tavius44

yeah i just got a carbon fiber hatch for my crx and i was woundering has anybody every put one on there crx or even if a good ideal?

Loserkidwac

Well i don't think they are economical since the hatch itself dosen't weight much, the glass is where most of the weight comes from but if you already have it then go for it...

TREBLE

ya the hatch doesnt weigh that much, and the carbon fiber hardly shows. so i wouldnt waste money on that but i agree if you have it slap it on.

SIred91

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AND USE LEXAN!! Not glass, or all it will be is an expensive replacement for nothing.

rsca_crx

how many of you saying "all the weight is in the glass" have weighed either a glassless hatch, or a cf hatch? i'm curious, since i have a couple cf hatches, some lexan windows, and the metal hatch that i just removed in front of me.

i can get all the weights except the glass-less hatch, since i'm not about to remove the glass from mine. if anyone has a weight on just the hatch, i'll go out and weigh the rest of it.

2poor2tune

i got one that was busted into. its a 90 crx hf hatch let me know if you want the wieght

njn63

while we're talking about weight differences, does anyone know the difference in the weight of an HF (no rear wiper) hatch vs. a DX/Si?

rsca_crx

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hell yeah i do.

weigh yourself on the scale with and without it in your hand. subtract.

nuckingfuts

where are you guys finding these CF hatches?? Rsca_crx post pics of the CF hatch if you can!!!

njn63

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ViS makes them. I think Seibon might too (they're made the same place anyways).

rsca_crx

i've got a couple of the vis hatches from a while ago. they look like they do on the website. sorry, no pics till i get back to my garage (it's 4 hours away). one of these days i'll make a project thread- but it'll be after i get a good head start since you vultures demand updates waaaay faster than i work

ghonaherpalitis

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ViS makes them. I think Seibon might too (they're made the same place anyways).</TD></TR></TABLE>

from what I've seen at my shop, Seibon's quality is so much better than VIS Racing. The weave is tighter and fitment is a little better (not perfect but better).

ghonaherpalitis

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I agree. But if the hatch was rusting out, I'd probably invest in a CF if wreckers are asking too much or hard to find.

My sunroof is getting real bad. It's basically got rust all around. The tracks are even rusted that it falls off its tracks. I might replace it with a CF one and be done with the whole thing

tavius44

Thank for all the input im glad i got the CF hatch for really cheap but if anybody knows the weight and how less it would be without the glass and with the glass please tell thanks again.

Loserkidwac

yea i am very interested in the acctual weights...I have a feeling you could get a stock hatch fairly light by putting lexan in and cutting out a lot of the support...