I was looking at future mods for my CRX when I decided that I wanted to further lighten my hatch. I currently have Lexan Windows. But I was thinking about getting either a Fiberglass, aluminium, or carbon fiber hatch that retains stock functionality. Does such a thing exist?

thanks

 

Great question ...I want to know too!

 

Did you do any kind of weight figuring with the lexan vs the glass? How much do you think you saved?

 

They do make a FG rear hatch, but i dont think they have CF.

 

Try going to http://www.speedmachineracing.com . I think that the vertical window is deleted though, which might make it a little harder to use the rear veiw mirror.

 

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I dont know, it was on the car when I bought it.

 

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I have seen the MB fiberglass piece, but they are still working on a mount kit. I have heard someone say that they have an aluminium hatch, and I have seen carbon fiber on a 92+ hatch, just not on a CRX. How hard would it be to use carbon fiber in the mold rather than fiberglass?

 

Well if you find where to get an aluminum one, would you post it because I would love to get one of those.

 

Does anyone else have any information?

 

OK take a large pice of cardboard, corragated, if possible. Cut it to the size and shape of you stock hatch. Cut a window whole. Take the thinist lexan you can find, and instal it in your new light wight hatch. Duckt tape the hatch to your $500 hasport lightwight hatch mount kit, and paint it whatever color you want.

Dude worry about getting you car runinng right befor you worry about a lightwight hatch, Get the stuff you need And I can turn a wrench for you. Unfortunatly Rob has ruined shop time for everyone else I know

 

Any one else. You cant tell me that no one here has ever lightened thier hatch before.

 

Actually I think someone did make one, and was selling them or was seeing how many people wanted to buy one. He posted it before at http://resource.crx.org/ , maybe go there and make a topic and maybe he will reply.

 

does anyone know how to post a pictures?????????????
hatchback92

 

search- there was someone a month or 2 ago that was talking about producing CF moonroofs that were still functional, as well as hatches, and everything else. i think the title of the thread was carbon fiber update. hth

 

I found it.

thanks

 

http://www.mmrusa.com they supposedly have alot of fiberglass pieces if your looking for them

 

the glass is most of the weight of the hatch. if you already replaced that with lexan i dont think its really worth it to go further unless you're full race.