RaverRacerX

i posted up on the companies idea forum and he simply asked how many people do you have. so, if you want a return of new, lightweight tops...

uknowwho23

depending on price..i might be interested in that. it would be cool to have the look of a hardtop with the tops. since i could paint those. (i know i can paint my regular t- tops too. but i couldnt bring myself to ruining em.)

WickedCrazy

WOW. I was seriously just thinking of trying to make a pair out of fiberglass, after reading that other thread about the CF decklid. Funny that I then see this thread after working it out in my head. Depending on price i would def think about grabbing a pair

RaverRacerX

anyone else interested?
for an idea on how it would look
4th gen CF:


4th gen Fiberglass:


we have 1, would need more for him to do up molds and such

Pillsbry10

iTrader: (1)

it would help to know price, youll be lucky to get 5 people right off the bat to buy however i think it would be worth making molds. would make his money back in the long run though im sure

formula350sd

iTrader: (2)

I don't have the money to invest in a set now but that's not to say I wouldn't in the future as I most certainly would.

RaverRacerX

if i knew, id tell u. the fourth gen tops are 750 for cf and 550 for glass as a targa. so its basically a shot in the dark for me to give u a price

BloodBassist

iTrader: (1)

I'm down for CF

morrow

i would be down for a cf one also, very bitchen idea

Project 3.4 Camaro

I would buy them eventually, would like to see a one piece targa though too, eventually I intend to convert my car to a targa and use CF to replace the glass, though I would rather buy it if possible, I'm decent with resins and fibers, but I'm no pro, so for ease and more importantly fit and finish, I would buy them if they were out there. I guess the real question is how many you would have to sell to at least break even.
But that glass is heavy, which makes removing them a bit of a pity, and of course its glass, so you have to be super careful, and a lot of weight up top hurts handling, lastly, I kind of wish I didn't have sun coming through my roof all the time, if I want it to come through I will take the tops of, but if they aren't off, I probably don't want it coming through...So I definitely do think they would sell.

Wolfskin

I realize this is an old post but I to am interested in cf top. Actually I'd like to replace as many body panels as possible with cf but due to cost I'll probably just have to learn fiberglass.

akanitro

iTrader: (2)

Just curious, is there anyone who does make carbon body panels such as fenders, hoods, doors, rear hatch, etc. for our 3rd gen cars?

Wolfskin

I've done a little looking around on Google and haven't come up with much. Think I saw one or two cf hoods and plenty of ft hoods but that's about it. There is a company making body kits and such out of a material called duraflex which I think is similar to the urathane out bumper covers are made out of, but it's all body kit looking stuff. I guess if you want your f-body to look like an oversized ***** it would be cool but it's not for me. However I do like the idea of stuff like fenders and door skins made out of an impact resistant plastics rather than something like cf or ft which will crack or fragment.

Btw: ft = fg. Stupid smartphone can't spell.

91ORANGEZ28

im interested for sure... not sure about targa though

BluFBdy

iTrader: (1)

In my experience duraflex is cheap and poorly made, cracks easily and is never molded right, I've done 4 body kits to date and not a single piece fit properly, sent a few back to the manufacturer due to defects etc. I won't ever buy duraflex for personal use and if these tops aren't molded in fiberglass or cf PROPERLY it pretty much a waste. I landed a set of lexan tops the other day and I like them but of course due to age the plastic has cracks, nothing to allow water through or air but just visual ones. Personally I like t tops for the sun aspect I've become used to seeing out my roof at all times if someone took up lexan tops again it seems like it would be a better seller, they can be used as is OR painted the same as the car, vinyl wrapped etc just more flexibility in the end use.

1badgenesis

i would jump on cf t tops as far as hoods i believe vis makes 1