The J-Blood site said $2900 last I checked for FULL carbon doors.
but reduced chassis rigitity and add on 200+ kg
but in the convertible you would have a top heavy girl riding shot gun so it would reduce this affect....haha
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (riojin @ Aug 11 2008, 06:39 PM) </div>
The J-Blood site said $2900 last I checked for FULL carbon doors.
Also factor in the massive freight costs for items of this size...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Benny @ Aug 11 2008, 08:50 PM) </div>
US$1900 both sides.
Weight difference between stock and carbon fibre is 22Kg. Considerable, but if your a fatty you'd look pretty silly with over 2 grand worth of carbon doors
Total weight loss for hatch, doors (carbon), bonnet is around 37kg. Total cost is close to US$3200 plus shipping. OUCH!!
i would go carbon fibre bonnet (and have before). weight loss is considerable and you can tell a difference in handling.
hatch i would go fibreglass with some sort of low weight replacement for the glass (probably lexan or FAL). no need for cf hatch because the weight difference from fibreglass to cf isnt much on a hatch. couldnt justify the cash.
i would never go any doors but adm. anything else isnt safe enough for me.
Hi Guys,
My hatch is fibre glass, It came with the car from japan. Unfortunatly the window is glass (FAIL) but it is significantly lighter than a std metal one... Dunno if i'd pay too much for one though..
If your considering fibreglass or CF doors and hatchs you should also be thinking about all the weight loss possible from the car for the best lap times i.e complete interior strip... Not really worth doing unless you've pulled all the weight you can from every where else and really need those extra 2 secs per lap.. Not really for a street car...
Hmm... $4000 to save 22kg or put towards engine mods.... sounds like a tough choice to me
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div>See, that's the fail mentality that too many people in Australia have these days.. It's always about power power power... Power isn't everything! There never seems to be balance.
Saving weight is an increase in handling and response, due to being lighter, there is less weight for the engine to drag therefore allowing it to have an easier job of pulling up = faster, more power
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ae86hachiroku @ Aug 12 2008, 10:23 AM) </div>Thats right - but $4k is a lot to spend to lose 22kg. :blink: You lose more than from removing the sound deadening - and thats free! I can think of 100 things to spend $4k on that will give me a better performance hit then a couple of lighter doors! Unless you've gone all out to get the rest of the car up to speed and spent $$$$$, then cf doors are definitely wank factor!
That's assuming you would have already taken the sound deadening out, and done everything you can before spending money, you'll realise how hard 22kg is to come by once your past that point.
Any of these panels on a street car is retarded.
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