need a wiper and defrost?
BTW you would have to drill a hole in order to install the wiper +motor. Plus the whole reason for CF hatch is to save weight. That motor is HEAVY.
BTW you would have to drill a hole in order to install the wiper +motor. Plus the whole reason for CF hatch is to save weight. That motor is HEAVY.
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depending on which carbon trunk you use the provision to reuse the wiper assy is catered for. i.e VIS have holes bored, mastergrade if you can find one doesn't, rear defrost is just simple routing of oem harness and retention of oem glass...
Hope this answers your question
Hope this answers your question
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I would add if you are driving the Z in the snow you need to just spend the money from that hatch on a winter car.
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I would add if you are driving the Z in the snow you need to just spend the money from that hatch on a winter car.
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What are you going to use to get rid of the rear window? CF or FG panel then smooth out the seams? Doing lexan would be approx. same weight. If you were to paint it to match it would look pretty good. Paint chips off of it pretty easy if it isn't painted properly though.
Driving won't be too bad since you can barely see out of the rear window anyways. :P
Driving won't be too bad since you can barely see out of the rear window anyways. :P
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Actually most state laws require you to have driver and pass side mirrors if there is no rear window. Cali especially.
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