Carbon Fibre trim

nas · 28 Apr 2016 at 21:43

nas said:
I think its nice when applied well, I saw a green e92 today with a whole carbon boot (possibly real) but thought it was overkill. :/

mirrors and a lip spoiler for me at the most, but I'm boring.

well, e93 but you know what I mean. It was this actual car, I'm guessing this has been either wrapped or resprayed.

Ryan-3 · 28 Apr 2016 at 22:25

I've had nicer green things come from my nose.

NooBish AbbZ · 29 Apr 2016 at 07:53

Yeah that car looks dog ****

mrk · 29 Apr 2016 at 12:22

Where it serves an actual function at improving weight reduction or structural design. Stick on tat cf bits are not improving function

Genuine cf roof is, for example.

muziqaz · 29 Apr 2016 at 13:27

nas said:
well, e93 but you know what I mean. It was this actual car, I'm guessing this has been either wrapped or resprayed.

I think that CF stuff is fake on that car. Look at the suspension of that poor thing, and how much the car got heavier

Mirage · 29 Apr 2016 at 13:52

If done right I like CF, would love to replace a few bits of trim in the VX but it's out of my price range!

tsinc80697 · 29 Apr 2016 at 14:07

My M3 has a carbon boot solely for weight saving purposes as it weighs 4kg saving 15kg over the OEM boot (19kg). It's a track car but does get driven on the road (to and from track).

I had a carbon boot on the GTR too but that was because I liked the look of it and I didn't notice the difference on track as I never drove it that hard (for what it really is capable of).

dacads · 29 Apr 2016 at 22:37

Vinyl wrap definitely looks tacky but if it's real and from factory it isn't.

lemonade · 29 Apr 2016 at 22:54

I think I rather have fake carbon trim then the horrible fake wood trim you get in some cars.

Conanius · 1 May 2016 at 07:05

Sorry, I think this thread is suggesting my carbon look trim in my diesel S-Max isn't giving me supercar beating performance....

Stunned.

Phil W · 1 May 2016 at 07:51

I like some fake stuff for aesthetics. Hydro-dipped Carbon 'gold' looks brilliant.

SDK^ · 1 May 2016 at 08:50

Carbon because race car - Makes drivers feel like Michael Schumacher

It's much like pedal bikes; people spend thousands on carbon bikes thinking it will make them go faster but in reality it saves them very little time.

Evo8 · 2 May 2016 at 14:49

Recently repaired carbon blade. Actually helps with downforce!

Used to look like this!

Sanchez · 2 May 2016 at 18:46

nas said:
well, e93 but you know what I mean. It was this actual car, I'm guessing this has been either wrapped or resprayed.

You're right It's wrapped. If you like it that much you could buy it as I saw it's up for sale at the moment.

Skynet-T800 · 2 May 2016 at 21:13

SDK^ said:
Carbon because race car - Makes drivers feel like Michael Schumacher

It's much like pedal bikes; people spend thousands on carbon bikes thinking it will make them go faster but in reality it saves them very little time.

My carbon bike is faster, easier to climb and more comfortable than my Alu push bike plus weighs around 6.7kg compared to 10kg. Within reason it makes a difference and it's a lot smoother over the bumps but at a cost.

On most cars it purely for looks unless weight saving for a super car then it's trick.