CF doors are on the g. -opinions
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whoever told you that doesnt know what they're talking about
pre preg (dry) carbon is the #1 for strength and lightweight. carbon parts that are laid up by hand (especially stuff from china) are fairly resin heavy and much more brittle than they would be if they were vacuum bagged or prepreg.
pre preg carbon doors would probably be half the weight of seibon doors and easily twice as strong\durable.
Did you clearcoat the doors?
composite quality aside... your car looks sweeet
pre preg (dry) carbon is the #1 for strength and lightweight. carbon parts that are laid up by hand (especially stuff from china) are fairly resin heavy and much more brittle than they would be if they were vacuum bagged or prepreg.
pre preg carbon doors would probably be half the weight of seibon doors and easily twice as strong\durable.
Did you clearcoat the doors?
composite quality aside... your car looks sweeet
Originally Posted by sammyG350gt
whoever told you that doesnt know what they're talking about
pre preg (dry) carbon is the #1 for strength and lightweight. carbon parts that are laid up by hand (especially stuff from china) are fairly resin heavy and much more brittle than they would be if they were vacuum bagged or prepreg.
pre preg carbon doors would probably be half the weight of seibon doors and easily twice as strong\durable.
Did you clearcoat the doors?
composite quality aside... your car looks sweeet
pre preg (dry) carbon is the #1 for strength and lightweight. carbon parts that are laid up by hand (especially stuff from china) are fairly resin heavy and much more brittle than they would be if they were vacuum bagged or prepreg.
pre preg carbon doors would probably be half the weight of seibon doors and easily twice as strong\durable.
Did you clearcoat the doors?
composite quality aside... your car looks sweeet
Originally Posted by IrockAG35
well im not sure if dry or wet but the doors were stuffed with newspaper from CHINA so its funny you should mention that, and no, doors i didnt clearcoat them but the have a super nice coat on them already...would you recommend getting another?
You wont have to re-clear them. They are hand wet laid in China like all seibon parts. Vacuum bagging or dry carbon is definetly the new way to go.
Last edited by Jim@Showstoppers; Feb 7, 2008 at 04:08 PM.
Originally Posted by Jim@Showstoppers
You wont have to re-clear them. They are hand wet laid in China like all Mastergrade parts. Vacuum bagging or dry carbon is definetly the new much more expensive way to go.
And I like your car, but I wouldn't bother painting your rims, With all that CF you should buy some GTS' with the dull black center or some other polished lip/dark center rim.
Originally Posted by Carbon G35
Wow that looks awesome i'm fully carbon fiber out also. I here's some pic's from FED EX field
I don't see CF doors here. How are you fully CF'd out?
Originally Posted by saberphx
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And I like your car, but I wouldn't bother painting your rims, With all that CF you should buy some GTS' with the dull black center or some other polished lip/dark center rim.
And I like your car, but I wouldn't bother painting your rims, With all that CF you should buy some GTS' with the dull black center or some other polished lip/dark center rim.
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Originally Posted by IrockAG35
well im not sure if dry or wet but the doors were stuffed with newspaper from CHINA so its funny you should mention that, and no, doors i didnt clearcoat them but the have a super nice coat on them already...would you recommend getting another?
Originally Posted by sammyG350gt
the resin they used may not have the best UV protection. I'd personally have the doors clear coated to avoid discoloration and eventual weakening of the resin\fibers.
Originally Posted by Carbon G35
Wow that looks awesome i'm fully carbon fiber out also. I here's some pic's from FED EX field
I don't like it, but I admire you for doing it!
Also, it really doesn't matter what anyone thinks, lol. I do however, believe that it would look much better on a black G. That's just my opinion, and take it with a grain of salt.
Craig
Also, it really doesn't matter what anyone thinks, lol. I do however, believe that it would look much better on a black G. That's just my opinion, and take it with a grain of salt.
Craig
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Originally Posted by IrockAG35
well im not sure if dry or wet but the doors were stuffed with newspaper from CHINA so its funny you should mention that, and no, doors i didnt clearcoat them but the have a super nice coat on them already...would you recommend getting another?
Did the doors remove any reinforcing bars?
Originally Posted by IrockAG35
somewhere around...about 150lbs on doors alone..doors weight approx, 90lbs per door, now about 21lbs/22lbs, i beleive it is dry...not sure, i know wet is much stronger im told
Originally Posted by terrorist22
A lot of "Italian" bicycles are also stuffed w/ Chinese newspapers, according to my coworker (he used to bike for the UCSD team).
Did the doors remove any reinforcing bars?
Did the doors remove any reinforcing bars?