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Old 12-20-04, 09:50 PM
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A friend of mine has been doing lots of work with composite carbon fiber and is thinking of making up an UIM c/f cover for the FD. Of course it will be a purely cosmetic piece, and he told me the price will be between $100-150 with price and volume being inversely proportional of course.

Any interest or questions feel free to email him: sales@phatcatdesign.com
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
A friend of mine has been doing lots of work with composite carbon fiber and is thinking of making up an UIM c/f cover for the FD. Of course it will be a purely cosmetic piece, and he told me the price will be between $100-150 with price and volume being inversely proportional of course.

Any interest or questions feel free to email him: sales@phatcatdesign.com
I would be interested assuming the fit and finish is top notch. If it could extend over the TB in some way, I think that would look best. My UIM is powdercoated in a boring grey, but it at least looks decent; however, my TB is one of the few items under my hood that doesn't look smooth and/or shiny.
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Isn't that what they cost on jtimports? i know I saw them somewhere, i think they were feed.
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good luck getting anything from Feed for $150. I saw what you were talking about, but the thing that looks like a carbon fiber intake is labeled as a surge tank cover.

http://www.jt-imports.com/FEED_FD_Parts_List.htm
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oil cap for $86 ....they must think the world is made up of millionaires !!
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oil cap for $86 ....they must think the world is made up of millionaires !!
Millionaires? No.

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Originally Posted by weaklink
good luck getting anything from Feed for $150. I saw what you were talking about, but the thing that looks like a carbon fiber intake is labeled as a surge tank cover.

http://www.jt-imports.com/FEED_FD_Parts_List.htm
oh my bad 225 hahaha you act like thats alot of money

you own an rx7... thats like the cost of a gasket
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oil cap for $86 ....they must think the world is made up of millionaires !!
people obviously buy this ****....
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The Feed one doesnt fit well, you have to shave alum off the uim to get it to fit.
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I am interested and I agree with Pianoprodigy, extend it 'til the TB
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interested. post info as it comes in
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I am interested. What is the target date of completion?
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I'd be interested also.
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or just a TB cover would be nice
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I'd be interested also
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Count me in too. I think the FEED one is a ripoff. I'll take one if the quality is there.
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SPOautos--they actually are in 100% carbon fiber now and are a better fit too, the first ones that we got were the prototypes
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What's the latest on this? Let's hear some updates
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any new news on this?
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any new news on this?
I am going to send a link of this to my friend.

In my initial post, I told everybody interested to email him. Hopefully everybody did that. I am just the messenger......

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