oh man! weekend before the big trip!

picking this bad boy up tuesday!!!

 

quick question thoguh. peopel that have installed these did you guys just put them on and thats it or did you guys protect them in some sort of film like the stuff 3m has for sale for the clear bras? i am askign this question because i dont want rock or other debris to hit my cf lip and crack it or damage it in any way.

 

hey jose did you get my emails?

 

Sup tocayo!

Here is a pic of my CF trunk At stillen day 06. I bought this trunk from you almost two years ago! Still shinny like the first day!




PS: I just got the hks hi-power exhust and the z1 test pipes for the TTZ32... you better keep up with the mods!

 

Are you finished with the trunk Jose? Can I see some pix of it?

 

God, the trunk lid looks great. Too bad I have Scuwal loans to pay back.

 

vsamoylov: Hi! I've seen some people install clear 3M film but on other CF lips, not mine.

maxima619: looking tight tocayo!! We have some work to get done toorrow, I'll PM you.

MaxBoost925: the ttrunk lid is done, I have it at my warehouse. I won't be able to take any pics any time soon, but I'll see you tomorrow.

callmezeus: first things first

Thanks guys!

 

AWESOME!

 

any clue where i can buy some 3m clear film?

 

Just an FYI,
When i installed my trunk I left the torsion bars on. The only thing about it was that when I popped the trunk it would literally fly open.
I used some small bungee cords that attached to one end of the trunks mounting arms and the other mounted inside the trunk. This allowed the trunk to open much slower when I popped it open.
Once I added the spoiler that gave the trunk just enough weight to keep it from springing open when released, just like it did when i had the OEM trunk on. I no longer needed the bunjee cords.

As far as adding a protective film over it I havent done that. You dont really need to. I wax it every so often and it has kept its original glossy finish. Ive had My trunk for well over a year now, maybe close to two.
How long do you think it has been Jose?

 

protective film is more for keeping rocks and other debris from hitting it.

 

I have yet to have debris/rocks hit the trunk. Up front it would be more ideal but unless you drive in reverse quite often I dont see how necessary it would be.
My OEM trunk didnt even have any rock chips on it and it was on the car with factory paint for well over 5 years, the hood however is a different story.

 

my mistake on the missunderstanding. i am talking about the carbon fiber lip that i have sitting in my basement. i jsut dont want my $300 dollar investment get screwed up by rocks and other type of debris.

 

That makes more sense, although Ive owned two lips so far, my original I had for way over 2yrs and my current one ahs been on for about a year now and they havent ever showed signs of rocks chips, my freshly painted bumper is different though.

 

what would be the weight savings of both items over oem components?

 

Aprx 67% weight savings on the trunk, I have no idea about the wing

Thanks!

 

Ralph: Thanks for sharing your experiance I think it's been close to two years now that you've had the trunk.

vsamoylov: Try ebay.

 

Jose, thanks for making a bomb *** trunk!

Jose 2, thanks for helping me install the trunk at your house!

 

that trunk looks really good