So about how much weight is lost by switching to a carbon fiber hood and trunk on a ek sedan??

 

their more for looks. truck lids weigh next to nothing anyway. the hood you can prolly say no more than 15 20 lbs

 

depending on the hood, some companys are ~15lbs but VIS, Seibon, or (insert Chinese manufacture here) weigh like 35~.....look for vacuum infused parts for weight reduction

 

I've picked a stock 6G coupe trunk up before and it probably weighs between 20-30 lbs.

 

Between the two, even 25-30 lbs isn't significant, but it does make a little difference, plus some people like the look. IMHO, I would rather paint to match the color of the car.

The same weight savings can be had by taking out the back seats, albeit that is free

-Shane

 

take said carbon fiber hood and grind away the fiberglass skeleton and itll weigh no more than 5 pounds

 

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Only thing is the rigidity will be compromised. If you are careful, it shouldn't matter, but stuff happens while driving.

-Shane

 

just make sure your careful on the edges and RUN pins you cant run a 5lb shell of a hood without pins, do the same with the carbon trunk, remove the seats and scrape the sound deading and just keep going

 

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I'm not talking about the actual grinding process, but when driving/showing the car (not in a show-car sense even). Leaning on it wrong or shutting it too hard can cause damage to it if treated incorrectly. But then again I guess anything can.

-Shane

 

I'll be running a carbon hood, trunk, and possibly doors on my car. But its more of a race-car/weekend car.