View Poll Results: How do you feel about CF?
CF looks good on ANY color
34
33.01%
CF looks good on SOME colors
52
50.49%
CF makes you look like an idiot, why didn't you spend your money on performance mods?
17
16.50%
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How does everybody feel about Carbon Fiber?
Mar 20, 2013, 04:59 PM
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I think it can be over used. But a few pieces tactfully done is nice. The lip is good. Not a fan of unpainted cf hood or trunk. From a distance it just looks like you were in an accident, replaced the parts but couldn't afford to paint them. I think it can be decent if part of the hood is unpainted. I saw one painted car color on both sides, I think following the body lines of the hood, and left black in the middle. I just don't think that body panels that are next to each other should be different colors.
Mar 21, 2013, 08:15 PM
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I make carbon 
(private label vendor stuff for our vendor here- LowProAero- and Mits dealerships soon)
here's my own Evo I did, got twill on the column there, and the crown meter/dash done in dry look matte finish, and there's a stealth 52mm innovate in the cluster there:
some inserts there
and if you dont think ^that^ is sexy, well, there's no hope!
^that's a shifter trim with the ashtray and 12v removed/relocated, smoothed, carboned with a 12k weave and then a little magic to get that bronzed look
This stuff here is my specially. It's hard to tell from the pic, but this is a steering column done in 2x2 twill weave. But again, I put some magic up on it. What you're looking at is House of Kolor blue pearl (...kinda..not the purple part), and that purple? It disappears in direct light. See how the top there has no color? It actually does, same purple, but you can ONLY see the purple from ~80 degree viewing angle. The rest is clear into to the HoK and weave. It's called "side casting". It's tricky to do, but I mean, come on-look at it!! I got followed by a guy the other day that wants me to do his entire GT-R exterior in it. I love carbon fiber...but that wod be pretty intense even for me
(private label vendor stuff for our vendor here- LowProAero- and Mits dealerships soon)here's my own Evo I did, got twill on the column there, and the crown meter/dash done in dry look matte finish, and there's a stealth 52mm innovate in the cluster there:
some inserts there
and if you dont think ^that^ is sexy, well, there's no hope!
^that's a shifter trim with the ashtray and 12v removed/relocated, smoothed, carboned with a 12k weave and then a little magic to get that bronzed look
This stuff here is my specially. It's hard to tell from the pic, but this is a steering column done in 2x2 twill weave. But again, I put some magic up on it. What you're looking at is House of Kolor blue pearl (...kinda..not the purple part), and that purple? It disappears in direct light. See how the top there has no color? It actually does, same purple, but you can ONLY see the purple from ~80 degree viewing angle. The rest is clear into to the HoK and weave. It's called "side casting". It's tricky to do, but I mean, come on-look at it!! I got followed by a guy the other day that wants me to do his entire GT-R exterior in it. I love carbon fiber...but that wod be pretty intense even for me
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carbon fiber wrap 
Jan 19, 2015, 10:59 AM
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Aw really? I don't know, I've gotten a lot of compliments on my cf wrap.
And to answer OP's question, CF has grown on me a lot more over the last few years. Used to think it made the car look incomplete and dumb. I guess I need more "craziness" to satisfy my car tastes these days. Or I've become a giant douche bag, one or the other. haha.
And to answer OP's question, CF has grown on me a lot more over the last few years. Used to think it made the car look incomplete and dumb. I guess I need more "craziness" to satisfy my car tastes these days. Or I've become a giant douche bag, one or the other. haha.
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Jan 21, 2015, 12:23 AM
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Not a fan of Carbon Fiber. Wish the JDP Ralliart lip would come in a FRP material. if I had a WW, I would run a carbon fiber front lip and side skirt extensions and MAYBE a diffuser.
Jan 21, 2015, 01:09 PM
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carbon fiber is wonderful. It is extremely strong for it's weight. As such I think it's an amazing product.
If we are asking how everyone feels about the appearance of CF, that's personal preference and people should just do what they like or don't.
But replace your doors with CF doors and you'll save soo much weight. And reducing weight on a car is often the most beneficial thing you can do to increase performance. So for that, I LOVE carbon fiber.
If we are asking how everyone feels about the appearance of CF, that's personal preference and people should just do what they like or don't.
But replace your doors with CF doors and you'll save soo much weight. And reducing weight on a car is often the most beneficial thing you can do to increase performance. So for that, I LOVE carbon fiber.
Jan 22, 2015, 01:34 PM
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Form follows function... if it serves a legitimate purpose (e.g. massive weight savings and/or structural) = awesome. Waste of time if just for show (e.g. interior covers)
Jan 23, 2015, 11:12 AM
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One place I wish there could of been a factory option for carbon was for the interior trim parts on the dash ad side doors. The black shinny stuff just isn't that pretty to me. I ben sen a few cars whit a carbon warp on these and though that it looked pretty cool.
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