Just got my CF fenders in today.....
02-20-2006, 07:59 PM
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Just got my CF fenders in today.....
Let me just say that they look great and thanks to Steve at Sport Compact Only for the good price and quick shipping. but fitment looks like it will take alot of work to fit. It is not very flexalbe so I am going to have to be careful not to crack them. I will take pics by the weekend and hopefully have them installed. a bodyshop friend of mine is susposed to help me with them on wed. I have tried today and can't get them to fit right. I will keep everyone interested them updated.
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02-21-2006, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackMaxdout
don't know about cf fenders. They're ok if you paint them the same color of the car.
u might as well just buy a regular fender.
02-21-2006, 08:10 AM
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Interested to see how they look. I am leary of them since they are so much more fragile then the metal fenders. Not practical for my daily driver.
Im assuming these are the ones with the z3 fins?
Im assuming these are the ones with the z3 fins?
02-21-2006, 12:53 PM
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in for pics too. also, when you took off the OEM fenders, could you tell a big difference in weight? did you ever take them to the bathroom scale and get some numbers or what? hope they look good installed. can't they make colored CF weave? that would be a better alternative to painting them.
02-21-2006, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ethnic6
wait I'm sorry... "paint" a CF fender?" then whats the whole point of buying the carbon fiber if ur going to paint over it? u might as well just buy a regular fender.
u might as well just buy a regular fender.
02-21-2006, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackMaxdout
no, CF is rice, unless you use it to reduce weight...in which case it should be painted to match the car. CF fades and turns a crappy yellow color after a while, and it can crack like fiberglass.
Its the cheap resins being used that makes it turn yellow. The fiber itself doesnt fade or turn colors. If there good quality products they shouldnt turn, Im not sure about the fenders though, I dont kno who makes them.
The reason aftermarket items crack, is because they are primarly fibergalls with a thin sheet of carbon fiber overlayed onto them. A solid CF item woudlnt crack very easy.
If your looking for weight reduction just go with FG.
02-21-2006, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ethnic6
wait I'm sorry... "paint" a CF fender?" then whats the whole point of buying the carbon fiber if ur going to paint over it? u might as well just buy a regular fender.
u might as well just buy a regular fender.
02-21-2006, 01:29 PM
#22
to each their own I guess, I mean if u buy CF, u might as well show it, because I don't think the weight saved from normal fender flares is that much of a gap from CF fenders, but then I guess it comes down to whether the CF fenders he purchased is completely CF... IMO if u have it, u might as well show it,
02-21-2006, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by incognito903
the 'whole point' is that its not always about show and looks. cf was functionally invented to save weight. many cars with cf get paint over it. The dodge challenger concept is one example of a car with paint on most of its cf hood. the Z06 Corvette also has cf fenders, completely covered in whatever paint the rest of the car is colored. u see, not everyone wants to flaunt their purchases, or a contrasting hood. would u turn down a bottle of crystal if it had no label? of course not, the main point is to use what u have, not look at it and show off.
True, the real purpse of "true" carbon fiber parts is to save weight. yet still maintain strength.
Solid CF parts are very strong.
Unfortunately the products being produced for the aftermarket scene are not of this quality. They are light, yet very fragile and are intended for looks mainly.
Concept cars are made with higher quality CF parts, and are usaully solid CF, not Fiber glassed overlayed with carbon.
02-21-2006, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Flava_24/7
True, the real purpse of "true" carbon fiber parts is to save weight. yet still maintain strength.
Solid CF parts are very strong.
Unfortunately the products being produced for the aftermarket scene are not of this quality. They are light, yet very fragile and are intended for looks mainly.
Concept cars are made with higher quality CF parts, and are usaully solid CF, not Fiber glassed overlayed with carbon.
Solid CF parts are very strong.
Unfortunately the products being produced for the aftermarket scene are not of this quality. They are light, yet very fragile and are intended for looks mainly.
Concept cars are made with higher quality CF parts, and are usaully solid CF, not Fiber glassed overlayed with carbon.
by "solid" CF you mean layered CF right? CF isnt just solid. They use multiple layers of the weave with resins in between. That's what makes it so strong. Uncle Ben's version is usually only one or two layers, like you said...and is flexible and that's why it cracks. It's sole purpose is to save weight, but if somebody wants to put it on their car and "show off" thats great. I bet they get an extra 50 horse from that piece of carbon, cause it's ultra JDM tyte yo. And if it's the Z3 style fenders...news flash: your car is a Maxima, not a Z3.
02-21-2006, 02:17 PM
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Whats up with the hating? If you dont like it thats fine, but bashing is a different story. No one ever said the Maxima is a Z3. Borrowing bits and peices from other car designs is common place in making a custom car.
02-21-2006, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackMaxdout
thanks for your input. It helps to clarify my point!
by "solid" CF you mean layered CF right? CF isnt just solid. They use multiple layers of the weave with resins in between. That's what makes it so strong. Uncle Ben's version is usually only one or two layers, like you said...and is flexible and that's why it cracks. It's sole purpose is to save weight, but if somebody wants to put it on their car and "show off" thats great. I bet they get an extra 50 horse from that piece of carbon, cause it's ultra JDM tyte yo. And if it's the Z3 style fenders...news flash: your car is a Maxima, not a Z3.
by "solid" CF you mean layered CF right? CF isnt just solid. They use multiple layers of the weave with resins in between. That's what makes it so strong. Uncle Ben's version is usually only one or two layers, like you said...and is flexible and that's why it cracks. It's sole purpose is to save weight, but if somebody wants to put it on their car and "show off" thats great. I bet they get an extra 50 horse from that piece of carbon, cause it's ultra JDM tyte yo. And if it's the Z3 style fenders...news flash: your car is a Maxima, not a Z3.
Yes, by solid I mean pure CF. The number of filaments per thread, and the temp. of the heat treatment processes determines the strength.
02-21-2006, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubbya
Whats up with the hating? If you dont like it thats fine, but bashing is a different story. No one ever said the Maxima is a Z3. Borrowing bits and peices from other car designs is common place in making a custom car.
yeah, Im sure he is against projector retro fits and brake swaps too since the parts didnt originate from a maxima.
02-21-2006, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubbya
Whats up with the hating? If you dont like it thats fine, but bashing is a different story. No one ever said the Maxima is a Z3. Borrowing bits and peices from other car designs is common place in making a custom car.
Just trying to prove my point of CF's intended purpose. To each their own man.
02-21-2006, 02:26 PM
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Seems that CF has a few intended purposes. Weight reduction & strength or weight reduction and looks.
Again everyone has there own taste on what looks good. If dood likes CF on his ride more power to him. If you dont than thats fine too.
Again everyone has there own taste on what looks good. If dood likes CF on his ride more power to him. If you dont than thats fine too.
02-21-2006, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubbya
Goodness, I guess my engine swap and I30 leather is ricey too. 
02-21-2006, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackMaxdout
no see, those are performance/comfort mods. Not rice at all. Rice is adding uneccessary looks to your car that don't achieve anything.
02-21-2006, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubbya
Then why is my hood ricey if it make my car lighter?
