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Old 01-28-2012, 11:54 PM
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Am I the only that doesn't like carbon fiber on our cars? I think it just looks funny and out of place.
Old 01-29-2012, 12:09 AM
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to me it really depends on where it is
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If its to save weight hell yes but other than that eh.
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I agree to save weight. But carbon fiber targa tops and snail panels?
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Unless tastefullly done
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No I'm sure you're not the only one.
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I happen to like my CF tail panel thank you.

Gotten many compliments on it
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Originally Posted by -=Modified=-
Unless tastefullly done
BINGO! It all depends on where and how much. Modified's car looks great, kinda subtle but it stands out.
But if he were to have a carbon fiber hood, and carbon fiber door panels, and carbon fiber rims, and a carbon fiber antenna, and carbon fiber windshield, and carbon fiber stickers, then it would probably look ugly
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I like mine

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^^^ not feeling it. But I bet that thing was a pretty penny.
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Under the hood?
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i like it in the int or under the hood, but i agree i have seen very few pull of the look, honest i was never a fan of cf on a 4th gen

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I like it on the front end (like pictured above, the bumper/grill).
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Its all about that color theme your running, If you got a dark paint job and you put on CF then you got no contrast, but say you have a light color like white, red, or orange it can look good in the right places, but personally i dont think it looks to good on anything I have seen yet. But if you like it then its not gonnna matter what I say.
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Originally Posted by whytryz28
I happen to like my CF tail panel thank you.

Gotten many compliments on it
agreed, i think yours looks really good.

as been pretty much stated, it really depends on what is carbon fiber and as long as it's tastefully done i don't mind it too much.
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Under the hood could look good if it was done right. I saw some woven carbon fiber wire loom that I thought was pretty cool. Interior could look ok. I just think carbon fiber belongs on cars that are designed from the factory to be lightweight.

The only thing I think that looks ok is the grill insert like Modified posted.

Whytry post up what your talking about, I'm thinking your talking about the berger panel?

I guess I'm just really against carbon fiber anything because its such a fad now a days to have everything possible carbon fiber. Ricers really turned me against the stuff on anything less than a supercar.

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Originally Posted by My6speedZ
Whytry post up what your talking about, I'm thinking your talking about the berger panel?
Yeah, that's what he's talking about. It kinda inspired me to do that to my car too, but mine is silver with gunmetal wheels, so there's some contrast that should look good there. That and I plan to set it off with stainless inserts and Z28 tags on it.

Carbon fiber elements, as long as not overused, and are tasteful, don't usually hurt the look of a car. Wheels are the same way. Some wheels look good off the car, but once on the car just don't fit the image. Same with carbon fiber. If it's not done right, it won't look good.
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Carbon fiber is for race cars not street cars.
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I work with carbon fiber aircraft parts all day, everyday. Whenever i see unpainted carbon fiber, it just doesn't look right to me.


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