Notices
View Poll Results: What looks better?
w/ Carbon fiber Doors on
19.23%
Like it normal, w/o Carbon Fiber Doors
73.08%
Should post up a different color door
7.69%
Flip a Coin
0
0%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

Carbon fiber side doors?

Thread Tools
 
Rate Thread
 
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 02:23 AM
  #1  
|2oy's Avatar
Thread Starter
^ Sexy! ;D
 
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 60
Likes: 0
From: El Paso, TX
Carbon fiber side doors?

Well I have been thinking about this for a while now.
I don't have the money to actually get carbon fiber side doors right now,
but I'm thinking about the things to do (wishlist i guess)
when I get the ok to mod my car from my dad (he's paying for it =P).


So i want to see everyones opinion on my photoshop'd before and after pictures
on an RX-8 that's just like mine (but this picture isn't of my car,
(I found it on yahoo cuz my phone can't take such a good pics xD)

what do you think?
Attached Thumbnails Carbon fiber side doors?-original-resized.jpg   Carbon fiber side doors?-side-door-final-copyresized.jpg  

Last edited by |2oy; Jun 24, 2009 at 02:27 AM. Reason: Fixed Some Spelling Errors
Reply
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 02:57 AM
  #2  
RoTaRyRx-8's Avatar
RoTorY
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 188
Likes: 0
From: WaTerLoO, IoWa
ahh i wouldnt personally do it, but if you like it then do it its your choice of what you like and dont like
Reply
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 04:53 AM
  #3  
SeeingRedat9's Avatar
Keep Them Rotors Rotorin
 
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 24
Likes: 0
From: Earf
I would first figure out what aesthetic direction you are going to go. Are you going to keep it a solid color, body kit, 2-tone, wide body, wheel color, etc.

The only way I would throw a set of CF doors on my car would be to somehow incorporate it into my final design. Something along the lines of putting a couple layers of candy over the CF so in certain light i shows color & others the weave shows. Or find a line on the body and carry a two-tone throughout it(painted lower & raw upper).

Its all about flow, IMO.
Reply
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 08:02 AM
  #4  
cyclone1208's Avatar
Registered
iTrader: (5)
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 323
Likes: 1
From: Arlington, TX
I would not do it...it ruins the look of the car just get a CF hood but not on the doors
Reply
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 08:23 AM
  #5  
YeahYeahYouWere's Avatar
Call me ROTO BAGGINS
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 462
Likes: 0
From: The big OH yeah! (Cincinnati, OH)
Personally, I wouldn't go for it either. If memory serves, CF side doors are really quite expensive, and I think that money could be better spent elsewhere. I also think large CF pieces outside of the hood usually detract from the look of the car and have a tendency to be tacky.

But, in the end, it's your car and if you like it, then by all means go for it. I'm just some crotchety old man anyways, so I don't know what's cool anymore
Reply
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 11:43 AM
  #6  
|2oy's Avatar
Thread Starter
^ Sexy! ;D
 
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 60
Likes: 0
From: El Paso, TX
Well if i got them from fluidmotorsports they are like $1,280. (without tax or shipping counted for) My neighbor owns a body shop that could do it no problem.

I was thinking about it, with a CF hood as well.

The idea for the two tone look cuz of the CF side doors came from the new Audi R8, but I know the AUDI has nicer CF haha
Attached Thumbnails Carbon fiber side doors?-model-nav-r8.jpg  

Last edited by |2oy; Jun 24, 2009 at 11:47 AM.
Reply
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 05:00 PM
  #7  
Rotr8's Avatar
whines all the way home
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 7,402
Likes: 2
From: Towson/Baltimore, MD
check out my PS and Concepts gallery if you cant picture it any further....
https://www.rx8club.com/members/rotr8-13533-albums-concepts-photoshops-29/ these are just PS's but there is a SS with real CF doors, I cant remember his screename but he has a gallery...
Reply
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 08:26 PM
  #8  
nuke0907's Avatar
Never Blend In
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 4,524
Likes: 5
From: Summerville, SC
you're better off spending your dad's money elsewhere. CF doors would be something to do if you have everything on your car modded already and can't think of anything else.
Reply
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 09:16 PM
  #9  
Razz1's Avatar
Mu ha.. ha...
 
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 14,361
Likes: 3
From: Cali
its a waste of money.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Carbon8
RX-8's For Sale/Wanted
42
Feb 27, 2020 08:39 AM
RXFEVER
RX-8 Parts For Sale/Wanted
38
Aug 29, 2018 10:14 AM
RXFEVER
West For Sale/Wanted
17
Sep 11, 2016 02:51 PM
yapakanichi
Series I Exterior Appearance and Body Kits
5
Sep 17, 2015 04:23 AM
nivong
Europe For Sale/Wanted
0
Sep 2, 2015 07:54 AM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:13 AM.