gazelle

I was reading up on Carbon fiber and i found that they make most of the body for a 240 in carbon fiber, i don't care for the looks of it, so i have a couple questions.

First is it easily painted so no one can even tell its carbon fiber, i don't care for the carbon hoods on a blue car for instance.

Also is it worth the money? i know it sheds 20 pounds here and there, but would it not all equal up to around 150 pounds at the most? Is it really worth the money? Why not put the money into a little tuning or power instead of a Carbon Fiber Hood, Body Panels, Doors Roof and Hatch?

Thanks in advance!

ArticDragon

Well, nothign beats lightening up a car. Tuning up a car will make it faster, but it puts more strain on the tires, suspension, and your brakes. If you're lighter, all those components work less. And yes, CF can be painted over. But if you wanna get a CF hatch, you wanna get the laxan/plexi glass along with it because most of the weight is in the glass.

gazelle

I Understand, it's just so damn expensive >_< lexan isn't street legal though is it?

cleveland180

I need a new hatch for my S13! Where did you find the CF hatch at? certanly not on ebay... or did you? and how much was the hatch?

-HyJynX-

importfan.com

nolimitmr2

enjuku racing sells a CF hatch too

kable

i believe single weave carbon fiber is easier painted than the others, gotta check into that tho. the painted hoods on the 05 z06's are single weave for that reason.

gotboostvr

the lexan windows are legal where i live (ohio) but im not too sure if its nationwide... maybe check with the dmv?

cticknor666

www.andysautosport.com . They carry the carbon fiber hatches with lexan allready in it i belive.

toycar49

can u put your stock rear windshield on the carbon hatch?

cticknor666

Why would you want to, thats just throwing all the wieght back on it.

toycar49

cuz imo the lexan window is ugly. it makes the hatch look too flat.

gazelle

I heard of some type of lightweight window that needs no windshield wipers because the water just slides off, i'm trying to research it, because then you save weight on the glass, windshield wipers, motor, wiper fluid resevoir and the wiper fluid, pretty *****en...

irax

in california it has to be DOT approved shatter pattern glass... but if its a registerd californa show car, which cant exceed 3000 miles a year, you dont have to worry about dot glass, emissions, or other safty crap...