View Poll Results: Carbon fiber or OEM Silver debadged.
Carbon Fiber
15
51.72%
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14
48.28%
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trunk replacement?!?!? help
08-02-2008, 10:52 PM
#26
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Then you are buying garbage CF #1. It should only look 3d, if it actually IS 3d....then LOL, thats some junk.
And #2, I can knock dents all over it and its still going to be like glass once its painted. If your painter cant prep the surface for a perfect surface, he is in the wrong business.
And #2, I can knock dents all over it and its still going to be like glass once its painted. If your painter cant prep the surface for a perfect surface, he is in the wrong business.
08-02-2008, 10:54 PM
#27
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08-02-2008, 10:57 PM
#28
There is weight savings, although I don't care. I think deedub weighed his cf hood around ~10lbs lighter than the OEM one.
I still am not sure which one to get. The only reason I am looking at cf now is because I can get a cf hood for free, but still am unsure how it will look like. I can get the OEM trunk shaved for free as well.
I still am not sure which one to get. The only reason I am looking at cf now is because I can get a cf hood for free, but still am unsure how it will look like. I can get the OEM trunk shaved for free as well.
08-02-2008, 11:00 PM
#29
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There is weight savings, although I don't care. I think deedub weighed his cf hood around ~10lbs lighter than the OEM one.
I still am not sure which one to get. The only reason I am looking at cf now is because I can get a cf hood for free, but still am unsure how it will look like. I can get the OEM trunk shaved for free as well.
I still am not sure which one to get. The only reason I am looking at cf now is because I can get a cf hood for free, but still am unsure how it will look like. I can get the OEM trunk shaved for free as well.
08-02-2008, 11:16 PM
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OEM with debadging is also a clean look but requires filling the loactor holes for the emblems which the shop may not want to do as part of the install especially if its going through insurance... I have the Mazda and RX8 debadged and left the flying M,,, if you want to see pics let me know...
08-02-2008, 11:20 PM
#33
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heres a random carbon hood pic...
http://deftracing.com/carbon_fiber_h...t_575_lg14.jpg
Looks pretty slick to me....Prime it once, block it, base it, clear it till its glass. Who said I ordered korean parts? I know they sell that crap to every body shop around....95% of mine are OEM. The other 5% are stupid things, like paying $500 for a grille when you only need the emblem. So, I was trying to inform this guy of the very real fact that many bodyshops try and give people cheap knockoff parts...and you are accusing me of doing this?
If you are having holes filled, be aware that the shop is not going to weld up the aluminum holes. Its very very very unlikely. That leaves you with body filler plugging the holes, which will without a shadow of a doubt....crack around the hole over time. If you car is outdoors, it will happen sooner of course.
WTF is uninformed? I told the guy what to look out for,,,,what have you done? I guess the advise could be generic....it goes for any vehicle in any state...so I will go with that. You guys have seen to many ricers throw paint on cheap *** fiberglass parts with poor prepwork....a real shop didnt do that work. A cf part can look like absolute perfection when painted.....anyone who says differently, please put your money where your mouth is.
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08-02-2008, 11:22 PM
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OEM with debadging is also a clean look but requires filling the loactor holes for the emblems which the shop may not want to do as part of the install especially if its going through insurance... I have the Mazda and RX8 debadged and left the flying M,,, if you want to see pics let me know...
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08-02-2008, 11:26 PM
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If you know anything about painting CF hoods you would know that you clearly missed a step of prep and paint before you prime it from keeping inconsistant levels of heat soak that will distort the top coats when painting CF hoods but since your an expert like you are with all the other dumb **** you say I'll let you figure it out on your own...
08-02-2008, 11:39 PM
#36
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[QUOTE=Rotr8;2579555]If you know anything about painting CF hoods you would know that you clearly missed a step of prep and paint before you prime it from keeping inconsistant levels of heat soak that will distort the top coats when painting CF hoods but since your an expert like you are with all the other dumb **** you say I'll let you figure it out on your own...[/QUOTE
I posted the steps to get it smooth, and paint it. You will still have to degrease it, sand it, and wash it. I dont know who told you any different, but they are wrong. I have one thats painted for going on 6 years, and its yet to have a single issue, and a fiberglass one thats going on 30 years...Prove me wrong, I gotta see thing one.
Here's a question...Do you own a paintgun?
or
How many cars have you painted? How many carbon parts have you painted?
I posted the steps to get it smooth, and paint it. You will still have to degrease it, sand it, and wash it. I dont know who told you any different, but they are wrong. I have one thats painted for going on 6 years, and its yet to have a single issue, and a fiberglass one thats going on 30 years...Prove me wrong, I gotta see thing one.
Here's a question...Do you own a paintgun?
or
How many cars have you painted? How many carbon parts have you painted?
08-02-2008, 11:53 PM
#39
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I'd take the freebie either way, painted or not. Not sure why he would choose a stocket over a free carbon upgrade...een if they look identical...but one is ligher. Seems kinda strange to me.
08-03-2008, 12:25 AM
#40
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calling me an ******* wont win you any support in here,,, your the one making ***-umptions, 1st that just by getting CF we are trying to act like our cars are race cars, people get many different exterior mods for many reasons. 2nd, ***-umption is that its going to look rediculous any other way than your proposed paint scheme, like Chrism has pointed out paint really doesnt look very good over CF thats why most race cars are covered in vinyl. 3rd is that the body shop will f-up the order, most reputable shops will confer with the customer to make sure the exact part is ordered form the exact distributor. And lastly most of us dont really want to be race car drivers or that is what we would be doin,,, so before you go and be the ******* and start calling people names show some class, I didnt call you a name, just noob which you are,,, theres no offense to that we were all noobs once,,,
chill noob...
chill noob...
1st, I can go with that, wont argue that point.
2nd chrism doesnt think it will look good when painting over carbon, I know thats not the case. It looks exactly the same when done. Any reputable shop can do this.
3rd, I never said the shop would f-up the order.
08-03-2008, 06:57 PM
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If you are having holes filled, be aware that the shop is not going to weld up the aluminum holes. Its very very very unlikely. That leaves you with body filler plugging the holes, which will without a shadow of a doubt....crack around the hole over time. If you car is outdoors, it will happen sooner of course.
^^^ probably the only constructive statement you've put in here, but again your assuming that the shop is a hack and that imput wouldn't take his car to a descent shop. Any good shop will weld shut the holes just double check if this is your final choice, to go with a shaved and debadged look...
^^^ probably the only constructive statement you've put in here, but again your assuming that the shop is a hack and that imput wouldn't take his car to a descent shop. Any good shop will weld shut the holes just double check if this is your final choice, to go with a shaved and debadged look...
08-03-2008, 07:33 PM
#43
The shop is very reputable, they will fill the holes properly. The body shop belongs to a Honda dealer and its ranked somewhere in the top 10 or so best Honda place.
I'm leaning towards cf now, because of this awesome photochop of kelrx8's car that DavidR did:
The only thing that I'm still worried about is the filament.
I'm leaning towards cf now, because of this awesome photochop of kelrx8's car that DavidR did:
The only thing that I'm still worried about is the filament.
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08-03-2008, 09:21 PM
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yeah i know nothing about carbon fiber, body shops, paint or fitment.......i just happened to be in a body shop 2-3 times a week, know all the east coast 8s that are heavily modded and drive a miata.....some of this makes sense and some dont.....but i bet people will trust my advice just a touch more than yours for some reason.....and by the way my 8 had its holes welded when i debadged it....but thats because my guy aint a hack.....also just for info on this thread depending on the manufacturer the oem cf hood is usually 1-3 pounds heavier than stock but the trunk is a few pounds lighter.....only because most cf hood manufacturers are just laying the cf over fiberglass for durability
