So I have seen a set of 4 doors on ebay and elsewhere for the RX8. $2k. Anybody got them yet and/or have pics?

 

i havent but i like your avatar the way you blended it with the background color

 

thanks! I have been posting in the "Make fun of the poster above's avatar" thread gettin all sorts of funny comments on it.


Here is a pic of the doors by themselves.

there are lots of pics here but this one shows the CF well.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...em280198550632
I know they will be tough to install myself but i am interested. Just curious about fitment, leaks, or any other problems and/or concerns before dropping the ca$h.

 

Those doors look very cool.... I would love to know if anyone has a set on a car yet... I would buy a set if I knew they fit right....

 

it would be very rare to find a car with them, I know of an 8 in Toronto that had all carbon parts, but cant find any pics of it.

 

Safety precautions?

 

I donno about replacing the rear doors. We don't have a b-piller because it's built into the rear doors. Without it, I don't know how sound the car is if you were ever t-boned. I bet the CF doors shatter and you die.

 

I don't think anyone has purchased a set. As with buying them off ebay, Id be vary wary. I couldn't imagine the gaps & other fitment issues one could run into. Would look cool, but I'd dont think I would purchase a set for fear of fitment.

 

I wouldn't even consider these because, as was previously stated, WTF happens in a side impact collision?

You die.

I think that unless these are reinforced, you will experience epic amounts of fail.

 

I thought carbon fiber was stronger than the tin we have on the car... Dont they make airplanes out this stuff??? That is a good point... Does anyone know how strong the carbon fiber is???? I guess that is the first thing to find out... How safe is it... I looked on the ebay site and could not find a phone number for the company. Does anyone have that as well???

 

good cf is very strong but on the flip side when it reaches its max it just shatters.

 

If anyone has the number for the compnay, please give it to me and I will make some calls to them...

 

1-900-sex-talk

 

Jason if i was you i'd e mail them and ask for contact details just tell them you wanna talk to them in the e mail. If they're a decent company they'll provide it for you

 

guys, these are only ment for show/race cars.. show because they look nice but provide no safety feature what so ever, race cares because you will have to have a cage installed anyways, ill be buying a set for my company demo car soon.....

here is their number.. contact info... this is what they responded to me when I asked to open an account with them.

Sorry i don't do dealer accounts i just sell parts on Ebay at discounted prices to the public. I have tons of carbon if you let us know we you are interested in i am sure we have it. If you have any other questions please let us know. Thanks and good luck bidding. 443-484-9432

sooooooo, show or race... ill use mine for race/demo car

 

DAMN!!!!

 

CF is strong, but it doesn't bend. Metal bends. So if you impact it, it bends and still holds together. With CF, if you bend it, it will snap. A plane doesn't need to worry about what happens if it crashes since you're dead anyway. With a car, most any impact will be enough to flex the CF and unless it has the same metal reenforcement that our OEM doors have, you're not going to be happy with the results.

 

It's too bad there's no way to just replace our skins with a set of these

 

Where there is the cash, there is a way.

 

Thanks for all the input guys. i hadnt even considered the safety issue

 

Install a roll cage with a side beam, and problem should be solved. but idk im just a kid.

 

and plus it would look very ugly if someone scraped the side or rammed into the doors. you cant repair it. on top of that insurance wouldent pay for it and it would cost another arm and leg for another cf door. i have cf parts on my car, but im not that into the look of it, i just paint over it.

 

the slr mclaren is made purely of carbon fibre and its street safe so im sure youd be fine

 

wtf? The mclaren has to do crash testing. These CF doors are for appearance only. No one in their right mind will claim they'll hold up in a crash.

 

these doors are purely carbon fiber right?