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Seibon Carbon Wings
danishmkvgti:
Why:
Well i have looked at both Osir and Seibon carbon products from the start of me owning the mk V GTI, and even though i like the look of carbon, i'm not interested in carbon looking vinyl or parts that are only covered in carbon as a finish.
When i recently had another car in my left wing due to an illigal lane change made by him, i could (i keep telling myself) justify buying these wings for the 10mm wider arch for some extra cleareance as i have bought a set of 8,5"x19" ET48 which i plan on running 235/35-19" tires on.
So a phonecall to my carpartspusher :grin: and a couple of weeks later i looked at these in their garage: :drool:
They looked amazing, until i looked at the backside, they are like the Osir parts glassfiber covered with one layer of carbon :sad1:
My initial goal was the 10mm wider arch so i decided to use them anyway.
So of with the old wings, not that easy to remove, lots of foam is used to make chambers in the wing, i assume for the reduction of roadnoise. and fitting the new ones so it could get to the paintshop.
After the paintshop was done with it:
Conclusion:
The 10mm wider arch is worth it IMO,
the fitting is a pain in the a**,
finish if you want to keep the in the raw is 85% because of the difficulty in fitting and the finish on the edge going along the hood of the car.
It's not 100% carbon
All in all i will give a rating of 6 out of 10, mainly because they sell it as carbon and it's not. :smiley:
(thx to RR for his excellent examples for reviews :happy2: )
Top Cat:
Great stuff Jake. :happy2:
I like the way you justify your illness, with a ten mil gain in arch room. :grin:
RedRobin:
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Excellent post, Jake(?) :drinking:
Trouble is that I now hate you for it! I'm trying to make my mod shopping list shorter, not longer!
I love your touch of letting the .:R logo display in the carbon finish.
I'm afraid that except in the racing world, a lot of 'carbon' products are made with a fibreglass backing. You get what you pay for and the racing stuff can be astronomicly expensive.
danishmkvgti:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on April 26, 2010, 08:25:53 pm ---....
Excellent post, Jake(?) :drinking:
Trouble is that I now hate you for it! I'm trying to make my mod shopping list shorter, not longer!
I love your touch of letting the .:R logo display in the carbon finish.
I'm afraid that except in the racing world, a lot of 'carbon' products are made with a fibreglass backing. You get what you pay for and the racing stuff can be astronomicly expensive.
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yup, Jake :drinking:
Several here has the pleasure of knowing my firstname, mostly people selling stuff from time to time, many things can be said about you RR, but you are a keeper such as I :laugh:
You also buy more than you sell, The slope is long and bumpy :stupid:
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: danishmkvgti on April 26, 2010, 09:51:10 pm ---
The slope is long and bumpy :stupid:
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:drinking:
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