carbon fibre

1. vtrrallygod Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 212

   #1 18th April 2007, 21:58

   Is there any companys out there who are currently producing the Mk2 saxo
   
   carbon fibre bonnet without the grill (totally smooth)? i know theres Lite
   
   tuned who are doing them but they come with the grill area in which i dont
   
   really like tbh
2. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

   #2 18th April 2007, 22:02

   you got a site for lite tuned mate?
3. vtrrallygod Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 212

   #3 18th April 2007, 22:03

   No mate its POTN who deal with them
4. sharpy24 Established Member Joined: Aug 2006 Newcastle Posts: 1487 Megane R26/VW Tiguan 4Motion

   #4 18th April 2007, 22:04

   CCF carefully created fibreglass do them as do celtic racing on ebay as do streamline carbon.
5. saxoash Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 East Yorkshire United Kingdom (England) Posts: 6169 VTR

   #5 18th April 2007, 23:20

   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAXO-MK2-PRE-P...QQcmdZViewItem
6. VTS_16v_Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2006 Dartford Kent Posts: 5251 Pug 1007 HDi Sport (daily) / Abarth 500

   #6 19th April 2007, 11:00

   Ooooooo Sexy
   
   Think you'd have to have someother mods already done otherwise it mite look abit OTT but big respect for carbon firbe if your track bound on street cars its abit 'look at me, Im tryin too hard'
   
   just my opiuon
7. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

   #7 19th April 2007, 11:03

   Get as much as poss, thats next on my hitlist, after i have my brakes ordered i'm going carbon everywhere! Especially a bonnet.
   
   All on a westy.
8. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #8 19th April 2007, 11:18

   lol there is no such thing as F1 spec carbon.
   The weight is down to the different resins they use. The lighter the resin the more expensive the panels get and I would be money they do not use the same resins as F1
9. VTS_16v_Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2006 Dartford Kent Posts: 5251 Pug 1007 HDi Sport (daily) / Abarth 500

   #9 19th April 2007, 11:20

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by KamRacing lol there is no such thing as F1 spec carbon. The weight is down to the different resins they use. The lighter the resin the more expensive the panels get and I would be money they do not use the same resins as F1

   Busted
   
   Another fibber on eBay found out by a Expert who knows what their talking about
10. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #10 19th April 2007, 11:30

    i'm not an expert by any means. There are different grades of carbon with different tensile strenghs but to be honest if your bonnet gets hit - whatever its made from it will shatter so its probably irrelivant for a none structural part like a bonnet. It has more relevance to kitcars and racecars with carbon tubs and aeroplanes with carbon wings or whatever parts they use.
    
    Now i dont know what a lot of these companies are using resin wise but we can't compete with a lot of them for clearcoat carbon bonnets because we use a company that builds race car panels and raceseats where quality is high and weight is low.
    
    Our 205 bonnet being made as we speak we believe will be about a third of the weight of other rival carbon bonnets
11. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

    #11 19th April 2007, 11:32

    TBH caarbon used in F1 is huge money!
    
    As Kam said, probs not the same resin used.
12. VTS_16v_Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2006 Dartford Kent Posts: 5251 Pug 1007 HDi Sport (daily) / Abarth 500

    #12 19th April 2007, 13:41

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KamRacing i'm not an expert by any means

    Sorry Just nice to have people that know what they are talking about with the proof to back it up not just 'My mates brothers uncles girlfriends dog had one and it was wicked, init'
13. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #13 19th April 2007, 13:49

    ha ha no need to apologise but i thought it best to clarify lol. If I am going to sell/buy a product I make sure I have a good grounding of understanding about what I buy, hense when the Kam team went to get a bonnet made we peppered the guy with questions If anyone emails us and we just say "buy it cos its carbon innit" please feel free to flame us lmao!
14. vtrrallygod Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 212

    #14 19th April 2007, 16:39

    so do you guys reckon the one on ebay there is a good bonnet tho?
15. vtrrallygod Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 212

    #15 19th April 2007, 16:45

    This is the car its going on if anyone can photoshop it for me?
    
    
16. vtrrallygod Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 212

    #16 19th April 2007, 16:46

    
17. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

    #17 19th April 2007, 17:52

    i had a quick go
    
    
    
    
18. vtrrallygod Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 212

    #18 19th April 2007, 18:02

    cheers bud any chance of adding the grill on it so i can see what it looks like
19. vtrrallygod Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 212

    #19 19th April 2007, 18:05

    rep given stevenet15
20. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

    #20 19th April 2007, 18:07

    ythanks mate, i will add the grill on later jsut popping out as im late for a meal
21. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

    #21 19th April 2007, 22:56

    i prefer it with out the grill and comletly carbon fiber
    
    
    
    
22. Skorpion Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 West midlands Posts: 4628 Koleen

    #22 19th April 2007, 23:01

    Yeah all carbon fibre looks so much better! Get it done asap!