Carbon Fiber Hatch INSTALLED! w00t (56k warning), the dooling may commence now Options

[forkee]

so i went over to the world renowned ViS. pretty cool place, ill say











now to the pics you've all been waiting for........





















slick all the way around, no recession where the wiper or the nozzle would go. just 1 hole for the 3rd brake light.

they will take it back if it doesnt fit, but its really looking like itll fit no problem. i wont be able to get it put on for a couple of days at the best, or a week at the worst.

i asked about cf fenders and they will do it for 450 per pair. (maybe down to $350 if we get a lot of people for a group buy??)

This post has been edited by forkee: Oct 9, 2005 - 12:41 AM

[95CelicaST]

Sexy, expensive... and sexy

[CelicaZR]

Nice
I like it.
CF Fenders? hmm .....

[DSRT-FX]

looks bloody awesome get it on already .. now now now

[Magic]

WOWWWWWWWWWWW

I cant wait to look at them on your car!!

[nik]

get that thing installed forkee

[vangSTa_celica]

So the group buy WAS REAL!! Its about time we finally get to see some snapshots. I can't wait to see this on everyone's cars.

[dustin15brown]

Now did they make extras to sell or ne thing? I would def be interested, but it would have to be a bit down the road

[pimped6gen]

its about time!...looks great though...i may have to buy one once they make more then about 4 or so for the slim amount of kids that had the patience to stick with the everlasting group buy

[Akimbo]

Oh my god I have to have one of those.

[forkee]

i got a quote for transferring the old glass onto the cf piece....

$150

putting it on this saturday, w00t

the guy is going to come to my house and do it. they said itll take approximately 1-2 hours and i can drive again an hour later.

the website is www.safelite.com

give them a call and see what they can do in your area

if you want to just get a brand new window installed, it would cost ~$550

This post has been edited by forkee: Oct 5, 2005 - 5:17 PM

[celicaracer18]

it looks great and i hate to complain buti do see one BIG thing i don't like. when we started this we said no third brake light, and there is one thats BS


this was posted when we started this go back and look for your selves if you want.
"Will be made completely Shaved (ie. no wiper or 3rd brake light)"

i hope the rest aren't made with 3rd brake lights. and btw when will the rest be made

[forkee]

the rest are already made (i assume he has at least 6 done)

if u want to have that shaved too, u can always call him up and see what they can do. i think they were supposed to have the latch built on there too, right? i dunno

[Consynx]

if the stock latch transfers i'd be fine w/ that

but you are right on the shaving, i didn't think of that...wtf
i already planned to never do business w/ them again due to how horrible this GB went, but...wow, bad

[Cutrara]

Why not just put your 3rd brake light in, but paint it with transparent black?

[Galcobar]

How much does that thing weigh compared to the stock?

[celicaracer18]

ok whats the number, i'm gonna call

[YelloW_FeveR_GT]

dats very sexi!! i want one 2

[Jdog1385]

id like a carbon fiber hood spoiler and a front lip...wonder if they would make it

[forkee]

well its saturday, and i promised everyone some car porn, so here u go....dont get too excited



















the safelight auto glass guy drove to my house and did the whole job in about an hour. it cost me $150 flat. just a couple of notes:
- all the holes that the plastic panels snapped into are sealed in the cf hatch. there is an indentation, it just needs to be drilled open.
- all the tools u need to remove and install hatch is socket wrench and regular wrenches (sizes 10-14mm)
- cf hatch is about 1/4 the weight of the original and goes up a helluva lot quicker

i also went to the anaheim convention car show. here ya go!









and my new wallpaper.....


i have others if u guys want to see. there was a bunch of concept cars and a whole level dedicated just to "underground" tuners.

anyways, there u go. i have the first ever documented 6gc with a cf hatch. nya nya nyaaaaa

who wants to be the second?

[purplegt4]

yo man...that's crazy lookin! i know 99.9% of the people on this site would want one! cuz i sure as hell do...what were the damage$?

[playr158]

ooops i wasn't supposed to hump my monitor on those mounted pics was i

[Akimbo]

Yeah. I gotta get me one of those.

[DSRT-FX]

sweet as pics! *applauses* you've done a great job mate, im sure everyone here will appreciate it go the celi's!

[dustin15brown]

wow thats amazing, i hope someone else puts it on with a color other than black to see how much it stands out

[TheStreetzKing]

all i can say is GOD DAMN, that looks awsome, i want one but i got so much i gotta do before i continue work on looks.. Damn.. so nice

[celicaracer18]

yes i have to admit it would look damn good on like a red or blue car with a cf hood too. that would look damn good, it looks damn good on black too thankfully cuz thats how mine will look. luckily i shouldn't ever have to worry abbout running into forkee at a show lol

[forkee]

i finally washed the car. heres some pics for page 2

[lagos]

wow that looks sweet

[Dr_Tweak]

Can we get some wider angle shots? We know what carbon fiber looks like already, now what does the whole thing look like?

Also, sorry if this was already answered, but what is the weight difference?

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Oct 9, 2005 - 11:30 PM

[celicaST]

awesome, ya i bet that goes up crazy fast. even when i had my spoiler, wiper and interior trim off mine went up pretty quick. now... just want to see one on a red celi. i think it would look awesome with a zyclone cf hood.

[forkee]

this has got to look kickass on like a blue or silver

[Consynx]

WHITE!
lol

that looks really hott

[TRD6GC]

WOW, i want mine now!!!!!! It looks so sweet im happy i stuck with this G/B. And as far as the 3rd brake light goes im happy it has one. IDK about everyone else but i would DEFINITELY get pulled over for not having one, at least in NY i know you need one. And Forkee- did you have any problem hooking up the rear defroster? And also have you noticed any rattling?-----looking good, now lets just see how long it takes everyone else to get theirs................

[forkee]

theres a wire that connects to the glass in two spots. heres one on one side. no rattling yet. i got rid of my subs bc they took up all the space in my trunk.

and after putting all the underside panels back on....



This post has been edited by forkee: Dec 1, 2006 - 1:50 AM

[J-TYPE]

holy!!! that cf hatch looks amazing on your car!

[CelicaZR]

Can we still get in on this group buy or buy it?

[Hanyo]

does anyone know the price of a plexy glass hatch window?

[Ralph96gt]

do you think the cf hatch will be able to support a spoiler??

[playr158]

no.....if you want a spoiler the size of TRD or such you need to ad bracing inside the hatch

[Consynx]

just like he said.
some metal packed on by some FG should do the trick.

[lagos]

how durable is this hatch. is it made of ouf real carbon fiber or is it fiber glass with carbon fiber print put over it?

[dustin15brown]

It is fiberglass with a cf overlay. One layer thick, thats it

[Digndoug]

ok so its all only for looks?

[playr158]

no its for weight reduction....

[celicaracer18]

FG is very light also and no its not a cf print are you nuts. you can tell that from the pics. that would be so rice omg lol

[uzthedentist]

did anyone find out whether this could take a wing on the back?

[celicaracer18]

with extra bracing yes

[dustin15brown]

FG is very light also and no its not a cf print are you nuts. you can tell that from the pics.  that would be so rice omg lol
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Who are you referring to here?

[celicaracer18]

i was refering to lagos comment but i wasn't meaning it offensive, i respect like lagos alot he has helped me several times before please don't take it that way i call my best friends nuts all the time

[forkee]

honestly i wouldnt feel comfortable putting a wing on it. its really thin. a brace would keep it attached but then there will be stress points where the brace is and i can just visualize it cracking. it would have to be a simple spoiler (or a cf supra-like spoiler...hmmm..i wonder ) and you would have to close it by taking hold of the hatch lid instead of the spoiler.

[lagos]

i was refering to lagos comment but i wasn't meaning it offensive, i respect like lagos alot he has helped me several times before please don't take it that way i call my best friends nuts all the time
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lol...i know what you ment.

last time i checked i just asked a question about the hatch...i didnt make a comment or anything about it... haha

[celicaracer18]

yeah i didn't think you would take it that way i was just telling dustin15brown what i meant

[Mr_E]

no its for weight reduction....
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So why do you reuse the bloody heavy chunk of glass rather than plexi?

[uzthedentist]

hmm this is interesting but losing the gt4 spoiler will suck badly

[uzthedentist]

where can you gewt these anyway

[Consynx]

right now only at ViS Racing

[uzthedentist]

how much are they selling them 4

[Consynx]

gb price of 425, after gb expected to be at 550

edit: these prices do not include shipping...which i quoted you for before

This post has been edited by Consynx: Oct 11, 2005 - 2:50 PM

[forkee]

also note if you live in CA and decide to pick it up, they charge tax, and the total comes out to $460.06. add $150 to install the glass and the total is $610. ouch....i forgot how much it was till now, lol

[Consynx]

some people might be able to do glass or get it done cheaper.
i left that cost out :-P