View Poll Results: Carbon Fiber vs. Fiberglass (DuraFlex)
Carbon Fiber



147
53.07%
DuraFlex



130
46.93%
Voters: 277. You may not vote on this poll
"Tjin" Style Trunk
Those of you voting for Duraflex, you realize you'll have ot paint it right?!?!?!?
It'll end up costing more in the long run than the CF one.... I just dunno if you're not thinking or don't care.
It'll end up costing more in the long run than the CF one.... I just dunno if you're not thinking or don't care.
for me paints not the issue its..i dont want to buy a hood..i know if i get a cf trunk then its gonna bug me and i'm gonna have to get a cf hood
Just an FYI,
I have a carbon fiber trunk lid on my mom's malibu... we had it painted to match the car... it started bubbling after about year three... went to a reputable body shop too... I was told carbon fiber doesnt paint well (guy coulda been a shitty painter for all I know)... and I know my sister would want it painted to match the car if she were to get one...
I imagine if the painter has done carbon fiber before... as I know most racecars are painted and carbon fiber and don't bubble... they might beable to get it good... just an fyi and and some info as local bodyshops usually don't deal with the stuff...
I have a carbon fiber trunk lid on my mom's malibu... we had it painted to match the car... it started bubbling after about year three... went to a reputable body shop too... I was told carbon fiber doesnt paint well (guy coulda been a shitty painter for all I know)... and I know my sister would want it painted to match the car if she were to get one...
I imagine if the painter has done carbon fiber before... as I know most racecars are painted and carbon fiber and don't bubble... they might beable to get it good... just an fyi and and some info as local bodyshops usually don't deal with the stuff...
Just an FYI,
I have a carbon fiber trunk lid on my mom's malibu... we had it painted to match the car... it started bubbling after about year three... went to a reputable body shop too... I was told carbon fiber doesnt paint well (guy coulda been a shitty painter for all I know)... and I know my sister would want it painted to match the car if she were to get one...
I imagine if the painter has done carbon fiber before... as I know most racecars are painted and carbon fiber and don't bubble... they might beable to get it good... just an fyi and and some info as local bodyshops usually don't deal with the stuff...
I have a carbon fiber trunk lid on my mom's malibu... we had it painted to match the car... it started bubbling after about year three... went to a reputable body shop too... I was told carbon fiber doesnt paint well (guy coulda been a shitty painter for all I know)... and I know my sister would want it painted to match the car if she were to get one...
I imagine if the painter has done carbon fiber before... as I know most racecars are painted and carbon fiber and don't bubble... they might beable to get it good... just an fyi and and some info as local bodyshops usually don't deal with the stuff...
It was a local stealership... ase certified bulls*** place... so I wasent surprised when I seen the bubbles last year... 
Acually, it was the same place that fixed the cobalt after the deer accident... and they screwed up the paint on the bumper... and missed a spot under the hood and quarter panel so nvm they suck...
Acually, it was the same place that fixed the cobalt after the deer accident... and they screwed up the paint on the bumper... and missed a spot under the hood and quarter panel so nvm they suck...
Just an FYI,
I have a carbon fiber trunk lid on my mom's malibu... we had it painted to match the car... it started bubbling after about year three... went to a reputable body shop too... I was told carbon fiber doesnt paint well (guy coulda been a shitty painter for all I know)... and I know my sister would want it painted to match the car if she were to get one...
I imagine if the painter has done carbon fiber before... as I know most racecars are painted and carbon fiber and don't bubble... they might beable to get it good... just an fyi and and some info as local bodyshops usually don't deal with the stuff...
I have a carbon fiber trunk lid on my mom's malibu... we had it painted to match the car... it started bubbling after about year three... went to a reputable body shop too... I was told carbon fiber doesnt paint well (guy coulda been a shitty painter for all I know)... and I know my sister would want it painted to match the car if she were to get one...
I imagine if the painter has done carbon fiber before... as I know most racecars are painted and carbon fiber and don't bubble... they might beable to get it good... just an fyi and and some info as local bodyshops usually don't deal with the stuff...
but like i said b4, i dont care what its made in ill buy it either way most likely. and CF, or duraflex, im just gonna paint it.
Last edited by Turbo'dSS; May 10, 2011 at 10:24 PM.
So you can just paint it and you have the materials/know how to do it...99% of Cobalt owners do not.
Will there be an option to buy it painted? Will it have the 3rd brakelike similar to the stock trunk?
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ED may have started this thread recently, but this topic has been discussed ad nauseum on this forum before.
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ED may have started this thread recently, but this topic has been discussed ad nauseum on this forum before.
No on the option to buy it painted, body kit companies very rarely offer a painted version. And yes, it will have the 3rd brake light.


