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CF looks good on ANY color
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CF looks good on SOME colors
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CF makes you look like an idiot, why didn't you spend your money on performance mods?
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How does everybody feel about Carbon Fiber?

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Old Mar 11, 2013, 07:26 PM
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How does everybody feel about Carbon Fiber?

To be honest this is kind of a random post. I just wanted to get some peoples opinions about CF. Previously I have never really been a big fan of CF, I really think it only looks good on certain colors like WW, or PB. I know that in some cases, it can be beneficial to save weight, but are there any other really big differences?
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^you can always paint them if you don't want the look.
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It looks better on some colors than others, but I think it looks pretty good on all colors when done correctly. Like a CF lip or side skirt extensions. I don't like CF hoods on WW at all.
Old Mar 11, 2013, 07:36 PM
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I have always thought that CF only looked good primarily on either WW or PB, but now that I have an OB, I'm kind of debating if I should go that route. I dunno?
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I think cf is way overused especially since 90% it not real
Old Mar 12, 2013, 06:36 AM
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Too common ... well Jus get JDM boom stickers instead of carbon
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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.
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Depends how you do it. Agreed on some colors not working but again that depends how you go about it. AS looks good with CF too.
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It's a great accent, but I don't like it EVERYWHERE.
It looks great on some colors and just OK on other colors.
It can be a performance piece, but let's face it, engine/suspension mods are far more performance oriented.
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it looks good as long as all the carbon is the same weave and of good quality
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Subtle carbon looks good. Too much is obviously gaudy. Not a fan of carbon hoods either.
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Not a fan of carbon. I would prefer it to be painted . Only carbon piece I would not paint and get for the X would be a AMS roof.
Old Mar 13, 2013, 06:29 PM
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If it's used to drop weight I think it's fine even though I would personally paint it. As far as just having carbon parts for the look I'm not a fan.
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Not a liker of cf.
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Carbon fiber on PB looks weird to me. Too close of colors


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