Carbon fiber anyone? Options

[1bwilson]

There is a guy on the mr 2 boards that can make all kinds of stuff out of carbon fiber. I thought it would be a long shot but I emailed him and asked if he would be willing to help us out and make celica parts also. Well he wants to know what kind of ideas we had in mind. So what would you all like to see done in carbon fiber?

I was thinking maybe fuse boxes, cruise control cover and alike. How about a rear lisc plate area (don't know what to call it).

-Bryan-

This post has been edited by 1bwilson: Mar 27, 2003 - 12:32 AM

[Charlie97L]

QUOTE (1bwilson @ Mar 26, 2003 - 10:31 PM)

There is a guy on the mr 2 boards that can make all kinds of stuff out of carbon fiber. I thought it would be a long shot but I emailed him and asked if he would be willing to help us out and make celica parts also. Well he wants to know what kind of ideas we had in mind. So what would you all like to see done in carbon fiber? I was thinking maybe fuse boxes, cruise control cover and alike. How about a rear lisc plate area (don't know what to call it). -Bryan-

i'd do the rear license plate valence or whatever that is. i'm not too keen on under the hood stuff, but that's just me.

ooooo! carbon fiber wipers! it'll be the new best thing!

[forkee]

cf fenders, maybe? i have a lil ding on the driver's side. or how bout cf doors?? gas cap? mirrors?? the back license plate area sounds pretty good. my car's black so cf would go anywhere

[Drocay]

PIAA makes Carbon Fiber Wipers

[0Re0]

For the coupes.....carbonfiber trunk lid would be the $hit.

This post has been edited by 0Re0: Mar 27, 2003 - 1:19 AM

[1bwilson]

valence thats what is *smacks forehead* thanks Chuck you so smart .

Fenders and doors are going to be costly. I would think the velence would be 300+ because of the shape.

-Bryan-

[0Re0]

All bodyparts for weight reduction

[macavely]

CF fenders with the Z3 grill on it.

[0Re0]

How bout splitters

This post has been edited by 0Re0: Mar 27, 2003 - 2:04 AM

[Neipas09]

How bout a CF GT4 style hood!

-Joel

[hata]

QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Mar 27, 2003 - 12:43 AM)

How bout a CF GT4 style hood! -Joel

best answer I read thus far...

[forkee]

QUOTE (0Re0 @ Mar 27, 2003 - 12:04 AM)

How bout splitters

i second that....cheap ones that are less than $50. the lowest ive seen are $300. all they are, are flat pieces of CF. i mean how hard is that?

[0Re0]

or custom aero mirrors like these in CF


This post has been edited by 0Re0: Mar 30, 2003 - 6:02 PM

[Neipas09]

Or like all the parts you would take out and paint if you wanted a fresh look for you inside, have those molded into CF that way it looks tight and it lighter than that plastic crap, or just looks better if not lighter. I'm not a big fan of the CF sticker you can buy everywhere.

[0Re0]

Carbon Fiber the whole damn car

[Neipas09]

QUOTE (0Re0 @ Mar 27, 2003 - 6:05 AM)

Carbon Fiber the whole damn car

I second that!
Anything that is heavy to begin with that we could get in CF would rock. Like a VARIS Arsing II front bumper!

[0Re0]

QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Mar 27, 2003 - 6:13 AM)

QUOTE (0Re0 @ Mar 27, 2003 - 6:05 AM) Carbon Fiber the whole damn car I second that! Anything that is heavy to begin with that we could get in CF would rock. Like a VARIS Arsing II front bumper!

I thought it was uretherane?

[Neipas09]

Yea the Varis is uretherane, but i want it CF so i don't have to spend money painting it since my car is already black. Plus how many people could say they have a VARIS kit that's CF!

[0Re0]

Working with CF is the same as Fiberglass?

[Neipas09]

There was a RX-7 in some racing magazine a while back that had a complete body made out of CF so i would imagine it's somewhat the same.

[rlan214]

how bout a cf wing post like the ones for gt four


but the post gots to work with coupes Electrodyne's hatch style wing


well probably it doesn't have to be that high prolly about this size



that way it'll be cheaper

[rlan214]

page deuce

[Guest_Jason_*]

CF TAILLIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS!@!

[Charlie97L]

i hate to burst people's bubbles, but you can't copy toyota parts. it's copyright/patent infringement. no one will do it.

i personally think that splitters would look odd on our celica. maybe a carbon fiber under front lip spoiler. those are cool.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Yeah, im thinking a front lip like the C-One lip, or CF GT-4 hood, that would be sweet.
BTW, whats a splitter?

[95STCelica]

QUOTE (rlan214 @ Mar 27, 2003 - 8:24 AM)

how bout a cf wing post like the ones for gt four but the post gots to work with coupes Electrodyne's hatch style wing well probably it doesn't have to be that high prolly about this size that way it'll be cheaper

The wing on the silver car looks real nice.

[0Re0]

Splitters are those triangle things on the side and the whole under lip.

[Jeremy1210]

i like the idea of the carbon fiber gas door...sounds really cool looking to me

[ghostdog]

carbon fiber front/rear lip, sideskirts and a rear trunk lid for coupes would be cool. I'm gonna try to drop the weight of my car as much as possible and c/f would really help out.

[Neipas09]

I would rather have a clear fuel door that was tinted like the TRD ones.

[celicakid84]

fuel door, aero mirrors or m-3 mirrors, and a valence panel....maybe a replica of the hiro wing

[boosted_K2]

QUOTE (Charlie97L @ Mar 27, 2003 - 11:08 AM)

i hate to burst people's bubbles, but you can't copy toyota parts. it's copyright/patent infringement. no one will do it. i personally think that splitters would look odd on our celica. maybe a carbon fiber under front lip spoiler. those are cool.

pretty sure as far as the OEM car markets go they have it instated that its only copyright infringement IF and only IF you claim it to be a true toyota, honda, mitsu etc part. theres hundreds of companies out there that make OEM REPLACEMENT parts.

[0Re0]

QUOTE (Charlie97L @ Mar 27, 2003 - 9:08 AM)

i hate to burst people's bubbles, but you can't copy toyota parts. it's copyright/patent infringement. no one will do it. i personally think that splitters would look odd on our celica. maybe a carbon fiber under front lip spoiler. those are cool.

Yup....the under lip looks better!

[nicksceli]

i like te idea of the gt4 wing risers. i would deffinately buy them. also the feul door and front lip spoiler sound good too

[FallenHero]

Well, CF is a little more versitile than Most stuff. I've seen seats made of non hardened CF.

[1bwilson]

So many ideas but who here would fork out the cash for something like an air dam or fenders. I'm looking for ideas and that I have found but would any of you buy this stuff? How much would you all be willing to pay?

-Bryan-

[Charlie97L]

QUOTE (1bwilson @ Mar 27, 2003 - 10:24 PM)

So many ideas but who here would fork out the cash for something like an air dam or fenders.  I'm looking for ideas and that I have found but would any of you buy this stuff?  How much would you all be willing to pay? -Bryan-

i'd be willing to buy a CF front lip underspoiler if it was like 250-300. you guys have to realize, CF stuff is $$$$. I got my fuel door overlayed and it was 100 bucks. i personally think that **** like m3 mirrors and ricey crap that you can get for any honda/acura is a waste of effort, besides those mirrors are not CF at 75 bucks... they are CF LOOK. If you had real CF mirrors, the tiny ones, those are like 300-400 bucks. we should get something custom, a really cool addition. just MO.




This post has been edited by Charlie97L: Mar 28, 2003 - 12:39 AM

[1bwilson]

Very well put.

-Bryan-

[Blackcelliman]

QUOTE (0Re0 @ Mar 27, 2003 - 5:26 AM)

or custom aero mirrors like these

I 2nd this

[macavely]

Headlights projector CF headlights.

[rlan214]

i thought splitters are universal ?

[rlan214]

QUOTE (1bwilson @ Mar 27, 2003 - 10:24 PM)

How much would you all be willing to pay? -Bryan-

pretty much depending on what we get
but something under $200 would be nice
besides im kinda waiting for k2's jdm rear lip

[jayi12-15psi]

even though I don't own a coupe, I second the cf coupe trunk

[Drocay]

I have a coupe so i third the CF trunk

[forkee]

QUOTE (rlan214 @ Mar 28, 2003 - 7:16 AM)

i thought splitters are universal ?

they are but theyre so freakin expensive

[Charlie97L]

just to respond to the mirrors. CF mirrors would be like 3-400 bucks. if you want aero mirrors that aren't CF, why are you putting that in this thread?

[bojangles_8686]

CARBON FIBER HEADLIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! j/k

[Charlie97L]

i still say a front underspoiler/lip thing would be tight or the rear panel, between the taillights.

[rlan214]

QUOTE (Charlie97L @ Mar 30, 2003 - 5:00 PM)

i still say a front underspoiler/lip thing would be tight

like the zephyr lip but in cf ?

[Charlie97L]

QUOTE (rlan214 @ Mar 30, 2003 - 7:05 PM)

QUOTE (Charlie97L @ Mar 30, 2003 - 5:00 PM) i still say a front underspoiler/lip thing would be tight like the zephyr lip but in cf ?

here's 2 examples... i would stress, i do NOT want to make a CF copy of the zephyr kit. come ON guys, let's do something original. if i wanted it too look like the Z kit, i'd get the Z kit



maybe like that, but a custom design... or... like this... it's hard to see, but it's like a spoiler under the lip



these are just examples, i don't think we should "copy" either of these. i'm willing to do some designs if enough people want to take this idea forward.

[celicakid84]

yea those look sweet charlie, i wouldnt be able to get 1 though cuz of my vis front....the piece between the tailights would be cool though.

[rlan214]

QUOTE (Charlie97L @ Mar 30, 2003 - 8:03 PM)

QUOTE (rlan214 @ Mar 30, 2003 - 7:05 PM) QUOTE (Charlie97L @ Mar 30, 2003 - 5:00 PM) i still say a front underspoiler/lip thing would be tight like the zephyr lip but in cf ? here's 2 examples... i would stress, i do NOT want to make a CF copy of the zephyr kit. come ON guys, let's do something original. if i wanted it too look like the Z kit, i'd get the Z kit maybe like that, but a custom design... or... like this... it's hard to see, but it's like a spoiler under the lip these are just examples, i don't think we should "copy" either of these. i'm willing to do some designs if enough people want to take this idea forward.

ok now i know what chu talking about
not bad at all
i just saw one on a wrx

well if ure gonna think about it
woulddn't it be very expensive to make that tho
id say the price range for that might be around 300 to 400

[Charlie97L]

QUOTE (rlan214 @ Mar 31, 2003 - 11:42 AM)

ok now i know what chu talking about not bad at all i just saw one on a wrx well if ure gonna think about it woulddn't it be very expensive to make that tho id say the price range for that might be around 300 to 400

well, yeah, but CF stuff is gonna be that much anyway... the mirrors, the lip, the license plate panel. it will all be around 300 i think for any of those.

[BillyBob]

ahha no sense make your car all cf if you don't got a swapped engine.

cf wipers oh god 0.05 oz weight reduction lolz.

cf mirrors fenders hoods sideskirts wing trunk guages shiftknobs oh and cheap cf dash kits for the whole car.

[Charlie97L]

QUOTE (BillyBob @ Mar 31, 2003 - 6:43 PM)

ahha no sense make your car all cf if you don't got a swapped engine. cf wipers oh god 0.05 oz weight reduction lolz. cf mirrors fenders hoods sideskirts wing trunk guages shiftknobs oh and cheap cf dash kits for the whole car.

says the guy who listed "carbon fiber steering wheel cover" as a mod.

[Mynzeyes]

QUOTE (Charlie97L @ Mar 31, 2003 - 11:25 PM)

QUOTE (BillyBob @ Mar 31, 2003 - 6:43 PM) ahha no sense make your car all cf if you don't got a swapped engine. cf wipers oh god 0.05 oz weight reduction lolz. cf mirrors fenders hoods sideskirts wing trunk guages shiftknobs oh and cheap cf dash kits for the whole car. says the guy who listed "carbon fiber steering wheel cover" as a mod.

charlie's witt

hehe, anyway, i like the lisence plate bezel idea. other than that...hrm...iono...

-John-

[Neipas09]

I still say a CF GT4 style hood!
Or maybe a TRD look-alike spoiler, that would be sweet.

[rlan214]

QUOTE (Charlie97L @ Mar 31, 2003 - 10:25 PM)

QUOTE (BillyBob @ Mar 31, 2003 - 6:43 PM) ahha no sense make your car all cf if you don't got a swapped engine. cf wipers oh god 0.05 oz weight reduction lolz. cf mirrors fenders hoods sideskirts wing trunk guages shiftknobs oh and cheap cf dash kits for the whole car. says the guy who listed "carbon fiber steering wheel cover" as a mod.

[Charlie97L]

QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Apr 1, 2003 - 12:07 AM)

I still say a CF GT4 style hood! Or maybe a TRD look-alike spoiler, that would be sweet.

well, that's a good idea but...

1) we can't copy a toyota part, it's not legal
2) no company is going to want to do that. they will want to do something original.
3) we can't copy a toyota part, it's NOT LEGAL

[presure2]

i'd say the splitter, or bumper lip..that'd be sweet.... although i gotta say the trunk lid for the coupe guys would be nice for them..

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Definately a front lip.....i would imagine that would be relatively easy to make, and its not too big or anything. Besides, you could use the same design on both hatches or coupes, as far as i know.

[rlan214]

i wonder the difference in 94-95 and 96-99 designs
i mean erebuni has to have 404 and 404a

[1bwilson]

Well if the bumper lip is the general want them lets see some designs.

-Bryan-

[rlan214]

[x_itchy_b_x]

i'd like a carbon fiber gas door lid.. or GT-FOUR hood. Mmmmm

[aaronc222]

How about something that hasn't been done yet. A GT4 hood that fits on an ST202 stock bumper. That way we can have the look of the GT4 hood with any kit we wanted.

[BillyBob]

LOL shame already. i admit i got owned that one. hey stop teasing me you hurt my feelings. haha that was a good one. sucks it was directed towards me.

oh and btw i was jus making fun of the wipers. the mods below is what i suggested. and i meant was that if you make your whole body carbon fiber no sense if you sporten an st engine or somethen. no harm to anyone but me peazout.

This post has been edited by BillyBob: Apr 3, 2003 - 10:00 PM

[Charlie97L]

QUOTE (aaronc222 @ Apr 2, 2003 - 8:27 PM)

How about something that hasn't been done yet. A GT4 hood that fits on an ST202 stock bumper. That way we can have the look of the GT4 hood with any kit we wanted.

for the 80 billionth time, you can't can't can't COPY a stock TOYOTA part. it's illegal, and unoriginal. no one would do it, because even if they did, a CF GT4 hood would probably end up being about 800, and no one would buy it cuz they thought it would be like 400.

[aaronc222]

QUOTE

for the 80 billionth time, you can't can't can't COPY a stock TOYOTA part. it's illegal, and unoriginal.

It's already been done Charlie, just not in CF.
And for the 80 billionth time back, it's only illegal if they say it's an original Toyota part. There are many copies of the TRD kit, as well as aftermarket OEM style parts that body shops use. As of yet there are no lawsuits because of that.
If you haven't learned from Celica.net that I don't speak unless I know what I'm talking about, then now you know. That's why I don't post 5 billion times a day, I only post when I know the answer to someones question, or just chit-chatting.

This post has been edited by aaronc222: Apr 10, 2003 - 5:29 PM