my thoughts on carbon on a GTI are mixed. Unless you are like Jonny C and want carbon for the weight saving then i dont feel right about seeing it on a GTI. Saying that every time i see it i think wow that is beautiful. I think carbon has been around long enough now to have been stolen by the stylees amongst us , and it is acceptable to have it on the car because its cool and look's the shizzle 
So i have arrived at the decision that if the carbon vinyl wrap can look just as beautiful then whats the difference between having this and having a carbon replacement part. as mentioned earlier, the carbon in our instance are not on the car for weight saving, and a lot of the carbon is a direct cover adding to the weight. 
....I hear exactly what you are saying and your thoughts have caused me to rethink mine!
So does anyone want to buy some of my real carbonfibre?
Actually I'm only joking about the sale - Only my carbon nose mask is added on top, all the other parts are total replacement though not primarily for weight saving.
I guess that if this carbon vinyl had been available some time ago I might have gone the vinyl route instead.........perhaps. It would be a difficult decision, but, as you say, the use of whatever carbon finish is essentially cosmetic and decorative. However, part of me would always be a bit concerned about others thinking I was a carbon wannabe and a fake. I'm not always over concerned about what others think, but.
Very valid thoughts from you, TC
