Carbon Fibre Bodykit

[krzysiu]

Is it possible to repair cracked carbon firbe bodykits? cuz my front bumper is in realli bad shape :| too many speed bumps. i dont wanna fork out 500 buckz for a new bar.

[inark]

ummmmm i think u mean Fibre GLASS.... not carbon fibre.... if you had a carbon fibre front bar you would be looking at 5000 to replace not 500. in which case the answer to ur question would be "it depends on how badly damaged it is"

fibre glass is repairable but if its too badly damaged it can be a waste of time.

[predator]

A mob called "custom carbon" up in sydney can do them I think. Wouldn't be cheap though..

Like this

Although I think looking at the bar, it could just be a sticker over the top

[meshmesh]

thank predator... that's the name I was looking for. http://www.customcarbon.com.au/

[flex]

hey guys...

just out of curiousity...

what is the advantage and disadvantage of having a carbon fibre bonnnet?

ppl put it on their line coz they look cool.. or what?

[chopobo]

its light...

if u stack, the hood snaps in half and chops yer head off

[predator]

lol - what chop said. Looks good and a few kg lighter than the factory bonnet. Also often as they have vents, allow your engine to breathe better and dissipate heat more quickly. But don't expect it to hold up too well in an accident.

Looks like Custom Carbon is in Queensland. My mistake. Thats where I took that photo of their promo car anyhow Looks like they can make pretty much anything in carbon fibre to order.

Japanese CF Bonnet VS Custom Carbon CF Bonnet

Custom Carbon products are all 100% carbon fibre. No fibreglass inner frames are used in

the construction process which adds weight and bulk to the end product.

Custom Carbon CF bonnets are only 6mm thin! Other bonnets utilising the standard metal structure with a carbon fibre layer can be as much as 20mm thick!

The result is that Custom Carbon CF bonnets are thinner and over 10 kilograms lighter and half the weight of a Japanese CF bonnet

Looks like they do it properly as well.. none of this carbon fibre skin over fibreglass stuff either.

[T0nyGTSt]

Yeah but what is their prices like?

One thing that the Japanese say.

Steering should be sharper as you have less weight over the struts. But it's all pretty ricey isn't it?

T.

[ylwgtr2]

carbon stuff is lighter.....Also to those that say it doesnt stand up well,chop your head off ect.....what have you personally seen?I have seen many damaged panel and never seen anything like that happen....the nomex honeycomb holds them together and stops peices flying off..... and i assume that you know F1 chassis are made from this stuff so its very strong,although comparing a chassis to a body isnt and arguable thing...

[flex]

the thought of getting my head chopped with a carbon fibre bonnet... . puts a shivers to my spine :nowigetit

[krzysiu]

Nuh the bar just has small cracks in various places (not snapped). Those of u who own series 2's, do u find that the front of the bonnect gets alot of chips. Everytime i was the car there is a new Chip in the paint. :bond: