8800 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 does anyone have the real carbon dash panels fitted? are they 100% made by carbon fibre or mixed with diffrent materials? im trying to get some CF panels made but have difficulty making the panels exactly the same as the originals(the back of the panels), especially the clip holders. any info/pics would be much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Nic does them. but you have to send you panels as an exhange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8800 Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Nic is not supplying real CF panels iirc, only CF overlay. im making the whole panel by 4x 0.2mm CF sheet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 cool, bet your gonna spend TYM on that!:Djust thinking u can take the holes/fittings etc on the back from the orginal panels and fit them to the cf replicas on the back? so the switches and controls etc fit, but itll have to be strong, if it was me id put the panels into a mold then lay cf into it and pop the mold, would that work? then work from the back with the fittings, seems like a PITA:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8800 Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 yep thats about the same as im going to do, im thinking of making molds for each panels and the clip holders, then glue holders to the back of the replica CF panels, the special glue can hold 100-200N/cm*cm so i think its strong enough to hold the panel. just want to know if theres any other way to make it one piece b4 i go ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 acutally i got it, when youve done the front and its all nice, then u need the back fittings, fabricate a mold of the rear of the panel, dont have to be neat, make it smaller so it doesnt over lap the edges and show at the front, do it with fibreglass as the fibreglass mold will stick to the back of the cf with resin using it as a glue, obviously screws wont fit like the original panels. just screw in, but if you fill up the holes on the mold with some (more fibre than resin mix) the screws will tap in strong!!hope you understand what i mean:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Envy do real CF dash panels but they are like £600+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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