Cracked my front spoiler tonight. FML.
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Cracked my front spoiler tonight. FML.
Driving on the 101 back to SF this evening, I was changing lanes and clobbered something white about the size of a soccer ball right on the dotted line. I have no idea what it was, but it cracked the hell out of my Vorsteiner CF front lip.
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Sorry to hear that man
I had a big crack on my carbon fiber side skirt and I thought that won't be fixed
After a year I found a good bodyshop last month he did really good job fixing the part it look as it came new
Take it to a bodyshop with knowledge in carbon fiber and it should be easy it to fix.GL
I had a big crack on my carbon fiber side skirt and I thought that won't be fixed
After a year I found a good bodyshop last month he did really good job fixing the part it look as it came new
Take it to a bodyshop with knowledge in carbon fiber and it should be easy it to fix.GL
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Damn, that's it? Well, I was going to ask around tomorrow anyway, but it would be awesome if I could get it repaired for around that amount. Do you have any shots of your CF damage?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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I feel your pain.. I was between two cars when I hit a desk drawer.. yes.. a big *** wooden drawer from a desk that some douche dropped (which I saw later re-tieing down the desk on his pickup truck about a mile down the road but I was already exiting and there was a barrier in between me and him). I had no where to go but straight.
Luckily, no damage to the lip or bumper other than a few scratches.. the drawer probably exploded when I hit it.. however, the drawers metal slide rail.. that got jammed up into the buttom of my car and destroyed 2 of the skid plates.
On the bright side, no damage to anything under the plates, so I cannot really complain too much as it could have been worse.
Luckily, no damage to the lip or bumper other than a few scratches.. the drawer probably exploded when I hit it.. however, the drawers metal slide rail.. that got jammed up into the buttom of my car and destroyed 2 of the skid plates.
On the bright side, no damage to anything under the plates, so I cannot really complain too much as it could have been worse.
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Dang, sorry to hear about ur accident! Hope they can fix it as the replacement lip is expensive! U can always paint it red at the worst.
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just remember if you are gonna claim it on insurance say it was moving on the freeway, and it hit you, they'll try to get you to say that you hit it, but don't. otherwise they will deem it your fault.
and sorry to hear that, cuz I know the feeling.
and sorry to hear that, cuz I know the feeling.
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Talk to DetailAddict http://detailaddict.com/. They were able to re-clear my Evo wing, might be able to help with this also?
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Already called a guy who worked on my car before. He said it's not repairable. It would look tacky or I'd have to paint it, which I'd rather not. Sigh.
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You can either paint it, or replace it. You might be able to come up with some sort of paint scheme that will allow you to leave some carbon fiber exposed.
If you want to just replace it, I'd be happy to help with that.
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I was going to say that it's not going to look pretty once repaired. You'll probably always be able to see that crack, even after the work is done.
You can either paint it, or replace it. You might be able to come up with some sort of paint scheme that will allow you to leave some carbon fiber exposed.
If you want to just replace it, I'd be happy to help with that.
You can either paint it, or replace it. You might be able to come up with some sort of paint scheme that will allow you to leave some carbon fiber exposed.
If you want to just replace it, I'd be happy to help with that.
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http://www.eastcoasthydrografix.com/gallery.html
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have it repaired then have it hydro dipped, a forum member works there
http://www.eastcoasthydrografix.com/gallery.html
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Looks to me like it's a way to print on 3D objects. Problem is printed carbon will never have the depth and look of real carbon, closest you're gonna get is that 3M vinyl stuff
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Actually, I think my front bumper above the crack is slightly chipped and there's a decent sized scrape on my passenger sideskirt before the rear wheel. I honestly have no idea wtf I could've hit. I should probably check my rims for balance issues/dents, too.
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Pot holes that eat construction vehicle sized tires...
Every single road in the area at some point has been milled to be resurfaced.. the hood of my car has around 50+ little chips, and the white primer shows very clearly through steel grey...
There is always crap in the road (see my previous post in this thread about a drawer..) that I seem to be dodging.. most time successful, sometimes not..
I do not think it is necessarily DC, or even CA roads out to get our cars, it is the method that we use in the US to build the roads and inconsiderate people leaving **** all over the place.
I have driven in South Africa and in a few places in Europe (not in Germany sadly
), while I cannot talk to EU roads, the ones I was on where in great condition. In South Africa however (I lived there for 16 years), the road gets build and surfaced, and that is it, it is in mostly good condition and does not need to be resurfaced again for years... Unlike the freaking DC beltway which seems to be under permanent construction.. every 2 years I see the same spots being redone...
