Pics of the my CF body kit painted
11-07-2004, 08:19 PM
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Pics of the my CF body kit painted
Well I painted my Carbon Creations W-1 kit.
Heres the before shots.
http://www.350zonline.com/gallery/album666
Heres the painted shots.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/compto...bum?.dir=/fc97
Let me know what you guys think.
Heres the before shots.
http://www.350zonline.com/gallery/album666
Heres the painted shots.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/compto...bum?.dir=/fc97
Let me know what you guys think.
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11-07-2004, 08:31 PM
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Looks good..Love the wheels what are they called and cost??
But jut curious..Why would you paint CF kit that is CF over Fiberglass...there is no weight reduction and the CF is simply for the look..
But jut curious..Why would you paint CF kit that is CF over Fiberglass...there is no weight reduction and the CF is simply for the look..
11-07-2004, 08:37 PM
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Originally posted by Daking350z
Looks good..Love the wheels what are they called and cost??
But jut curious..Why would you paint CF kit that is CF over Fiberglass...there is no weight reduction and the CF is simply for the look..
Looks good..Love the wheels what are they called and cost??
But jut curious..Why would you paint CF kit that is CF over Fiberglass...there is no weight reduction and the CF is simply for the look..
11-07-2004, 08:47 PM
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Originally posted by Daking350z
Looks good..Love the wheels what are they called and cost??
But jut curious..Why would you paint CF kit that is CF over Fiberglass...there is no weight reduction and the CF is simply for the look..
Looks good..Love the wheels what are they called and cost??
But jut curious..Why would you paint CF kit that is CF over Fiberglass...there is no weight reduction and the CF is simply for the look..
The wheels are the RO_JA R2-5 by Rays Engineering. I pmed you our price.
The full carbon looked unfinished to me. Others love the way it was before but everyones different.
I like the clean look so I painted over the carbon to give the car some lines. I left some of the carbon fiber exposed to show its beauty on the front lip, sides, and rear.
I added the body kit for looks and durablity. The side skirts were fully replaced and weigh lighter then the stock urethane ones.
CF is stonger then fiberglass. The constuction of this kit is carbon fiber with a gel coat (not carbon over fiberglass).
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Originally posted by xziteme
Those wheels are the RO_JA R2-5. Does the kit come in just fiberglass w/o the CF?
Those wheels are the RO_JA R2-5. Does the kit come in just fiberglass w/o the CF?
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Originally posted by Red6
Well first off thanks.
The wheels are the RO_JA R2-5 by Rays Engineering. I pmed you our price.
The full carbon looked unfinished to me. Others love the way it was before but everyones different.
I like the clean look so I painted over the carbon to give the car some lines. I left some of the carbon fiber exposed to show its beauty on the front lip, sides, and rear.
I added the body kit for looks and durablity. The side skirts were fully replaced and weigh lighter then stock urethane ones.
CF is stonger then fiberglass. The constuction of this kit is carbon fiber with a gel coat (not carbon over fiberglass).
Well first off thanks.
The wheels are the RO_JA R2-5 by Rays Engineering. I pmed you our price.
The full carbon looked unfinished to me. Others love the way it was before but everyones different.
I like the clean look so I painted over the carbon to give the car some lines. I left some of the carbon fiber exposed to show its beauty on the front lip, sides, and rear.
I added the body kit for looks and durablity. The side skirts were fully replaced and weigh lighter then stock urethane ones.
CF is stonger then fiberglass. The constuction of this kit is carbon fiber with a gel coat (not carbon over fiberglass).
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One of the first kits that really flows with the Z's lines.
Nice job on the painting too. Love the little bits of CF that are showing. Side skirts are unbelieveable! Clean and low.
Nice job all around
Nice job on the painting too. Love the little bits of CF that are showing. Side skirts are unbelieveable! Clean and low.
Nice job all around
11-09-2004, 10:56 AM
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I agree the unpainted CF pics look unfinished but I think I prefer that over the painted. It looks very stock when painted. You loose a lot of the orginality.
She is still hot though! but you could miss the side skirts if u r not looking for them.
She is still hot though! but you could miss the side skirts if u r not looking for them.
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Quick NewB ?
Red6 or Anyone Else who knows -
Is there a way to mold your Carbon Creations W-1 kit to the front and rear bumbers?
In the past I have seen fiberglass bodykits that have been molded but not CF...I doubt CF can be molded, but I would still like a definite answer.
Thanks.
Is there a way to mold your Carbon Creations W-1 kit to the front and rear bumbers?
In the past I have seen fiberglass bodykits that have been molded but not CF...I doubt CF can be molded, but I would still like a definite answer.
Thanks.
11-10-2004, 12:22 PM
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Re: Quick NewB ?
Originally posted by 2quick2fast
Red6 or Anyone Else who knows -
Is there a way to mold your Carbon Creations W-1 kit to the front and rear bumbers?
In the past I have seen fiberglass bodykits that have been molded but not CF...I doubt CF can be molded, but I would still like a definite answer.
Thanks.
Red6 or Anyone Else who knows -
Is there a way to mold your Carbon Creations W-1 kit to the front and rear bumbers?
In the past I have seen fiberglass bodykits that have been molded but not CF...I doubt CF can be molded, but I would still like a definite answer.
Thanks.
You can mold a CF kit but it would have to be painted where the contact points are.
Most shops use bondo or fiberglass to mold on body kits. Those contact points would have to be blended in by being painted.
A good shop could do it they would just have to paint a clean line to make it look blended.
So hence its possible (I never seen it done with CF though).