Carbon Fibre Doors Anyone !
 

I've just come accross this.... who's going to be the first then ?

http://www.stiracing.com/product/306.jpg

http://www.stiracing.com/product.php?cat_id=5&id=306

They are talking of a weight reduction of 20kgs per door :eek: :thumb:
I wonder how much ??

Hmmmmmmmmmmm:)

It's going to be 30 kgs a door at least in your case Si !!!!!
And the front wings too !

thats fookin mad as fook . would look abit **** on any other colour than black though!"

Only doing them for the new shape. Not sure id go that far:)

they look amazing! il stick with my ally ones thou :)

would be great for lightening the car! just have them sprayed if you dont like the look too!

ScoobyDoo69

Your insurance company is gonna love these.......

quote :would look abit **** on any other colour than black though!"

carbon gone mad ,i'll look sh1t on any colour, :norty:
in a bump it'll just shatter, :nono:

As much as I like weight reduction,I wouldn't do it on the doors.If you're T-boned then the cf could cut you in half.Have you seen the way it splinters in F1 crashes?

wonder why they dont do the rear doors?

probably because no ones bought a front door yet

If they did rear doors i'd buy them :)
no point just doing the fronts :cuckoo:

yea @ 100mph+ :rolleyes:

youd want door protectors for those babies...:lol1:

Nice

But wtf would you tell the insurance company...:eek2:

Changing an integral part of the crash structure ir errrrr... well going to take some explaning!
or is it me?


Dazza

but is'nt carbon supposed to be as strong as metal?

that's what they say ? but it depend's ( i think) how thick

They'd be ok on cars with a roll cage because of the cross bars in the door with regards to safety from side impacts i'd expect.

Arn't these sort of carbon builds just naturaly dried opposed to being cooked ??
The strenghs are miles appart then I think ??
Maybe someone could enlighten me on this ?


Simon :)

I would of said those doors had been vacumed bagged & baked the same as the front wings

If theyve only been laid-up similar to grp then theyll delaminate over time and they wont give you a deal of protection in an accident; if theyre properly autoclaved then theyll be a lot stronger, and a damn site dearer too. Of course; because proper carbon fibre kit costs a fortune to make virually every product available is made in a similar way to fibre glass and sold to punters relying on their ignorance.

Thanks guys, yes if anyone was to spend serious cash on this sort of thing I would hope that they did their homework on the structural properties to the type of carbon they fitted....
I would imagine if it is made in this country there is an ISO standard that we must follow but I don't know how that works on the continent for imported parts ?
(that's not a comment about the doors before anyone asks but just carbon body parts in general) phew thats covered that !!

Simon :)

Thats implying that people actually declare their mods! I bet half on here dont.....scary.

The real money earner would be if someone did burberry doors and bonnets, Argos could sell them, now that would look good on any cruise night.

And everyone knows burberry is as hard as the chavs that wear it so no safety issues

Buy some and test them at 50mph then.I'll see you in casualty;).

I like Cf panels but you have to ask yourself if it's worth it in the event of an accident.They might be as strong as metal but in an accident when metal exceeds it's capacity to remain in one peice it will buckle/crumple bend.Cf isn't as flexible so will inevitably snap.Personally I'd stick to the bonnet and wings as you have some extra protection between you and them.

Ralf was not to bad after going backward into a wall @170+ was he in a c/f car ;)

Here we go it's popular in the states...

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=721331

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/9651/hside17wg.jpg
http://img14.exs.cx/img14/4619/hryan14vg.jpg
http://img158.exs.cx/img158/4922/hryan5pl.jpg
http://img151.exs.cx/img151/4905/hnose7wo.jpg

http://img234.exs.cx/img234/1876/hlights7nc.jpg

Soon there will be enough panels on the market to do the whole car !!

Simon :)

Just done a search on NASIOC on the subect in hand and dropped on this

ok its not real though :cry:

http://rb5.paulhooker.co.uk/rb5oc/mo.../cfspoiler.jpg

Yes it might be "the in thing" at the moment but has anyone heard of someone having a bump with c/f bonnet's or a boot on ????
in the Dail Mirror 21st feb pg 15 "shelley" off Corrie sat on jordan and bust it, said the chassis but can't see too well in picture, :D