hay whats up.... well i saw some carbonfiber fenders on ebay and was woundering if anyone had um and how they liked um..? and if there are any pic's w/a rex w/carbon fenders.. and does any one have a pic w/ a rex w/carbon fiber hood and fenders...thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1

 

I had 'em once.. They were okey. Quality was decent, but one molding was a bit crooked after re-assembly..

*Edit* Removed my **** after having helped the guy, rather than just bash, whine 'n moan. Good job, H-T.

Didn't look too sexy on a red car, so I sold 'em to a guy with a black CRX, that looked better.
I've got a few more pics on the comp if you're interested, just cba'ed to upload anymore..

Also, don't listen to the crazy gits that are sure to spam in a few..
H-T is 91% bonkers people who'll stab you in the face for owning anything but OEM or JDM..
Just a heads up, hope this proved helpful..


Modified by Bastion at 7:03 PM 8/13/2005

 

they arent going to save you weight. if you have ever held a stock fender... its like aluminum foil its mostly for looks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MMsportsRexSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they arent going to save you weight. if you have ever held a stock fender... its like aluminum foil its mostly for looks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah EFs are light enough as it is..

 

And that would be putting the wight reduction in the wrong place.

 

I think after about a month your gonna get tired of them...

keep the metal fenders and put your money towards a new cam or summin

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MMsportsRexSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they arent going to save you weight. if you have ever held a stock fender... its like aluminum foil its mostly for looks.</TD></TR></TABLE> Agreed!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Newark Built Kandy SiC-RX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think after about a month your gonna get tired of them...

keep the metal fenders and put your money towards a new cam or summin </TD></TR></TABLE>
Or get em if they are cheap and you need replacements...but make sure to paint them. They look so out of place if not...

 

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Or get em if they are cheap and you need replacements...but make sure to paint them. They look so out of place if not...</TD></TR></TABLE>

I DOUBT they are cheap...........ebay price + shipping=

 

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I was thinking the same thing

 

kinda OT but has anyone actually make functional side vents on a ED?

 

ebay =

all i gotta say

 

for 500 I can think of betting ways to shave littleraly 2 lbs off. Its a looks thing.
if you were just out of ideas and painted them to match unless it was a black car then it might look fine

 

Minus the gay z3 vents

 

+ they do not rust
- Z3 vents

I don't think that they save that much weight. Shouldn't be worse the money.

 

some ppl need to realize it's OKAY to paint CF. personally, anything other than a cf hood looks like rice.

 

i dont see the purpose in painting CF fenders...maybe just the hood...cuz the fenders are usually PEM fenders wrapped in CF so there isnt a weight reduction...its actually adding weight...and i would know cuz where i work, we're one of the main distributors/manufacturs of carbon fiber and abs parts

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fujii13 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">some ppl need to realize it's OKAY to paint CF. personally, anything other than a cf hood looks like rice.</TD></TR></TABLE>

carbon fiber is wavy as **** though for painting they need work.

 

I say do it if you want them really bad but here's some reasons to reconsider:
1) Z3 fenders will always be the center of ridicule and jokes. Most people consider that "rice"
2) Stock fenders weigh literally nothing, so the carbon is just for looks. Painting it would just be even more money.
3) The fitment on off-brand, aftermarket body panels are often times poor, and considering this is an ebay brand, consider it even worse.
4) Girls will say "What the hell is that? It looks ugly". Often times they even say that about CF hoods. Mismatched body panels despite their weight advantage look tacky. There's a reason cars come in all one color.

 

anyone have pic's of it on a black car...? i think they look ok, but i agree i should get some performance part..like forged internals for my b20vtec...

 

... Does anyone else thing it looks fun when the body panels don't match?! I like the way they make the car look like it was put together. Then again, I have no intentions of trying to get girls to like my car..

 

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if you're into dragging, yes, the wrong place.

if you're into autocrossing, you want more even weight distrobution, so you want to get rid of weight in the front.

two totally different sports... not everyone here drags. I personally don't care much for it, but I don't own your cars.

i guess it's all moot anyway, as these just add weight.

 

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I don't know what you've been reading but I like any weight reduction although you're going to save nothing with fenders. Any weight you lose up front (which will be small anyways) can always be adjusted accordingly with springs/shocks

 

I think CF panels look like ***. Looks like your to cheap to paint your black panels that you put on after a wreck, rust.

The cheap CF panels are also heavier than stock.

 

i also saw carbonfiber hatches....anyone have pic of those...? iam not ''carbon crazy'' or anything, just wana know how it looks...