yay or nay for carbon fiber

[bmw325csi]

They will agree?:crazy:

yeah bro but there are way too many imperfections, and you cant really sand and polish them away cuz they are deep down in the carbon.

[AndrewBird]

Get it and spray it with clear coat tinted slightly body color. From a distance it look body color, but up close you can see the weave.

[backtrail69]

MA Shaw FTMFW!

[nando]

get one and paint it ;)



I wouldn't touch a VIS hood with a 10-ft pole. the fitment is awful, I always laugh when I see one.. plus they're pretty damn heavy for a CF hood.

[VAPORBLADE]

I only like it on black cars. It would be cool to see a carbon kevlar weave. Maybe put a red weave into it for your car.

In my case I am going to get one. However, I need a hood due to hail damage. If my hood was fine, I would not probably get one.

[thereisnoyun]

eh... pictures dont mean much as products like carbon fiber is concern, it definitely has to be seen in person.

I was thinking about getting carbon fiber hood too, but after seeing it on couple cars... its very stupid looking, like you are trying too hard to be cool, unless you are really building a race/ track car.

[Farbin Kaiber]

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I would love some High-res, larger shots.

[e30s52]

i love carbon fiber

[widebodye30]

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[widebodye30]

dont do it, if anyone took a good look at the carbon on eurostop's cars at bimmerfest will agree

They will agree?:crazy:

[e30s52]

most of the people say who hate carbon fiber are the people who see dry cf or raw. wet looks alot better.

[kamotors]

650 clams for what?....maybe a 20 pound drop? Not good economics. I would think that amount of money would go a long way to increasing the horsepower of the engine enough to offset the heaviness of your hood. Drop that cash on some lightweight wheels since 2 pounds per corner of unsprung weight is worth alot more than the 20lbs of sprung weight.

Personally I feel that carbon fiber has been reduced to automotive jewlery. A carbon fiber hood is not really a legitimate engineering application, it is an exercise in flamboyance. Sure it weighs less but its rigidity is useless in that application. Fiberglass would be a better choice. It would cost less and weigh almost as little. Now the tub of a Ferrari Enzo... That is a perfect use for CF. Its lightness and rigidity are perfect for the application. Just a hood? Thats just fashion.


The only legitimate application of it I can think of on a street or dual duty track car is maybe a race seat. Its strengths would be perfect for it. Everything else is just showing off.

Sorry, CF add ons are one of my pet peeves., but hese are just my opinions and disregard them as such ;)

/rant

i already made my decision 2 posts up

[ditchdigger]

650 clams for what?....maybe a 20 pound drop? Not good economics. I would think that amount of money would go a long way to increasing the horsepower of the engine enough to offset the heaviness of your hood. Drop that cash on some lightweight wheels since 2 pounds per corner of unsprung weight is worth alot more than the 20lbs of sprung weight.

Personally I feel that carbon fiber has been reduced to automotive jewlery. A carbon fiber hood is not really a legitimate engineering application, it is an exercise in flamboyance. Sure it weighs less but its rigidity is useless in that application. Fiberglass would be a better choice. It would cost less and weigh almost as little. Now the tub of a Ferrari Enzo... That is a perfect use for CF. Its lightness and rigidity are perfect for the application. Just a hood? Thats just fashion.


The only legitimate application of it I can think of on a street or dual duty track car is maybe a race seat. Its strengths would be perfect for it. Everything else is just showing off.

Sorry, CF add ons are one of my pet peeves., but hese are just my opinions and disregard them as such ;)

/rant

[bmw325csi]

dont do it, if anyone took a good look at the carbon on eurostop's cars at bimmerfest will agree

[Tavern Gnome]

Why don't you take that $700 and put a god damn 5 speed in your car!:hitler: