to carbon or not
03-24-2010, 06:48 PM
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HALIMSTEVEN!! man, that package you've got on your front end is SEXY, it looks like the MS bumper with some kind of splitter//diffuser attached to it... not to bite off you or anything, but i think that would look great on mt BB 8. thanks
03-24-2010, 10:20 PM
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Chino314, if you think thats overboard, you should look at the rest of my car! 
And i still have a few more cf pieces to go! https://www.rx8club.com/members/carbonrx-8-32092-albums-my-love-1753/
And i still have a few more cf pieces to go! https://www.rx8club.com/members/carbonrx-8-32092-albums-my-love-1753/
03-25-2010, 06:07 AM
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my seibon hood is of the higher quality ones i have seen but you must remember that it is aftermarket and will never look great out of the box. if you want it to look great you have to bring it to a body shop and have them block and clear it maybe more than once just to get the waves out. the manufacturer only does enough to get it out the door. if you do buy one don't expect it to a). fit like factory or b). be smooth out of the box.
by next winter the car will be back in the shop and the hood will be painted.
by next winter the car will be back in the shop and the hood will be painted.
03-25-2010, 12:25 PM
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not really a fan of carbon fiber as a styling device, if you put a hood on the car, make sure its vented, so it has at least some purpose. Personally even if i do get a vented cf hood i'd probably paint it body colored. alot of cheap cf hoods and trunks have really bad waves if you look at them under certain lights.
04-01-2010, 03:37 PM
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Nothing says "Me, too!" more than CF. Personally, I can't stand the look of the stuff. I've worked with it for 25 years and it holds nothing for me. Meh.
Also many of cheaper CF components on the market weigh more than the stock parts they replace. Only the high-dollar ones give you the weight savings advantage.
Also many of cheaper CF components on the market weigh more than the stock parts they replace. Only the high-dollar ones give you the weight savings advantage.
04-28-2010, 02:13 AM
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heres what you do get the vented hood that is lighter than stock than paint it to match rest of the car leave only th vents unpainted do the same with the trunk but just paint it all to match and do the same with fenders if you get them once again if you have vents don't paint them. this way t looks clean and you avoid the douche bag look thats way over played.
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