hi volks!

I just bought me cf doors and trunck door from Seibon. One door is 17.2lbs and the trunck door is just 12.8lbs. This are the weights of just the bare doors, w/o any glass, etc. I think with lexxan glass and some other minor parts each door will get about 7-8lbs heavier.

I am just too lazy to get the oem parts onto the scale, maybe anyone have weighted the 3 doors with all parts which are installed? Can you tell us the weight of the doors pls?

thanks

 

carbon fiber doors? why didn't you get CF side panels and hood as well? Go all out...

 

What does your cage look like for side impact protection? I like the idea of weight savings but what about the safety difference? I would feel much more secure with a metal door.

 

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agreed. Youll have nothing at all preventing you from MAJOR injury from even the slightest side impact. Do you have a 8point cage or something....

 

chances are the figures you get off this forum are wrong anyway


US cars got more side impact protection than the rest of the world, so their doors are heavier

 

This is not a street car and es I have a roll cage and I don' asked about your worries, I asked about the weights

I get a hood too, but the weight safings on the doors is way more than on the hood.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tartje &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">chances are the figures you get off this forum are wrong anyway


US cars got more side impact protection than the rest of the world, so their doors are heavier</TD></TR></TABLE>
I have never seen any proof to back up that claim.

 

idk if you want this but there is someone on the itr forum selling a full jdm conversion that is carbon fiber (i.e. bumper, fenders, hood,grill). here is the link if you are interested. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2127698

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by austrian type-R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This is not a street car and es I have a roll cage and I don' asked about your worries, I asked about the weights

I get a hood too, but the weight safings on the doors is way more than on the hood.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Stop being lazy and weigh them then....what does it take like 2 mins?

 

I have to bring up the parts from the basement and transport the stuff 10 miles in our company with a big scale.

 

or you could just weigh them 1 by one on a home scale and get a really good idea of the difference....

 

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Depends on the carbon fiber: Nic is a carbon fiber engineer My wife said that high grade carbon fiber like Boweing uses (air planes/gov) then it would be ok, since you use this grade to make parts for airplanes. However,
but the crap we use for hoods and stuff will not do anything more then fiberglass.

Stick to metal doors....even if you have 3 bars because you don't want to get a part of your door slammed into you at anytime with Trillions of Fibers sticking into you.

 

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I am just too lazy to get the oem parts onto the scale
thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

Step on scale, get your weight.

Step on scale with door in your hands, get your weight. The difference of the two would be the weight of the door. It's easier than it seems.