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Seibon Carbon Wings
RedRobin:
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My front wheel arches need repainting and the first quote I've had back would cover the cost of one carbon wing! It's tempting except that I'd have to add the cost of painting the carbon.
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i'm guessing a front end respray due to stonechips? surely you can get a better price than the near £800 mark, although if thats not the case you have found the perfect justification for going carbon :)
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....For some reason I don't have many stonechips to my front end. The ones I do have are all on the front splitter which is fibreglass and tends to receive minor repairs once a year. Quote so far is £388 incl the wretched vat for re-doing both front wing arches. A single carbon wing would cost about £400 unpainted.
Rather than further hijack Jake's review thread I think I'll start a new thread and even include a vote option.
danishmkvgti:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on February 06, 2011, 05:14:57 pm ---
--- Quote from: SteveyD on February 06, 2011, 05:08:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: RedRobin on February 05, 2011, 05:58:08 pm ---.
My front wheel arches need repainting and the first quote I've had back would cover the cost of one carbon wing! It's tempting except that I'd have to add the cost of painting the carbon.
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i'm guessing a front end respray due to stonechips? surely you can get a better price than the near £800 mark, although if thats not the case you have found the perfect justification for going carbon :)
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....For some reason I don't have many stonechips to my front end. The ones I do have are all on the front splitter which is fibreglass and tends to receive minor repairs once a year. Quote so far is £388 incl the wretched vat for re-doing both front wing arches. A single carbon wing would cost about £400 unpainted.
Rather than further hijack Jake's review thread I think I'll start a new thread and even include a vote option.
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As this debate is relevant to justify the buying of this product, please feel free to continue RR :drinking:
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: danishmkvgti on February 06, 2011, 05:21:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: RedRobin on February 06, 2011, 05:14:57 pm ---
Rather than further hijack Jake's review thread I think I'll start a new thread and even include a vote option.
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As this debate is relevant to justify the buying of this product, please feel free to continue RR :drinking:
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....Oh, okay :drinking: Thanks.
In other words you want the opportunity to persuade me (easily done with carbon products) to justify to myself spending large sums of money on further things I don't really need.
I better re-read your first post to see how you justified yours!.............
Aha! So I should 'accidentally' nudge an obstacle so that my fender needs repair replacement.
danishmkvgti:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on February 06, 2011, 05:47:26 pm ---
--- Quote from: danishmkvgti on February 06, 2011, 05:21:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: RedRobin on February 06, 2011, 05:14:57 pm ---
Rather than further hijack Jake's review thread I think I'll start a new thread and even include a vote option.
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As this debate is relevant to justify the buying of this product, please feel free to continue RR :drinking:
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....Oh, okay :drinking: Thanks.
In other words you want the opportunity to persuade me (easily done with carbon products) to justify to myself spending large sums of money on further things I don't really need.
I better re-read your first post to see how you justified yours!
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It was easy for me, a bloke didn't know how to drive in a roundabout with 2 lanes and changed lanes and bend my left wing, badabum badabing 2 CF wings on order, and it nearly didn't hurt :grin: :wink:
No seriously, the 10mm wider on each side was the reason for me doing it, the CF was a bonus. But as a wise man has told me, CF is for racing not road, meaning that a 100% CF product are very hard to live with on the road, as it's very flimsy and do transfer noisy much more than GF or steel. But you already know that all aftermarket parts has pros and cons :drinking:
Snoopy:
I guess you have the dreaded mk5 rusting wheel arches Robin? Lots of people have had it fixed under the 12 year rust cover but imo unless they bead blast your wings the rust will just come back through at some point.
Carbon wings will solve it, it all depends how long you are keeping the car for of cause, I do find it a shame to cover them up though.
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