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Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:10 pm

agreen wrote:
yes i can get anything made if there is enough interest so who wants some door cards then
Me if you can defo get 4 door versions and the price is similar to the 2 door! winkeye
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Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:04 am

I think it is safe to say CF is the new chrome ! :eek:
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Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:55 am

i like proper carbon stuff a lot, but only when done properly. carbon pannels, fine, carbon interior parts and doorcards, fine.

carbon layed ontop of a plastic part to make it look pretty, not so good, a carbon roof skin which you glue over the top of your standard roof = utter gashness.

agreen, i have a few ideas, i think we ned to talk winkeye
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Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:54 pm

Dare i ask how much a full carbon fibre dash is?? RHD i assume??

Also, a price on front wings please?? Good fit (compared to original panels)??

I think someone mentioned the panel that goes above your feet/under the steering column - do you do those too?? Price please??

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Oh i do love carbon!!!!!!!!! Fancy making me a one of full carbon touring shell :mad: :mad: :mad:

There's definately something wrong with me!!!
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Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:03 pm

Right , As you areall aware no doubt the thing with carbon is the price WILL drop with the quantity ordered

The prices i am listing below are for 1 x items if say i was to get 5 people then the discount would of course be alot more

Carbon bonnets Exactlly the same as the ones in the group buy atm from delmotcrew

Fully carbon bonnets weighing - 5 1/2 kg's -double skin fully carbon fits on standard latches etc £495

Fiberglass bonnet with REAL carbon top skin gives the carbon look without the cost - - 6kg £395

Carbon fiber front wings - £185 each

Roof skins - the ones where you cut the roof out and replace with carbon £345 bargin !!!

2 door, door card - £145 (a few peeps brings this down to around £120 quoted above )

4 door , door cards £170 for all four

Now all these parts moulds are made from BRANT NEW pannels not second hand crap stuff they are all made to oe spec and will fit as good as a oe pannel

Will update with pictures asap

Please note the above prices are for single products if we can get a few names down then the price will come down the more names the more discount

as some of the products are already cheaper than some in group buys already i dont think its to bad winkeye

lets have your thoughts peeps , thanks arron 078668 45511 :D
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Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:46 pm

Mr agreen sounds promising :cool:
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Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:06 pm

Already down for a bonnet from Demlot - now seriously tempted by wings!!!!!!

What are the chances of a roof skin for a touring?? If it's same as oe i presume i could still have the interior the same??

I may have to pm you in a couple of weeks Mr Green!!!!
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:53 am

Would like a set of touring door cards, where do i send my payment and how long do i have to wait?

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Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:19 am

depends if you want to wait and i can get some more names then i can make them cheaper

or for £170 you can have a set within three days 8)
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:20 am

ohh and are touring door cards the same as four door ones ?
I may have to pm you in a couple of weeks Mr Green!!!!
no worries dude let me know

who else wants door cards then ????
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:49 am

agreen dont want to bug you or anything, but i would like to see some pics of most of this stuff before i can say anything....thanks
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:50 am

i have pictures of non bmw items , that will do for now i gues , wings etc . ill post them up in a while i am away for the weekend so might not be till tuesday . my number is above if anyone wants more info .
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:16 pm

Are you going to make a M3 roof skin (without sunroof of course)?
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:25 pm

m3 roofskin is avalable yes !

All roof skins do not have sun roofs .
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:43 pm

some random pics as soon as you can mate :thumb:
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:52 pm

ok dude no worries,

i know your all longing for pictures so i will do ,

i will head over to the place on tuesday armed with the digi camera lool,

then i will just get some pics emailed to me also ,

like i say im off for the weekend so ill get them done by tue evening im sure .

cheers guys :D
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:39 pm

a pair of wings would be good,infact,bootlid and roof skin sounds like a plan winkeye
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:05 pm

agreen wrote:m3 roofskin is avalable yes !
All roof skins do not have sun roofs .
And I assume that you know that M3 roof is different than standard E30?
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And I assume that you know that M3 roof is different than standard E30?
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Yes i do. I do do some research and development , not just mould a roof skin on a metro and try to make it fit an e30 :wink:
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agreen wrote:
And I assume that you know that M3 roof is different than standard E30?
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Yes i do.
Perfect, will you post the info here when it will be ready? What will be the price of it?
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Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:53 pm

Hopefully we will have a few C/F pieces before the summer winkeye
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:47 am

Carbon tailgate? winkeye winkeye

go on.. You know it makes sense!
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:43 pm

Any pics yet ???

After a set of door cards for a touring
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:34 am

Agreen, quite a bold statement to say the bonnets are the same as mines without any proof.

Im not getting into any bidding war.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:31 am

carbon fibre interiors make me vomit, there's no point in them and they look stupid.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:58 am

gBenM wrote:carbon fibre interiors make me vomit, there's no point in them and they look stupid.
Having that much carbon is also illegal on a road car, also many race services have banned the use of carbon fibre as it's a serious safety issue.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:00 pm

Demlotcrew wrote:
gBenM wrote:carbon fibre interiors make me vomit, there's no point in them and they look stupid.
Having that much carbon is also illegal on a road car, also many race services have banned the use of carbon fibre as it's a serious safety issue.
How much is that much though, what is specifically illigal about having one ammount of cf interior versus another ammount?

How do supercars negate the law and run with full CF bodies and interiors.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:07 pm

Supercars dont have pure carbon bodies, most of it would be a special Kevlar/carbon composite.

Pure carbon splinters badly under impact and as a result would cut through flesh, so the likes of door cards i would not run in my car.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:13 pm

Thats fair enough I don't doubt it because I've seen it done.

But what I asked is where can I view the law or see an example used in the real world as proof of it being illegal to run with x ammount of CF in a road going vehicle.

I know of sole CF and CF/kevlar composite bodied kit cars passing SVA reguarly, these don't have full cf interiors since they don't run with much of an interior at all, but if they pass SVA they are road legal. A chap made himself a +7 chasis locost but laid up the cf panels himself and passed SVA and MOT.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:19 pm

I should also mention that this car is road legal despite being classed as radically altered, and with a whole new 8foot long CF body section, and its 100% cf, it was built on a farm down the road from me in bournemouth, I have met Chris Wright myself and the land owner where it as built also.

http://jalopnik.com/360854/ferrari-360- ... ridiculous

lets not debate how shat it is though (I think its hiddeous). Chris is a commisioned builder, the owner of the Ferrari ordered it like that originally for a Gum Ball but it wasn't ready in time, and then we all know how that ended.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:38 pm

I dont have the details to hand, but im sure a quick google would produce such documents.

This should be done by anyone wishing to put carbon door cards etc.

I have seen cars pass MOT's with far more dangerous issues than carbon door cards, but that doesnt mean they are safe to be used on a road car.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:06 pm

Most Automotive body panels made specifically for cars are done in a special way from my understanding. They get layered differently and a different gel coat(??) So I can understand the whole smack it, splinters thing. I'd get centre consoles if anythign as they are away from impacts.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:14 pm

I have done a search and I can't find anything regarding CF components being illegal for road use.

I've used Google with the key words, ("Carbon Fibre" OR "CF" OR "carbon composite" ) & ( "road legal" OR "illegal" ) and limited my serch to the UK and found nothing relevant to this discussion.

I have also checked http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/, and http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts.htm which list all new legislation since 1996 no such references to the road lagality of CF components can be found.

If anyone can find anything UK specific I would be happy to read it. I have found no law pertaining

The only place I have found such information is regard certain motorsport regulations. Most track days require the car to be road legal provided you have MOT, TAX and insurance you are 100% road legal, most infact only require it to be able to pass a MOT and not actually hold an MOT certificate or Tax or insurance, Howver holding a current MOT is proof enough that the car is road legal (despite the fact we all know it isn't, its only proof the car was legal on the day of the test). if there is no specific law regarding carbon fibre parts and road use (and I cannot find any evidence of it) it cannot be deemed illegal and therefore unless the operating company of the venue explicitly state no CF parts then your ok.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:17 pm

I'm offline until Friday now, I'll pick up on this then.

Would be happy to be proved wrong (with definitive proof) since it affect parts I have manufactured for both cars and motobikes. I don't do it as a business it is a hobby but I'd still like to know I'm 100% legal.
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Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:45 pm

Here you go all as promised a few pictures ,

Not of specific parts but you get the idea ,

More info 07866845511 ,

The pictures imo dont do the pannels full justice .

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