Agreed. Never cared for the low-rise with the s/c or t/c rear bumper..

 

low rise looks stupid and the high rise isnt much better. they might make these who knows.

 

Hey guys I've been out of town and haven't been able to jump on the boards much. I've been trying and I haven't been able to get much out of Neil yet, I know he's busy with his projects right now. I'm going to forward te link to him again right now to see If I can get this thing up and going.

I made the post because Neil asked me to so I hope this goes through. I'll do what I can!

 

all c/f hoods will do that over time, they come in gel coat not clear coat. i had mine buffed/cleared/half painted and it looks brand new still, whereas before the clear coat it would get cloudy every 3-4 months and have to get buffed out

 

if you have the clear coat buffed allthe time its going to fade like a mother f*cker. i just met a guy with an evo at a meet that was asking about re-doing his hood. turns out the cars been detailed 3-4 times a year. the problem is buffing the hood is going to cause the gel-coat or so called "clear" they put on the hoods to be substantially cut down and they will look like ****.

my recommendation is as soon as you get the carbon fiber parts you should immediately take them to a body shop and have them cleared over with a high solids clear.

 

Alright guys this is the email I just got from Neil!! HERE'S AN UPDATE!!!!


"Yeah...we will be producing the trunk in carbon this summer, with the built in wing.

We are going to start on the prototype in a few weeks.

I will let you know the pricing as soon as the prototype is done.

And we will get you a trunk to promote for us this summer and fall!"

 

Saaweeet! I hope I can afford it by the time it comes out

 

This Tjin trunk/spoiler is definitely my favorite on this car aside from that one-off Gestapo007 one.. Wish I had the funds to do this..

 

yeah i had my hood cleared finally and if i had to do it again i would do it before i got it put on.

and good news to hear that the trunk is still going to happen although i will hold out until i see the finished product. i make 800 a week take home with only 1000 in bills a month so whatever the price shouldnt be a problem to me.

 

Truth.. How much would a paint job be on this? OEM style black.. Never had anything painted before.. Or if it's cf, i'll look into a cf trunk too.. We'll have to see..

 

you mean a carbon fiber hood? the paint job all depends on how straight you want it to look. the problem with carbon fiber is its just like fiberglass and wavy. it needs to be primed blocked and chances are primer again to make it straight. also the primer helps from the carbon fiber twill shrinking in the future. no primer or sealer usually means that the twill will eventually shrink and up and you will see the twill outline through the paint. in all honesty if it was me doing your paint work i would say about 350-400 to do it the right way. every areas body shops are different as far as labor rates go.

 

that's good news. Is there going to be a keyhole or no?

 

^^^ I'm guessing it's going to be the same as mine with no key hole. I can ask him tomarrow when I talk to him and double check for sure.

 

Id be game for this if he can do it for a fair price. And I dont mean 200-300 because obviously thats not a fair price.

 

I think since you already have a trunk i should get this one to promote it haha

 

Lol but I don't have a carbon one!

 

Nice. I am fabing up one of my own like Kevin soon but I really want a CF one, keep us updated when you get yours.

 

The original is MINE.

 

I'm thinkingggg....group buy???

 

Well I told Neil I really wanna have my car ready for CED so, I think that's the latest were plaining on have mine ready. The stickers will be changed and updated with new sponsers as well as new wheels and hood I'm thinking as well.

 

awesome!!!!!get him to get me one for ced to since i am representing performance autowerks and powell race shop. tell neil ill throw a sticker or something on there for him lo.

 

sub'd

 

reviving the thread....i sent you a pm slammed.

 

Hell if hed post up here or something and offer some kind of starting price I bet this thread would get going!


Hell if I knew the starting price I might even be willing to thrown down a deposit right now.

 

yeah definately. im just looking for a for sure for sure before i commit to buying a wingless carbon fiber trunk and then puttingthe m3 lip or making a spoiler.