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Carbon fiber Lip or WING?

Old Sep 28, 2008 | 04:27 AM
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Thumbs up Carbon fiber Lip or WING?

Hey guys,
Im looking for a decently priced carbon fiber lip for my 90 gtu. ALSO, looking for a stock looking carbon fiber wing.


Let me know what you know ,
Rob
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 05:10 AM
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No such thing.
REAL carbon fiber is EXPENSIVE, PERIOD.
Cheap-*** carbon fiber crap isn't worth the headaches to fit them on.


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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RETed
No such thing.
REAL carbon fiber is EXPENSIVE, PERIOD.
Cheap-*** carbon fiber crap isn't worth the headaches to fit them on.


-Ted


ok....
How about ANY carbon lip or stock style wing?

Rob
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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Check out the stuff Shine Auto Project offers.
They are a vendor here, so they have their own section at the top.
Else, check eBay for deals...


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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 05:36 PM
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IMO id go for a FRP lip, paint it, and go carbon wing. lips look better matching, unless its textured plastic. thats just my opinion.


not to mention i can see rocks etc chipping the **** out of a carbon lip.....lips see a lot of abuse- why get an expensive one when a cheap one looks just as good as is easier to replace?
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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ted, i gotta tell you.....ive always admired your avatars..
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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+1 on the shine front lip. A front lip will take a beating and CF is too brittle and expensive. I have the shine lip and mine is beat to hell. Some hits it takes in stride and some require a careful application of racing tape. I think it looks nice in black on a red car, plus if you leave it black it doesn't look like hell when it's covered with racing tape. It brought my oil temps down a little, and makes some front downforce. How much I couldn't tell you, probably not enough to matter, but you can see it actually bending down from the force of the wind in some pictures.

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