 96 GT-FOUR carbon fibre trunk, any experience here?, Tell me your thaugths about carbon fibre trunks. |
 Sep 10, 2008 - 12:38 PM
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I really want a carbon fibre trunk. Ive been looking at the one made at VIS.
Link: http://www.visracing.com/oldcatalog/produc...roducts_id=3703 To anyone who has this trunk, i would love to learn from your experiences. My questions are these: How well does it fit? Trouble fitting the window? The "outside" looks great, but how does it look on the inside? Any other thaughts? Thank you. (Ill take some pictures and post here when im closer to a finish.) |
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Sep 11, 2008 - 2:24 PM
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QUOTE (D-Man @ Sep 11, 2008 - 3:07 PM)  There are 2 problems with cf or fg trunks... Latch and glass. the latch cannot support much stress, otherwise it'll break. it can hold the weight, but there is a reason the carbonfiber and fiberglass are lighter than the OEM material, and that's because it's less dense. Making it more breakable. Same problem with the backglass, it's massive and heavy... The idea of the lexan is a good idea for this. Becareful with the latch. Does it already come pre installed? there are no issues with this hatch since we had them made several years ago. the only thing it CAN NOT support is a spoiler. OEM Glass and parts are good to go. |
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Sep 11, 2008 - 2:33 PM
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QUOTE (playr158 @ Sep 11, 2008 - 2:24 PM) QUOTE (D-Man @ Sep 11, 2008 - 3:07 PM) There are 2 problems with cf or fg trunks... Latch and glass. the latch cannot support much stress, otherwise it'll break. it can hold the weight, but there is a reason the carbonfiber and fiberglass are lighter than the OEM material, and that's because it's less dense. Making it more breakable. Same problem with the backglass, it's massive and heavy... The idea of the lexan is a good idea for this. Becareful with the latch. Does it already come pre installed? there are no issues with this hatch since we had them made several years ago. the only thing it CAN NOT support is a spoiler. OEM Glass and parts are good to go. I'm not saying this one is bad, It's just simple fact that carbon fiber is not as durable as our OEM trunks. Too many times i've seen CF and FG trunks break due to slamming or being sat on (or various other objects being placed on them) It's just that i've seen more break than stand. Or maybe i just know excessively violent & angry people 
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Steinawarjar 96 GT-FOUR carbon fibre trunk, any experience here? Sep 10, 2008 - 12:38 PM
AnaXyd What is the price of this? Sep 10, 2008 - 1:53 PM 95celgt i know some people here have it,, and it IS lighte... Sep 10, 2008 - 11:14 PM reko $605
http://www.andysautosport.com/toyota/19... Sep 11, 2008 - 2:02 PM D-Man There are 2 problems with cf or fg trunks... Latch... Sep 11, 2008 - 2:07 PM
DEATH QUOTE (playr158 @ Sep 11, 2008 - 3:2... Sep 11, 2008 - 2:27 PM nik i have had mine since the group buy over a year an... Sep 11, 2008 - 2:31 PM Steinawarjar So, to what youre saying it can not support a spoi... Sep 13, 2008 - 9:43 AM CoolZeen im debating on installing my spoiler on the c/f ha... Dec 11, 2020 - 1:23 PM block If it's by VIS and anything like the hood, I w... Dec 20, 2020 - 10:46 PM playr158 I wouldn't suggest installing a spoiler unless... Dec 27, 2020 - 5:14 PM
CoolZeen im just going to wait until "carbon microsyst... Jan 25, 2022 - 2:06 PM |
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