How much is too much carbon fibre?

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Dunc
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How much is too much carbon fibre?

Post by Dunc »

So I've gone a bit carbon fibre mad.

Bonnet
Mirrors
Spoiler blade and caps
Toms scoop

I think it'll look awesome but is it just.... too much?

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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

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Dunc wrote:So I've gone a bit carbon fibre mad.

Bonnet
Mirrors
Spoiler blade and caps
Toms scoop

I think it'll look awesome but is it just.... too much?


Absoloute nonsense, you can never have too much carbon fibre!! :thumleft:
craig
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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

Post by craig »

Johnr32 wrote:
Dunc wrote:So I've gone a bit carbon fibre mad.

Bonnet
Mirrors
Spoiler blade and caps
Toms scoop

I think it'll look awesome but is it just.... too much?


Absoloute nonsense, you can never have too much carbon fibre!! :thumleft:


^^This man speaketh the truth! :mrgreen:
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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

Post by Nik_L »

Depends if its real carbon fibre or that vinyl.

If its the latter, then yes, you can have "too much".
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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

Post by craig »

Nik_L wrote:Depends if its real carbon fibre or that vinyl.

If its the latter, then yes, you can have "too much".


I was talking about real carbon fibre, not a fan of carbon wrap.
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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

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There was a full carbon fibre MR2 at Trax last year. Looked absolutely awesome!
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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

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Mirrors and scoop will be wrapped, but the bonnet and spoiler will be proper carbon fibre.

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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

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glimitedmr2 wrote:There was a full carbon fibre MR2 at Trax last year. Looked absolutely awesome!



Is that the wide arch 1 with red mirrors?
ian`s 2
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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

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Dunc wrote:Mirrors and scoop will be wrapped, but the bonnet and spoiler will be proper carbon fibre.

OMNOMNOM


I would say get rid of the scoop and get the inspection covers in carbon
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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

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glimitedmr2 wrote:There was a full carbon fibre MR2 at Trax last year. Looked absolutely awesome!


that would be the nur motorsport one.

i used to work there and helped do work on it..was very close to driving it to japfest last year...so gutted i couldnt :( lol
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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

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nope never have too much genuine carbon fibre

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Re: How much is too much carbon fibre?

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this is a write up i did for the nur puma..that was fully carbon lol

http://nur-motorsport.co.uk/index.php/n ... pumashoot/
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My new toy is totally carbon! \:D/

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