FD3S: Any Interest in Voltex Style GT Wing
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A 1600mm Voltex Type 3 wing is $2300. I have no idea how much vendors are charging for shipping, if they are even charging at all, or if they are charging shipping from Japan. If they are tacking on shipping from Japan, the price to get this in your hands will be even further.
Keep in mind that when you are saying $1200 + $300-$400 = $1500-1600 for an "unproven" replica vs. $2300 for authentic, that half of the GT wing assembly is authentic. The brackets are Voltex parts, Voltex pricing.
Keep in mind that Voltex wings are also handlaid carbon for the most part and not internally supported. Break one open and you will not find anything inside. The rivets used are simply bolted onto carbon, which can wear and tear. Ours is internally supported with sheet metal, which is more reliable for integrity for the rivets to grab onto. Voltex wings are also not clear coated. Ours are not clear coated either. There is nothing special about the process Voltex uses. The main feature I do see is that the bottom mounting brackets (sits underneath the deck of the wing) is made of dry carbon.
If any of you have a chance to check out a Voltex Type 3 wing in person that has seen track use, pay attention to the small connecting carbon fiber pieces (pieces which connect the lower deck to the upper deck) for stress crack as it is a fairly common occurance.
On a last note. You can't built a $2300 wing for less than a $1000 and expect the same.
Ken
Keep in mind that when you are saying $1200 + $300-$400 = $1500-1600 for an "unproven" replica vs. $2300 for authentic, that half of the GT wing assembly is authentic. The brackets are Voltex parts, Voltex pricing.
Keep in mind that Voltex wings are also handlaid carbon for the most part and not internally supported. Break one open and you will not find anything inside. The rivets used are simply bolted onto carbon, which can wear and tear. Ours is internally supported with sheet metal, which is more reliable for integrity for the rivets to grab onto. Voltex wings are also not clear coated. Ours are not clear coated either. There is nothing special about the process Voltex uses. The main feature I do see is that the bottom mounting brackets (sits underneath the deck of the wing) is made of dry carbon.
If any of you have a chance to check out a Voltex Type 3 wing in person that has seen track use, pay attention to the small connecting carbon fiber pieces (pieces which connect the lower deck to the upper deck) for stress crack as it is a fairly common occurance.
On a last note. You can't built a $2300 wing for less than a $1000 and expect the same.
Ken
I have been saving for a Type 3 authentic for a while now, somehow I missed this thread. I've been happy with my Shine carbon fiber so far... worth some consideration
Will the wing mount at the side edges of the hatch? Can you please PM me the details shipped to 02903?
Will the wing mount at the side edges of the hatch? Can you please PM me the details shipped to 02903?
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