High quality carbon fibre is a thing of beauty. Cheap chinese sweat shop carbon fibre is crap
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Sent: Saturday, 20 March 2004 2:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Nice 510 pic I think carbon fibre looks good when used tastefully. On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 14:19, Richard Webb wrote: > > > So basically let me get this right... They are a poofteenth lighter, > they catch alight easily, they split into dangerous pieces if you have > a crash and they cost 20 times the price of a normal bonnet? > > .... Ummm ok I'll order one!!! ?? NOT > > And actually they weigh more after you cover them in stickers, huge > scoops and paint them with $800 a litre paint. > > > > > From: "Brad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@datascribe.com.au on 19/03/2004 > 23:10 ZE10 > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > cc: > > > > > > > Subjec RE: Nice 510 pic > t: > > > > > > > > > You have to be careful of the cheap versions - the resin they use can > actually be quite flammable (which is not helped by the fact that > carbon fibre itself will burn at high temp). A friend of mine had an > original N1 GTR R32, which mind you was so quick it was obscene, and > it had a chinese made carbon fibre bonnet when he bought it. He > sourced an original bonnet and replaced it, and the CF bonnet was sold > to a young bloke with a GTS-T. The youngster had a slight underbonnet > fire one night which turned into an inferno due to the bonnet. > Spectators reckon the fire was quite small and no-one lifted the > bonnet therefore containing it until an extinguisher could be found, > but once the flames licked the bonnet it was BREAK OUT THE GUITAR SLIM > WE HAVE A CAMPFIRE. > > Yibbida Yibbida > Brad > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Errol Smith > Sent: Thursday, 18 March 2004 5:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Nice 510 pic > > > I reckon they may be OK on a race car where every kg counts, but on a > 510 they do nothing for performance. Weight saving is minimal, rice > factor enormous. > > Cheers > Feral Errol > Get Serious! http://www.datrats.com.au/ > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send > submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised > redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
