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    looks good to me... whenever u get the other pieces itw ill all come together i think... id be scared to drive around and someone running into me...lbecause i know that stuff wasnt cheap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JITB View Post
    looks good to me... whenever u get the other pieces itw ill all come together i think... id be scared to drive around and someone running into me...lbecause i know that stuff wasnt cheap.
    I was going to get the front too, but since I repaired the front bumper 3 times in past 2 years. I don't think it will be a good idea because carbon fiber can't be returned to its original condition once it is damaged. Its getting somewhat stressful to drive this car on the street..
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    Quote Originally Posted by yjack View Post
    I was going to get the front too, but since I repaired the front bumper 3 times in past 2 years. I don't think it will be a good idea because carbon fiber can't be returned to its original condition once it is damaged. Its getting somewhat stressful to drive this car on the street..
    it would look great if the whole car was cf....[/B]

    That last statement makes me think you didn't plan this out before you embarked on this idea....


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    Quote Originally Posted by NissanTun3r View Post
    it would look great if the whole car was cf....[/B]

    That last statement makes me think you didn't plan this out before you embarked on this idea....
    The car's original fiber glass clam was shattered in an accident couple months ago. Luckily there was no internal damage to the car or the car would be totaled. I thought since insurance company is paying for the money, I might as well go with something different. Now its more and more like a garage queen these days since I got it back from the shop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NissanTun3r View Post
    it would look great if the whole car was cf....[/B]

    That last statement makes me think you didn't plan this out before you embarked on this idea....
    I actually agree with you. Pardon me, OP, for being blunt, but it looks horrible like that. Looks like a two-tone paint job. In my own opinion, it's ruined. Later, QD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yjack View Post
    I was going to get the front too, but since I repaired the front bumper 3 times in past 2 years. I don't think it will be a good idea because carbon fiber can't be returned to its original condition once it is damaged. Its getting somewhat stressful to drive this car on the street..
    That front isn't near low enough to damage on the street is it?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded View Post
    That front isn't near low enough to damage on the street is it?!
    yea, but those 2 little fins in the front is extremely easy to get damaged, because the nose sticks out and those 2 points stick out even more. The moment I pulled it out from the body shop one of the fin already got scratched. And since the whole front end is one piece, once it gets damaged it tends to cost at least 1K to repair. Awasome car to drive, but the whole fiberglass body suck ass.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yjack View Post
    yea, but those 2 little fins in the front is extremely easy to get damaged, because the nose sticks out and those 2 points stick out even more. The moment I pulled it out from the body shop one of the fin already got scratched. And since the whole front end is one piece, once it gets damaged it tends to cost at least 1K to repair. Awasome car to drive, but the whole fiberglass body suck ass.
    Have you ever owned a lowered car?

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