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#1 Feb 6, 2008, 4:48 pm Hide

excessive81

REAL carbon fiber......more to come





#2 Feb 6, 2008, 6:42 pm Hide

DC33

sweet!
#3 Feb 6, 2008, 7:04 pm Hide

excessive81




#4 Feb 8, 2008, 6:25 am Hide

ZUL8TR

nicely done accents. Nothing over the top. Kudos.
#5 Feb 8, 2008, 1:02 pm Hide

Raza76

That looks really sharp. Carbon weave's definately the new cool. But, I wish there was a place that could remake all the plastic parts in my interior out of aluminum.
#6 Feb 11, 2008, 3:55 pm Hide

excessive81

alum....yikes









#7 Feb 12, 2008, 8:25 am Hide

excessive81

wrapping oe parts...other way costs a ton!!!! this way customers can afford to do them lol
#8 Feb 13, 2008, 6:26 am Hide

LotusUSA

excessive81 wrote
wrapping oe parts...other way costs a ton!!!! this way customers can afford to do them lol

It would just defeats the purpose of carbon fiber. Wrapping the OE parts with CF will just add weight instead of lightness.
#9 Feb 13, 2008, 6:28 am Hide

DC33

LotusUSA wrote
It would just defeats the purpose of carbon fiber. Wrapping the OE parts with CF will just add weight instead of lightness.


they want it to look like a Lamborghini or Ferrari



I kid I kid
#10 Feb 13, 2008, 6:55 am Hide

LotusUSA

DC33 wrote
they want it to look like a Lamborghini or Ferrari



I kid I kid


Form follows function. Just my opinion.
#11 Feb 13, 2008, 5:15 pm Hide

fourringpilot

looks good to me.
I'll clean my air filter to add +2hp to make up for the extra weight of the carbon wrap on my trim pieces - problem solved.
#12 Feb 14, 2008, 6:22 pm Hide

LotusUSA

fourringpilot wrote
looks good to me.
I'll clean my air filter to add +2hp to make up for the extra weight of the carbon wrap on my trim pieces - problem solved.


Whatever floats your boat buddy.
#13 Feb 14, 2008, 7:09 pm Hide

DC33

LotusUSA wrote
Form follows function. Just my opinion.


In my car, its is the "function"
no overlays
#14 Feb 14, 2008, 8:49 pm Hide

LotusUSA

DC33 wrote
In my car, its is the "function"
no overlays


Same here.
#15 Feb 15, 2008, 5:11 am Hide

Raza76

I don't care about the wieght, I want to replace my plastic with Brushed Aluminum and then cover the A-Pillars and roof with leather to match the dash and doors.
#16 Feb 15, 2008, 7:24 am Hide

fourringpilot

Raza76 wrote
I don't care about the wieght, I want to replace my plastic with Brushed Aluminum and then cover the A-Pillars and roof with leather to match the dash and doors.
I can not stand the corners Honda cut when producing the NSX. Cheap stereo, console trim, a-pillars, etc. all in a $90,000 car with 290hp. At least the seats are of excellent quality. I guess they had to make a profit somewhere, but why have an Integra's interior?
On the plus side lots of plastic does save weight.
#17 Feb 15, 2008, 7:51 am Hide

DC33

fourringpilot wrote
I can not stand the corners Honda cut when producing the NSX. Cheap stereo, console trim, a-pillars, etc. all in a $90,000 car with 290hp. At least the seats are of excellent quality. I guess they had to make a profit somewhere, but why have an Integra's interior?
On the plus side lots of plastic does save weight.


I like the interior

my A pillars and roof are different from your guyes
#18 Feb 15, 2008, 2:55 pm Hide

Raza76

DC33 wrote
I like the interior

my A pillars and roof are different from your guyes

because of the targa? They didn't upholster did they???
#19 Feb 15, 2008, 4:24 pm Hide

Don-06C6

Want to reduce weight? Do like we did in the late 60's, pull the interior out and put a hole saw to anything and everything you see. Small braces got drilled with a 3/8. Put the interior back in and no one is wiser. Of course when you'd hit 2nd gear the car would let you know it.
#20 Feb 15, 2008, 4:36 pm Hide

DC33

Raza76 wrote
because of the targa? They didn't upholster did they???


you'll see tommorrow
#21 Feb 15, 2008, 4:55 pm Hide

Raza76

Don-06C6 wrote
Want to reduce weight? Do like we did in the late 60's, pull the interior out and put a hole saw to anything and everything you see. Small braces got drilled with a 3/8. Put the interior back in and no one is wiser. Of course when you'd hit 2nd gear the car would let you know it.

Did it compromise integrity?
#22 Feb 15, 2008, 5:15 pm Hide

DC33

Raza76 wrote
Did it compromise integrity?


that would be an understatement!!

a bet after a few thousand miles that car was more twisted and fucked up that Maryln Manson
#23 Feb 16, 2008, 1:24 am Hide

Don-06C6

Raza76 wrote
Did it compromise integrity?
That's why you knew it when you hit 2nd. Car twisted, ashtrays would fly out, glove box doors would hit the passenger in the knees, etc. I have a screw a screw in the center of my Torino's dash to hold in in on a shift.
#24 Feb 16, 2008, 1:33 am Hide

Don-06C6

DC33 wrote
that would be an understatement!!

a bet after a few thousand miles that car was more twisted and fucked up that Maryln Manson
"life expectancy before major structural damage", according to he insurance institute, was 6 months anyway. Street racing is street racing and winning is all that counts. I made my car payments street racing and still had money to fix what I broke and upgrade. Better than working in the summer
#25 Feb 16, 2008, 2:39 am Hide

Raza76

Don-06C6 wrote
"life expectancy before major structural damage", according to he insurance institute, was 6 months anyway. Street racing is street racing and winning is all that counts. I made my car payments street racing and still had money to fix what I broke and upgrade. Better than working in the summer

That is the most wise and enlightened statement I have ever heard.