Carbon Fiber Rear Hatch?!
Doods. Got the back of my xB keyed over the weekend..
300$ to repaint, may order CF tailgate instead. Any links ?
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claudemonet595@hotmail.com
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claudemonet595@hotmail.com
None out yet--and yes, it would cost more than 300 and quite possibly have fitment problems--look at how huge the rear hatch is, and you would have to slam the crap out of a light CF one to get it to shut, as many of us even with stock hatches need to do already.
My car is in the shop as we speak and a carbon rear hatch is in development, once the car is out we're going to see how the response is for the hatch and hopefully have it available to the public. We're also doing carbon flares and some other carbon goodies; I'll keep you guys posted on the progress. Oh, and we're going to try and get the price point near $550, plus or minus a little. Check out CFType.com for some of the work that's already been done for other applications.
The no license plate spot would require the JDM skirting, wouldn't it? I'd like to see a spoiler and hatch that is all one piece, with a more aggressive spoiler than OEM but not to the point of Ricy-ness. Scrap the rear Wiper. It seems like an interesting spot for CF. I don't think the OEM hatch gives that much structural support, so it doesn't seem like it would change much. Fitment and closing would probably be a bigger issue...
would also be a very difficult item to close, since the arms that we currently use would be to strong and slamming a carbon hatch isnt an option......i see it being more of a nuisance than worth the while. good idea...just not so practical, great if you dont like using the back hatch on a normal basis...me im opening that thing every too seconds.
[quote="DJ_X_Trodinaire"]
Okay... So if it's not going to be on the hatch and not on the skirts... Then where? Stick it in the window? That'd look kewl...
Originally Posted by TheScionicMan
The no license plate spot would require the JDM skirting, wouldn't it? quote]
nope
just need to relocate the license plate
nope
just need to relocate the license plate
Originally Posted by ghost
Originally Posted by dinkjs
i say screw the whole idea period...it will never happen
Andrew
Eh not really....im just being realistic







