Carbon Fibre Parts Thread

[00dc2]

well i was in the process of writing a nice response to your email but i have abandoned such thoughts. Just remember help from members on this forum is a privilege not a right.

Half the point of these forums is for people to help each other out.

[sugz]

Half the point of these forums is for people to help each other out.

thats true but the thread starter was being rude and impatient towards jing and he (Jing) obviously have a life outside forums and if he chooses to help its out of his own time and effort soo yes it is a privilage not a right

[Jingers]

Half the point of these forums is for people to help each other out.

you are quite correct, but i think im doing more then help ..... i am saving his life .........


argue with me if incorrect but those cusco "bracing" bars would you trust your life with those there in the event a car t bones you?

Yes cf is stronger then steel in certain ways. It also splinters.......have a good imagination what will happen in that case.

yes i know my car has cf doors, i also do have proper side intrusion. Even that is a matter of luck and i have choosen to increase my luck by not driving it on the street.

[00dc2]

you are quite correct, but i think im doing more then help ..... i am saving his life .........

argue with me if incorrect but those cusco "bracing" bars would you trust your life with those there in the event a car t bones you?

Yes cf is stronger then steel in certain ways. It also splinters.......have a good imagination what will happen in that case.

yes i know my car has cf doors, i also do have proper side intrusion. Even that is a matter of luck and i have choosen to increase my luck by not driving it on the street.

my apologies, i understand your point jingers.

[BlackDC5R]

Jing got my PM, obviously humor and sarcasm dont come across so easily on posts.

As for this thread, maybe Tink can clean it up a bit.
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For the Carbon Review this week...


Mugen Copy hood:

I got this cheap off of another member on CITR, not knowing what the quality would be.

At first glance the hood was amazing. It was easy to pick up with one hand, the finish and rolled edges were great, without defect.

It was a slightly different story when i put it onto my car.

I love Honda build quality. Perfect gaps all over the car.

The gap above the headlights wasn't so good and it mounted too far forward.

This wasn't much of an issue, I just simply modified the hood's hinges to allow the hood to mount further back.

I noticed the difference in the car's performance after a few hot spirited runs, with the back of the car sliding around more.

To make things easy to correct, the spare wheel and jack almost weigh the same as the OEM hood, so removing these restored the perfect balance to the car.

I also cut out the vents a little more to aid the airflow through my C-West bar, past the air intake, then out the hood.

Pics will be up tomorrow showing more detail, soon to be followed by a review on Craft Square Carbon Mirrors

[noodleman]

Jing got my PM, obviously humor and sarcasm dont come across so easily on posts.

As for this thread, maybe Tink can clean it up a bit.
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For the Carbon Review this week...


Mugen Copy hood:

I got this cheap off of another member on CITR, not knowing what the quality would be.

At first glance the hood was amazing. It was easy to pick up with one hand, the finish and rolled edges were great, without defect.

It was a slightly different story when i put it onto my car.

I love Honda build quality. Perfect gaps all over the car.

The gap above the headlights wasn't so good and it mounted too far forward.

This wasn't much of an issue, I just simply modified the hood's hinges to allow the hood to mount further back.

I noticed the difference in the car's performance after a few hot spirited runs, with the back of the car sliding around more.

To make things easy to correct, the spare wheel and jack almost weigh the same as the OEM hood, so removing these restored the perfect balance to the car.

I also cut out the vents a little more to aid the airflow through my C-West bar, past the air intake, then out the hood.

Pics will be up tomorrow showing more detail, soon to be followed by a review on Craft Square Carbon Mirrors

i thought you already sold your replica and got a genuien mugen bonnet????
http://forum.clubitr.com.au/showpost...4&postcount=53

[BlackDC5R]

I dont have any pics of the new one so I cant show the quality or finish online yet, so I thought I'd show the copy first, then show the difference between the two.

I'll be posting pictures of the genuine one later this week.

[fueltank]

So what is this thread about?
Fit & Finish? Wouldn't it be more appropriate in appearance?

[noodleman]

So what is this thread about?
Fit & Finish? Wouldn't it be more appropriate in appearance?

you need to read edward

Finally a thread on Carbon Parts... Hopefully listing all the major carbon parts out there, along with comments on their fit and finish. (please no posting about carbon plug covers, carbon stickers etc.)

why can't we post about carbon plug covers? they're carbon right?

i have carbon fibre door covers on my old car....very light....and the cf pattern is just drool....it sits on the the edge of the door so when i open the door it wont scrape off the paint on the door if i accidently open too hard and hit the wall. i rate this cf product of mine a 9/10

and yes..nothing technical here......move it

[BlackDC5R]

P.S. I just got another email from an American distributer warning about the quality of Seibon carbon products. Here it is:
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9:34 am (2 hours ago)

Mark,



I highly recommend against Seibon doors. Just about every Seibon carbon product I’ve ever seen has quality issues from fitment to the resin to the carbon itself. I will contact my Honda specialist and see what carbon doors he recommends and get you pricing.



Thanks,

roo"

[BlackDC5R]

Move it if you want, but its not the look of carbon I'm about, which is why i asked not to talk about plug covers etc.

What I'm interested in with carbon is the replacement of panels in regards to making the vehicle lighter and also what this weight loss does to the balance of the car.

I noticed a difference in the balance of the car when i replaced the hood and improved performance benchmarked against my friend's DC2R.

This is the main focus of the thread, I hope, but before purchasing the panels to lighten your Type-R, one has to know if they will fit without chopping up the part.

Hopefully this thread will be helpful to people who want to know the result of replacing a panel, along with which ones are recommended.

As I go along and replace panels and parts, I will be weighing my DC5R in a bid to get it well under the 1000kg mark. Almost every panel will be replaced along with replacing the glass to Acrylic.

[tinkerbell]

and yes..nothing technical here......move it

the safety of carbon parts is technical, as is the actual benefits of carbon parts (lower CG etc),

so lets keep on tmftopic pls?



BlackDC5R - i note you indicate that you think carbon doors will improve body rigidity?

since doors are "floating" pieces, it is hard for me to understand this?

can you elaborate?

further, you seem to gloss over the "side-impact-protection" issue, are you serious, or just foolhardy?

[BF]

Keep it on topic guys.

This thread is already about as informative as a newspaper written in invisible ink.

[noodleman]

i had a cf ing's wing before....it was lighter then stock....but could tell any difference except for bling

[Jingers]

in order to provide "real help" i will reply with the following message


In my experience modifications can be very confusing, it is therefor important to have an aim and goal for your project.

I guess at this point blackdc5r it would be good to know for yourself if you want the car to be a track car or a street car. Trying to be all will never work. It would be a disaster. Members here have been sceptical because it seems your modification ideals are really at conflict with each other.

We appreciate your love for modification, after all, that is the most important factor which bonds our little group together in someways. But make no mistake we are not here to just feed bullshit to people. If we are we would have cool shick bro, nice FULL CF YAYAYA!!

Modification has to have a sense and point. If you modify for the point of just modifying you will most likely run into major issues. For eg cf fenders. have you seen how light our stock fenders are? You will not save any weight by going with CF fenders. So that to me is a waste. Unless you are in it for the bragging ability? In which case we can't help you there.

As i said to other members on this forum we are always willing to help members but our help might differ to your idea of help. We perfer to educate and share our ideas and views on modification rather then provide yes/no answers.