Carbon fiber hatch, should i go for it? pleas help Options

[Symbiote5S-FE]

Well I had in mind that i was going to buy the projectors first, but it didnt happen cause right now i only have like 500 dollars with me. So i believe im going to get this. tell me what you guys think, should i go for it or no i shouldnt go for it. please HELP!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-95-96-97...025950804QQrdZ1

[6strngs]

you do know it's $500 plus $150 in shipping, PLUS you have to get the rear glass taken off your stock and installed on your new one, right? it's going to cost a lot more than $500 in the end. for $500 you can get just the low-beam projectors

[block]

if you were to put riser blocks on with the 94-95 wing, how would that work? wouldn't it be too heavy and break the carbon fiber? i was thinking the same route too but yeah. how does it work on the installation? hard? im real thinking hard about this now. haaha

[KB-2]

i say buy the low beam projectors

[playr158]

go for it...functional modifications

[hitcachi]

if you were to put riser blocks on with the 94-95 wing, how would that work? wouldn't it be too heavy and break the carbon fiber? i was thinking the same route too but yeah. how does it work on the installation? hard? im real thinking hard about this now. haaha

lol no. When you buy raiser blocks nowadays they are all fiberglass. fiberglass=light. The gt-4 wing isnt that heavy

[playr158]

if you want toput a wing on the CF hatch you need to reinforce it...its not made to hold a wing

[Symbiote5S-FE]

well is it worth going for, and i just found out i have more than 500 so i think i could pull it off but the thing is that i dont want to spend a lot of money on something that will not be worth it..... would this be one of the upgrades that is a must to get in a celi?

[playr158]

its not a must get....you have to denote it in your value...

is spending 700$ worth losing 20lbs to you...plus some astetic appeal...

is astetics worth 700$ to you basically...and if you want a wing you have to drill, reinforce and mount a wing...but thats blasphamy

[Symbiote5S-FE]

so should i go for it? has anybody else tried it?if not what should i go for? see the reason i wanted to ge the cf hatch is because my car is salvaged, the car was hit from the back and i want to fix it, but if i had the chance to get the projectors and the clear highs i would go for that first since i believe its rare to find them. but now that i dont know how to obtain them, lol and i was also thinking about doing a swap but i dont of a place that will work with you so that you can pay it off in payments, but yeah what should i do???

[playr158]

if your looking to replace a hatch....i sell you my OEM one for a hell of a load cheaper then that.....

but yes someone has it and it does very nicely...
projectors are easily obtainable via toyota world

[tomazws]

I'll sell you mine. You could come pick it up for $500 no tax. I'm in Walnut, I donno where Calexico is though...

[Symbiote5S-FE]

but how much would the lights run for and should i go for something else besides that?

[tomazws]

[playr158]

lights for all 4 are like 800 or 900$

but lets rewind...........


DO NOT DO WHAT WE SAY TO DO WE ONLY HAVE SUGGESTIONS DO WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT YOU WANT it is your car

This post has been edited by playr158: Sep 15, 2006 - 11:34 AM

[Symbiote5S-FE]

how come your selling it tomazws? do you live near san diego?

[tomazws]

how come your selling it tomazws? do you live near san diego?

Are you by San Diego? I'm in the LA county. To be exact, I live in San Gabriel, work in Walnut. My neighborhood is not all that dandy so I really don't trust putting that hatch on my car. I purchased that hatch for quite a while, it's just been sitting here in my Walnut office (My office is like 10 minutes away from VIS, which is a city West of it).

I've been debating for quite a while, to put on my car, or not to put on my car... The main thing is, I really don't trust my neighborhood, and I will die if I see my car stolen or taken apart.

If you want, I could send you a film full of detailed photos of every inch of the hatch, so you'll know about its quality.

[Symbiote5S-FE]

lol i want everything in my car but yeah it takes time...well what i really want is a 3sgte 2nd or 3rd gen, but im not rich and i dont think there is a place where they work with payments and what not .....right now what i want to do is have the projectors or fix my car from the back or go for a swap.... and yeah i see what you are saying about nto doing what you guys tell me to do the thing is im just lost and this is going to be my first big upgrade besides putting ceramic brakes in my car hehehehe and im just kind of lost thats why i ask advice from you guys.... but yeah any suggestions?

[Symbiote5S-FE]

well i could drive up there one of these days and check it out, and the whole pic thing would be nice

[tomazws]

well i could drive up there one of these days and check it out, and the whole pic thing would be nice

I'll take pics either tonite after work or tomorrow before work..

[Symbiote5S-FE]

cool then i'll check it out after i get out of work like around nine but are going to post it up hear or send them to me by email?

[block]

i dont think the stock hatch is 20lbs...haha it's quite heavy...have you tried lifting the 5th gen celica hatch?...hehe that thing kills!...very heavy

but yeah i dont know about the 6th gen hatch though.

[playr158]

i dont think the stock hatch is 20lbs...haha it's quite heavy...have you tried lifting the 5th gen celica hatch?...hehe that thing kills!...very heavy

but yeah i dont know about the 6th gen hatch though.

read closer...i said you LOSE 20lbs or so switching from stock to CF

[coldbluesteel]

I just pulled my stock hatch and I say it weighs about 75lbs. maybe a little more. That's with everything on it... wing (about 10lbs). wiper and motor (5 lbs) trim and light (5lbs) glass(like 30 or 40 lbs) so the hatch itself is about 20 lbs + or - 5lbs. How much does the Cf one weigh?

[crankyelbow]

that thing is pure sex appeal

yes I ressurected an old thread by accident...

but its still sexy

This post has been edited by crankyelbow: Feb 17, 2009 - 10:12 PM

[grasby]

did everyone ever figure out the actual weight differences between stocc and the CF one?
im kinda thinkin of gettin a CF hatch...