So I saw this "other" car the other day and the roof is laid with carbon fiber.

I know that everyone loves Carbon Fiber, and everyone always wants a sweet deal. My problem with it is if you overlay carbon fiber straight on to metal their is a high risk of it delaminating within 2 years. (Delaminating is cause by the sun)

I was thinking that I could do this same thing.

So here is the other bad part: I couldn't warrantee it. That part worries me the most.

So I thought I would come here and see what others thought.

Go for it, cover it, send us pics.
Don't do it, if you can't warrantee it.

 

So it would just be a cover not an actual carbon fiber roof correct? I have seen evos with a true carbon fiber roofs thats why I ask

 

Do it. experiment

 

true carbon fiber roof would be the way to go.....cant say there would be a huge market for it as i see it being mainly a functional thing for race cars. i definately wouldnt make it with a sunroof cutout. also people need to understand what a job it is to do a roof

 

CF hood, roof, and trunk would look sweet.

 

it would have to be a cover, since the roof is tack welded iirc

 

If you go Full (Real) CF roof you'll probably want to have a cage....

To get a CF roof on the Cobalt you have to drill out the rivets on the stock roof and cut it out. Then glue/screw the new CF roof in. Hence why you'd want a cage for safety and it's really only been done to the Time attack and koni cobalts. They made CF covers for the ms3 as well. Didn't look bad if done right.

 

i saw it on a s2k dont know if i like it or not but its an idea i guess

 

You could just get a large sheet of CF Vinyl. Completely replacing the roof on a unibody car is quite involved since the roof is a major part of the structural integrity of the car.

 

already been done. i think?

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appe...f-wrap-219145/

 

this i know...you know who i am lol. btw no rivits on the stock roof....spot welded. you need a spot weld cutter to take them all out. saferty wise a cage is a great idea. i would just make an overlay because i doubt half the people even have knowledge to hack up the stock roof......plus if you live where theres cold weather carbon fiber parts need to keep warm so if you put this on you best be garaging the car over winter.

 

Do a overlay. If you dont like it pull it off and get to buffin. Ill post a link for a good site. hold on

www.carbonfiberfilm.com
This is what ill be doing mine with this winter.

 

do it! it look hawt

 

do it right or dont do it at all.

CF roof replacement.

 

That's not real CF. That's 3M Vinyl. CFcreations is talking about a real CF wrap.

 

Im gonna do the 3m vinyl. Im cheap and it looks the same

 

Do it and send it to me! I have carbon fiber hood, trunk, spoiler, and splitters front and rear...

 

That'll look sweet with your hood and trunk.

 

no…. either hood, roof and trunk or no roof

 

No way does it look the same. I believe i was the first person to use the 3M stuff on here and its better than the fake carbon fiber stuff but nothing like the real stuff.

 

dont do it... my friend wanted to do it to his white civic and i told him it was ghey then too...

 

We did end up doing two 2011 Camaros last year.... pics

 

the car should be cages unless its a show car with a carbon roof.

 

Why not screw the overlay to the roof? It'd be real easy to hide the screws under the two metal trim strips that line the sides of the roof.