Who would be intrested in buying Carbon Fiber Fenders?
I recently bought quite a bit of Carbon Fiber, and a Carbon/glass hybrid weave. That being the case I have been doing a lil experimenting, as I am still somewhat a novice. Anyway, I made a fender the other day and it came out beautifully. I have yet to weigh it versus the stocker but it feels about 1/4 the weight of the stock one!! When I lifted it from the mold I was shocked! The one I made, I used 1 ply of 2x2-5.7OZ twill, 1 ply of the carbon/glass weave and another of the CF.
Anyway would anyone here be intrested in buying a set, if I can/do infact get another pair ready to go in good quality? I WILL post pics within the next week or so. Or will have someone post them for me as I dont know how to do so. The price will prolly be around 500$ a pair. Any way, is there any intrest? |
Not being critical or anything, but did they turn out better than your hood?
You know how to post pics. |
got any pics? the price is a little hight
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Are they any wider than stock ? Something like the GS sports ?
BTW Anyone know the website for Gs sports |
Pics!:D :D :D
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They did come out better than my hood, As I said I am still learning. I am an honest person. "You know how to post pics" - I DONT know how to post pics, I always have someone post them for me, do a search with my username. You must dislike me huh?
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send the pics to JBush85016@aol.com and i will post them when you are ready
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No dislike intended at all. Its just the fact you have had pics in your previous posts. And the hood did not have a "finished appearance", especially aronf the lights. I just asked if the quality was better than your hood, thats all: No malice implied or intended. If my wording offended you I am truely sorry, and extend my apology :)
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Wow sounds nice. The idea alone that someones willing to make them catches my interest. Id definetly like to see the finished product.
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Man I wish I were at that stage in my mods.
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500.00 seems a bit high though
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put me in on a pair for (fd3s) i already have the carbonfiber doors
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The price sounds right. I would pay that much if they were well made. Take that for what it's worth considering that I do my own composites work. Would you consider trading for a CF hood? That project should be starting in a couple of weeks. BTW, lets see the pics!!!:)
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Honestly, I have only gotten 75% of the work done on one yet so I dont know yet, if I have a "sellable " product. So far, though it looks good. I would trade for a CF hood in a minute! I have made about 4 unsuccesfull ones!! Pretty expensive learning process!! If you(or anyone) can make and produce CF hoods for FC's for under 600$ and have a dozen or so "in stock", you could make a lotta $! I wish you the best of luck with that.
The price I set is dictated by the value of the materials used, my time to make them/ and deal with the rigours of selling them, and the price of other CF fenders for more popular cars. With that in mind 500$ is a good deal(IMO). |
I find $500 cheap, actually, for what is being offered. Just one hood is usually around $700, and we're talking about twice the material and twice the tooling time.
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Originally posted by turbosmoke 500.00 seems a bit high though Fiberglass fenders's cost over $1000.00 How does a pair of carbon fiber fenders that cost $500.00 seem high?:confused: |
well i need fenders and CF would be the way to go....but 500 bucks.....hmmmm i can get aftermarket ones for like 115 + shipping.....guess they may have to wait
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Jspecracer7 is right. $500 is a VERY affordable price.
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I'd be interested I suppose.. my drivers side front fender is mucked up.. as long as it can be painted to look COMPLETELY stock, then yeah I'm interested at some point.
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Originally posted by jspecracer7 Carbon fiber side skirts cost $500.00 Fiberglass fenders's cost over $1000.00 How does a pair of carbon fiber fenders that cost $500.00 seem high?:confused: Brad |
I got to see the fender Fred made today, it looked Very nice, all the lines where there and was very smooth, and he isnt kidding its friggen light as hell, a few pounds at most
-Jacob |
Not really interested, BUT could you please try a CF sunroof!!!!!
Rust started eating mine :( |
If you make them a bit wider than stock, I would definetely be interested in CF fenders. If these were made I would be set to have a whole CF front end!
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Hey boostmotorsport,
I had tried to make some fiber glass flip up headlight covers, but I'm extremely novice. I think my molds were just not that great, I gotta go at making a good mold though. Do you have any pictures of your mold setup? I did vac bags too, works really well. ALthough I have heard that bag material can be a pain to find. I just bought some from a guy who makes awesom huge catamaran boats. I'd like to make a CF hood, but I need more practice. |
PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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