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I have been In contact with ARS-Composites who are an up and coming carbon fibre specialist, They already make door cards for the Renault 5 and have a mould ready for bonnet's. He has not got back to me on prices yet but all ready his door cards are £50 cheaper than performance trim ones, He is also happy to offer a group buy discount so I can see the bonnet's being quite a bit cheaper as well.
Let me know your thoughts and interest ?
Lewis.
Interest here - also would be interested to see what other parts he can do. Doors, tailgates,wings etc. There are a number of people looking to see a few 0.001's of there 1/4 mile times. This may be part of the solution.Quote:
Originally Posted by elcie
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performance trim doorcards are only about £70ish at the moment
Price dependant but I'm also interested in a few carbon fibre bits :)
be intersing to see if the bonnet mold is better than the crappy ktec ones.
or indeed lighter...Quote:
Originally Posted by djinuk
May be interested in door cards, will give a definite answer when prices are up.
intrested in bonnet possibly depending on price :smokin:
this would make them £20 a set...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-5-Clio...item4aa5270156
count me in!!
Have you ever seen any of their work?
This going to include the rear cards too?
Boot spoiler for me thats what id like to see. :cool:
Mat
"ARS-Composites", Is that name a wind up?:cooter:
"up and coming" companies don't need to provide examples of their work, they can rely on their untarnished reputations :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by D4WNO
TNT ANDY- yes I did mention to him about possible bumpers and boots, I'll see what i can do.
markey b- I did see that and I think they may have seen ARS' and nocked them buy a fiver.
djinuk- what problem's do you get with the Ktec ones ?
Andrew Cooke- Indeed lighter i.e just the skin with out the rib work.
markey b- not quite with you......
D4WNO- No not yet.
DaveMayGTT- Don't see why not ! also inner boot trim but don't really see the need for them
Smokey- That would be kl, but I'm thinking whole tailer gate lol
Most of the wet lay carbon work is more for show than anything, you may save a little weight but never on the scale of genuine pre-preg auto claved stuff. You get what you pay for.
A carbon bonnet with no frame. Sounds to flimsy for road use.
did u mean £5 or £50Quote:
Originally Posted by elcie
Do you think a R5 rear spoiler could be 'carbonised'? defo be interested in one of those
rs250nut- whats genuine pre-preg auto claved stuff then ?
car.crash- with 4 bonnet catches can't see it being a problem.
markey b- It was £50 when i posted the thread as ARS ones are £75 and Performance trim ones where £124.99, but on ebay they are now giving 30% off so that makes them £70.
cpt chunk- well it's simple enough, don't see why not.
about 800gms for a bonnetQuote:
Originally Posted by elcie
Could someone tell the price off the Ktec bonnet as i can't seem to find it.
also what prices are people wanting to pay for the Bonnets and Door cards ?
Lewis
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Originally Posted by elcie
im pretty sure ktec stopped selling them, they cleared out all the sh1t they had left on ebay, all were seconds although many looked and sounded pretty good, just a scuff or something.. problem was they were over £350 each i think? maybe more..
Ok thanks, its just that his initial price for the bonnets are £550 and I thought that was a hell of lot he is calling me tomorrow so I'll see what I do over the phone, but I don't think many people will wont to pay £550, as I wont be !
Is there any update on the carbon bonnets and have they looked into making other parts for the 5, thanks
k-tec was selling there carbon bonnets for £299Quote:
Originally Posted by elcie
there old stock carbon bonnets was sold on ebay starting on a £99 pound start
k-tec carbon bonnets are crap didnt fit well/poorly made
the edges on the bonnet flapped around on the road not strong at all
i cant see any one buying a bonnet for £550 even if they are perfect
way to much
i was talking to a mate last night and he's making me a carbon bonnet at a cost of £280 for the 1st one then £250 each for any after that he also mentioned he can do doors, wings, bootlid, bodykit basically anything :) he's picking my bonnet up tonight and said it'll take him 2 weeks to make a moulds for it, he's gonna do boot lid next :D here's some pics of his work what he's done for his nissan pulsar
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5686573_n.jpghttp://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2418430_n.jpghttp://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._1933237_n.jpghttp://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3598126_n.jpghttp://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._1064682_n.jpghttp://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4898523_n.jpg
what you think, any good?
If they can do carbon boot lids with a decent weight saving ill be interested if the prices remains good. Although we always talk about this and never get any where, mates rates always escalate to rape rates :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by DazR5GTT
could be interested in some door cards, how much we looking at £50 pair?
haha rape rates! na he's always good with prices :D i'll try get prices for other parts tonight when he picks up the bonnet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alastair
i'll try get a price tonightQuote:
Originally Posted by Josie172cup
tailgate would be good :)
im deffo up for one if its not too ££££'s.Quote:
Originally Posted by philg
what andy said...:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by TrixNFlix
My bonnet just been picked up it's going to take him about 2-3 weeks to make as he has to make the mould aswell.
It'll be around the £350 mark for a bootlid maybe less if can enough interest in them :D
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Originally Posted by DazR5GTT
any idea how much for door cards m8
I'd be tempted with boot lid around the £300 mark, as long as its light and fits well.Quote:
Originally Posted by DazR5GTT
Sorry mate didn't give me a price on door cards said he wanted to see mine first as to how much work involved, if he's not busy at weekend I'll get to come have a look at emQuote:
Originally Posted by Josie172cup
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Originally Posted by DazR5GTT
just whenever m8 i dont have any free cash this moth anyways
i'm up for an bonnet also :)
my bonnet nearly ready :) hoping to take my car for a test fit before it gets finished so i'll get some pics on when its doneQuote:
Originally Posted by sieger
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Wow, didn't realise this was still going.
Sorry I kind of left it on hold, but the bloke that I was talking from ARS just vanished. I mean not answering my calls and the Facebook page deleted. :scratch:
Any way glad to see someone has taken over, and something is being put into to progress.
Best of Luck
Lewis.
Ps. I'll be interested in a boot.
would be intrested in bonnet door cards and boot lid if poss still being made :)
I'm interested if the price seems fair. Bonnet and boot lid. :)
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Any ideas on door card prices yet
hello ace all.
I have friends who manufactures carbon part!
here a sample:
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8...17dsc05461.jpg
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8...81dsc05482.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5640/dsc05274y.jpg
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3...n4dsc05269.jpg
in forecast:
- Collector of injection out of carbon.
- Carbon oil Recuperator.
- Box has carbon air.
- Panel of carbon doors.
- Simple carbon Cap.
- carries.
- forage ladder.
if interested, known as it me!
;)
Was this a non-starter then guys?