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04-06-2010, 01:59 AM
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^ Thanks. I wanted to avoid painting them but I guess that's the only option.
Would you know how many layers of paint is required to have it as close to the rest of the car as possible? (I assume body shops would know)
Would you know how many layers of paint is required to have it as close to the rest of the car as possible? (I assume body shops would know)
04-06-2010, 02:14 AM
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04-08-2010, 11:00 AM
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Mine is a tale of woe. I have a friend who has a small carbon fibre business.
I asked him to make wing vents door handles and aerial from CF. First the mould cost a fortune, 3 of them, the the choice of weight and weave.
The first ones looked dreadful, shiny black big weave did not match the car
at all, he made a further 2 lot's, none looked right compared with the colour
of the CF on the car. I had told people on the forum this was happening and
felt embarrassed by the result. All I could do is paint them, they managed to match the CF colour perfectly. I suggest you paint yours, even though I didn't get what I wanted I love the colour from silver.
I asked him to make wing vents door handles and aerial from CF. First the mould cost a fortune, 3 of them, the the choice of weight and weave.
The first ones looked dreadful, shiny black big weave did not match the car
at all, he made a further 2 lot's, none looked right compared with the colour
of the CF on the car. I had told people on the forum this was happening and
felt embarrassed by the result. All I could do is paint them, they managed to match the CF colour perfectly. I suggest you paint yours, even though I didn't get what I wanted I love the colour from silver.
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04-08-2010, 11:20 AM
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Mine is a tale of woe. I have a friend who has a small carbon fibre business.
I asked him to make wing vents door handles and aerial from CF. First the mould cost a fortune, 3 of them, the the choice of weight and weave.
The first ones looked dreadful, shiny black big weave did not match the car
at all, he made a further 2 lot's, none looked right compared with the colour
of the CF on the car. I had told people on the forum this was happening and
felt embarrassed by the result. All I could do is paint them, they managed to match the CF colour perfectly. I suggest you paint yours, even though I didn't get what I wanted I love the colour from silver.
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I asked him to make wing vents door handles and aerial from CF. First the mould cost a fortune, 3 of them, the the choice of weight and weave.
The first ones looked dreadful, shiny black big weave did not match the car
at all, he made a further 2 lot's, none looked right compared with the colour
of the CF on the car. I had told people on the forum this was happening and
felt embarrassed by the result. All I could do is paint them, they managed to match the CF colour perfectly. I suggest you paint yours, even though I didn't get what I wanted I love the colour from silver.
Attachment 179880
ps: very nice looking SL. I had a deposit on a similar one about a year ago but canceled.
04-08-2010, 03:18 PM
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The trouble is will it match the rest of the carbon pack 
If you don't have the carbon pack maybe it will look ok, but if you have the carbon pack and you put the wing fender on just watch how the door handle sticks out and the aerial.
With fender, door handle and aerial all silver it's not too bad, but if you change just the wing you will have car colour, cf wing colour and silver
on door handle and aerial, believe me if you do the wing, you have to do
door handle and aerial.
If you don't have the carbon pack maybe it will look ok, but if you have the carbon pack and you put the wing fender on just watch how the door handle sticks out and the aerial.
With fender, door handle and aerial all silver it's not too bad, but if you change just the wing you will have car colour, cf wing colour and silver
on door handle and aerial, believe me if you do the wing, you have to do
door handle and aerial.
04-15-2010, 01:30 PM
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The trouble is will it match the rest of the carbon pack
If you don't have the carbon pack maybe it will look ok, but if you have the carbon pack and you put the wing fender on just watch how the door handle sticks out and the aerial.
With fender, door handle and aerial all silver it's not too bad, but if you change just the wing you will have car colour, cf wing colour and silver
on door handle and aerial, believe me if you do the wing, you have to do
door handle and aerial.
If you don't have the carbon pack maybe it will look ok, but if you have the carbon pack and you put the wing fender on just watch how the door handle sticks out and the aerial.
With fender, door handle and aerial all silver it's not too bad, but if you change just the wing you will have car colour, cf wing colour and silver
on door handle and aerial, believe me if you do the wing, you have to do
door handle and aerial.
04-15-2010, 01:43 PM
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