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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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carbon fiber door pillars???

anyone have these???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...219617728&rd=1

do they look like real carbon fiber, or are they that cheap grey and black looking stuff??? anyone have better pics of them installed?

thanks for your help!
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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there was someone on this site that had them installed their not real carbon fiber their just overlays
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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im pretty sure actual carbon fiber pieces exist
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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not my car.. this is off of bigboytruck21's car
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Old May 14, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mcphatty
not my car.. this is off of bigboytruck21's car
thanks that was all i needed... not for me...
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Old May 14, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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Its just a sticker...
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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sure looks like real cf to me. it may stick on.. but how else would it stay there?
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mcphatty
sure looks like real cf to me. it may stick on.. but how else would it stay there?
yeah it's prolly real cf just pre-impregnated stuff that usually is flexible like and has a sticker like adhesive on the back.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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yeah for sure it has to be a sticker, im looking for the real carbon fiber look (sorta brownish color) not the kind like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA...spagenameZWDVW

and its hard to tell from the first link if its the brown or the grey fake ****...
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Old May 14, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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those look 100% different... But IMO theres a few different levels of fake looking CF... with those tails at the very bottom
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Old May 15, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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Its real carbon fiber...i have them on my car thats the picture thats on ebay
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Old May 15, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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Well it has to be stuck on some how.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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So... that would be a sticker on top of a sticker, huh?

Unless you went through the trouble of removing the original piece...
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Old May 15, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by neodude101
So... that would be a sticker on top of a sticker, huh?

Unless you went through the trouble of removing the original piece...
we have an Einstein on the net lol
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Old May 15, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by impulseballer
we have an Einstein on the net lol
hey i know a new thing you should start making lol i have a few things that i'd like cfed..

thats probably like 3mm with an adhesive backing.. so it's flexible and cut to the shape..
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Old May 15, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TwiztedCo
Its real carbon fiber...i have them on my car thats the picture thats on ebay
ok thanks the pic in your gallery is much better and they do look good, i plan on doing the pillars looking into mirrors and deff getting the same hood as you, and the carbon fiber trunk as well, and ive purchased the cobalt addiction X3 fenders also... the cobalts going on a diet

so how was the fitment on that hood? it is a VIS INVADER 2 right? where did you get it from?
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Old May 15, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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Yea its the invader...it fits good just the hood prop makes to where you shut it the thing wont line up right cause its built to support the factory hood which is heavier. So if you want it to fit right take it off. The quality is awesome! I got it off ebay couldnt find anyone cheaper. The side pillars are good i actually had that guy make my spark plug cover out of the same stuff.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by TwiztedCo
Yea its the invader...it fits good just the hood prop makes to where you shut it the thing wont line up right cause its built to support the factory hood which is heavier. So if you want it to fit right take it off. The quality is awesome! I got it off ebay couldnt find anyone cheaper. The side pillars are good i actually had that guy make my spark plug cover out of the same stuff.



how much did that run you...
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Old May 15, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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Im thinking it was like 650 shipped
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Old May 15, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by impulseballer
we have an Einstein on the net lol
Well, I am an engineer.

I was really just trying to point out the irony of it, but oh well...
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Old May 15, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by neodude101
Well, I am an engineer.

I was really just trying to point out the irony of it, but oh well...
im sorry i know plenty of engineers and they aren't all geniuses lol. plus i was making a joke.
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Old May 16, 2008 | 04:27 AM
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im sorry i know plenty of engineers and they aren't all geniuses lol. plus i was making a joke.
Oh, believe me, I'm very aware of that fact, too.

BTW, I was also just kidding, hence the wink.

But whatever. Carbon fiber overlays just seem silly to me. Might as well wrap your hood and trunk in some of that cheap carbon fiber vinyl crap... That'll probably give you at least, oh, 15 hp to the wheels?
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Old May 16, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by neodude101
Oh, believe me, I'm very aware of that fact, too.

BTW, I was also just kidding, hence the wink.

But whatever. Carbon fiber overlays just seem silly to me. Might as well wrap your hood and trunk in some of that cheap carbon fiber vinyl crap... That'll probably give you at least, oh, 15 hp to the wheels?
CF pillers is just for looks, so i feel if its real CF, its all good, i think it looks good, but 70 bucks is steep
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Old May 16, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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how do you think this stuff would work on the A,B,C pillars inside the car?
looks good by the way
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Old May 16, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by joeyblaze
CF pillers is just for looks, so i feel if its real CF, its all good, i think it looks good, but 70 bucks is steep
i agree about the $70. Just order some on ebay and cut it yourself and do it yourself for less than half the price. This is what im thinking about doing on my black cobalt.
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