Carbon Fiber Lids
Originally Posted by orangeapeel
A Lid is a Lid is a Lid. The clear ones tend to crack FWIW.
hmm, never knew that, a friend of mine has had one for a while and it still looks alright, but i have an SLP one, and it doesnt fit that well, i just had to wedge it in there, i think the mti one fits a bit better.
I had a clear one, It def cracked on me, around the back side facing the engine, tried sliding the prongs back in the slot and they craked nearly broke off, superglued them back together, dont know if its still intacked i since have sold the car.
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Originally Posted by Z28XTC
Is there such a thing?
Fake carbon look ones are IMO just Chav (aka Ricer).
Having done much research in the past I have heard the best reports for lids in this order:
1. TSP
2. SLP
3. MTI
4. Whisper
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I'm not sure, but I serously doubt it is real CF. I would expect a real CF lid to cost in the region of $300-$500 based on prices of CF.
To put it in perspective WRC rally cars use a lot of CF, a rear bumper is made from it and typically cost about £3500 (times by 1.75 for US$).
To put it in perspective WRC rally cars use a lot of CF, a rear bumper is made from it and typically cost about £3500 (times by 1.75 for US$).
There fake carbon fiber. It would be pretty expensive to have a real carbon fiber lid. I have one that I bought off a member here and I like it. It does the job and it was cheap too.
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I have the fake CF liid, and I haven't had any fitment or rubbing problems. Although it is a fake CF pattern, it doesn't look too bad being that most people would be looking at it from about 4+ feet away. I wanted to maybe paint it, but I'm afraid of the steel clamps on the front scraping the paint off. (yes, I know one of the back tabs is not seated properly. i fixed that after the photo. 
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Originally Posted by BQTransAm
Me and 2 of my friends have the clear MTI lids. Never had a problem with them.
I have the clear MTI lid, I havent had any problems with it, but I can definetely see how they would be more prone to cracking. They seem to be made of a harder potentially more brittle plastic than other lids I have seen. But like I've said I haven't had any issues yet.
