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Freeman13
18-04-2009, 22:39
If you could have any part of your car made out of carbon fibre what would you have done??
clee
18-04-2009, 22:47
Furry Dice .
Penfold aka The Dealer
18-04-2009, 22:49
Full shell inc doors, boot, bonnet, wings, rear quater, full body kit... :)
Deano
18-04-2009, 23:06
The interior plastics and dash would look good in carbon fibre :smokin:
scratcher
18-04-2009, 23:27
I'd have a carbon fibre steam-roller :cool:
Frix
19-04-2009, 01:38
on renault5gtturbo.com someone posted he can make more or less any part. Id have my sunroof panel made, bonnet and bumper strips. And if i had loads of money id have my whole dash mould out of carbon too!
R5GTTRaider
19-04-2009, 03:45
the engine....................:dearme:


think if it was a track car and had deep pockets id have all removable panals carbon fire

and seats and half dash, and carbon ceramic brakes:p
Leigh
19-04-2009, 20:02
on renault5gtturbo.com someone posted he can make more or less any part.

Yeah spoke to the bloke from performance trim at Pod today and he said anything can be made with the mould but costs about £1500 to set it up. For a tailgate he would need to sell 4 to break even and at least 5/6 to make it worth while, because of the set up costs and they would be about £400 - 500 a piece. I asked about a tailgate, bonnet and roof panel for the 5 :D
Blick
19-04-2009, 20:06
pretty much everythin!!!! :laugh:
Os8472
19-04-2009, 20:07
The whole shell but I'd want full on rally cage to give me some protection should the worst happen
Alastair
19-04-2009, 20:10
Yeah spoke to the bloke from performance trim at Pod today and he said anything can be made with the mould but costs about £1500 to set it up. For a tailgate he would need to sell 4 to break even and at least 5/6 to make it worth while, because of the set up costs and they would be about £400 - 500 a piece. I asked about a tailgate, bonnet and roof panel for the 5 :D

I asked him about bonnets the other day when i was ordering some off cuts, sounds like a nice guy, said the same to me too about numbers for a group buy, he also said his would fit properly...!
Russgt5
20-04-2009, 14:40
I bought a magazine the other day to read at work while bored,Redline i think.........had a Fiesta in it with a carbon roof that apparently lowers the centre of gravity on the car (its a track car).............. how does that work tho? roof wasnt chopped or lowered or anything...just made from carbon (although it was stated that u need a rollcage to strengthen up the roof). I believe the company that made the roof on the Fiesta was also performance trim.

Ive been after a GOOD fitting carbon bonnet for some time so id be in on a group buy for that.......and also been looking into getting the rear boot spoiler done to match.
UNICRONICUS
20-04-2009, 14:57
I bought a magazine the other day to read at work while bored,Redline i think.........

Says it all really. Lowering the centre of gravity would involve lowering the whole roof, just making it out of carbon wouldn't have much of an affect in this aspect.
Misky
20-04-2009, 15:00
Says it all really. Lowering the centre of gravity would involve lowering the whole roof, just making it out of carbon wouldn't have much of an affect in this aspect.

Its da down force innit! has it got da booost? :laugh:
Adey aka Ewok
20-04-2009, 17:52
removing weight from the top of the vehicle would shift the center of gravity south would it not?
scratcher
20-04-2009, 18:05
removing weight from the top of the vehicle would shift the center of gravity south would it not?

:agree: Just like those fancy M3's
Junglist
20-04-2009, 18:40
think id go small and say a standard spoiler or if poss a rocker cover :)
Tiny Tim
20-04-2009, 18:44
Windows.


Glass is heavy.
Freeman13
20-04-2009, 18:47
Do you think it would be possible to make a crabon fibre rocker cover?? would look mint
The new Bill J
20-04-2009, 18:48
Tyres, just to be a bit different :cool:
Freeman13
20-04-2009, 18:55
has this been done or anyone tried doing something similar??:scratch:

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/24260enzo/enzo6.jpg
RICHIE
20-04-2009, 20:28
has this been done or anyone tried doing something similar??:scratch:

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/24260enzo/enzo6.jpg

what make a flying car havnt you seen chitty bang bang;)
J$£5GTT
20-04-2009, 21:06
Tyres, just to be a bit different :cool:

treading on dangerous ground there billski......

id have carbon fibre in my cereals not on my 5..

:cooter:
R5GTTRaider
21-04-2009, 00:04
The whole shell but I'd want full on rally cage to give me some protection should the worst happen


get a koenigsegg ccx
jure
21-04-2009, 20:10
Door cards and roof trim.