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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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Question Why Carbon-Fiber?

Just wondering why people on here like carbon fiber so much? I read all the time about CF overlays for the interior pieces, FRC's, and hoods. Dont get me worng I know CF is light weight but I personally think it looks like crap. Nothing is worse that seeing an unpainted CF hood, shifter ****, or anythings else made to look like that.

Now when CF is done right, like the 04 ZO6 vette with the hood painted and just a stripe showing through or fenders painted to match the car thats cool in my book. But most people put this crap all over their parts too say it's lighter, can you say "rice."

This is just my openion, but wanted to know why everyone likes it so much. Anyone else feel the way I do? Or am I the tard? Sorry chrome is the only way go!
Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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let me sing you my carbon fiber remix song and maybe you'll understand...

Carbon Fiber is forever
It's all I need to please me
It can stimulate and tease me
It won't leave in the night, I've no fear that it might desert me
Carbon Fiber is forever
Hold some up and then caress it
Touch it, stroke it and undress it
I can see every part, nothing hides in the heart to hurt me

I don't need diamonds
For what good will diamonds do me?
Carbon Fiber never lies to me
For when Diamonds gone
It lusters on

Carbon Fiber is forever
Sparkling round my Body Pannels
Unlike women, the carbon fiber lingers
Men are mere mortals who are not worth going to your grave for

I don't need diamonds
For what good will diamonds do me?
Carbon Fiber never lies to me
For when Diamonds gone
It lusters on

Carbon Fiber is forever, forever, forever
Carbon Fiber is forever, forever, forever
Forever and ever

***Bottom line, carbon fiber looks amazing, its lightweight, its the msot ridgid lightweight material available, and adds that race car look
Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:35 PM
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^^^haha wow!!
Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:38 PM
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I fucknig love carbon fiber, as if it wasnt blanty obvious. hell if I was rich, id build a carbon fiber trans am. every fucknig thing that could be CF would be. including seats
Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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lmao damn straight. I remember on cz28.com there wa a post about a guy with I think ac amaro? may ahve bbeena firebird, but anywho. the entire front end was a custom molded carbon fiber clip. it was purple and bare c/f with so called "fart cannons" but my god it was very unique which is what im all about
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Tainted I will always know you as the CF guy now. nice song, But it still looks like crap!
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damn it josh!!!!! dont tease me like that!!! gawd!

thats it, z06 fire up the vette, we are robbin josh
Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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It looks like a greasy snake skin. It's kewl..

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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tainted
its the msot ridgid lightweight material available
Hey you need to switch to titanium, its what the space shuttle is made of... not CF!
Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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titanium isnt sexy....and god knows what those space men do in that shuttle alone with their precious titanium! I demand carbon fiber!
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found that car, it was a firebird!

http://www.f-bodyhideout.com/forums/...ad.php?t=19771
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looks like a bird and lambo mated=
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Originally Posted by zo6vette037
looks like a bird and lambo mated=

ffffffss works for me. I think its dead sexy aside from the mufflers and wing. you gotta at least give the guy some major credit. that is 10000% unique
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well fine, ill take your share of c/f
Old Oct 22, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Tainted
ffffffss works for me. I think its dead sexy aside from the mufflers and wing. you gotta at least give the guy some major credit. that is 10000% unique
It is unique, but the wing, mufflers, and front end got to go! All the CF looks like crap except the sail panel since it is molded into the window triangle.
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carbon fiber accents look like ***. just looks..... cheap
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Carbon fiber - at least it's one thing the ricers will agree with regardless of rivalry.

(I'm not for the look of CF accents except maybe black because it blends.)
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tainted is so wasted right now..
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carbon fiber accent pieces > ground effects
Old Oct 22, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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