V8 Vantage Carbon Mirrors

[Biggriff]

Given the price of Aston's official offering I did some research of my own and commissioned these. The price is a fraction of the official ones. Hope you like? The reflections look like marks, but they are just the lights.

[cayman-black]

How much are they? Look really good!

[northernmedia]

Yep look great - where & how much?

[Biggriff]

I did them as a prototype, but I'm guessing all in with VAT about £300. That includes new mirror covers (no exchange). I got them for less being a guinea pig.

I also did these as well. These are matt finish. They are coil covers.

[snuffy]

Oh God no, I've stumbled into the Noble forum.

[Biggriff]

How did you know I had a Noble....(In the past)

The coil covers run to about £180 for a pair I have worked out.

I will be running the mirrors and coil covers for a little while before they offer them for sale just to ensure they are fit for purpose. I'm sure with a Group Buy I can drive down the cost a bit more.

Edited by Biggriff on Friday 22 November 17:48

[snuffy]

And a "group buy".

That's confirmed Noble forum - remaking every part in CF and a group buy.

It's Déjà Vu again.

[Biggriff]

If it works don't knock it

[northernmedia]

snuffy said:

Oh God no, I've stumbled into the Noble forum.

Nowt wrong with a bit of carbon!

[Biggriff]

It's taken a lot of effort to research all the parts, get them at trade prices and then find someone who can remanufacture them. The company I chose has new technology which gives a great finish at what I would say is a great price.

I'm going to do the under bonnet strut braces in gloss carbon and the door sill insteps. None of this is easy when you have a job that involves lots of travel, but I think the effort is worth it.

[Quinny]

northernmedia said:

Nowt wrong with a bit of carbon!

Tell im George...

[divetheworld]

Is it Hydrographics?

[Biggriff]

Yes! I found some new hydrographic technology and traced the UK agent as all the other stuff I looked at was quite obviously pants! This is a new finish. More expensive but infinitely better look and feel. Even close up its very difficult to see its not raw carbon

[RIB27]

Nice! A friend of mine has been having various bits 'carbon dipped' on his F430 recently - looks awesome. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[JohnG1]

Biggriff said:

Yes! I found some new hydrographic technology and traced the UK agent as all the other stuff I looked at was quite obviously pants! This is a new finish. More expensive but infinitely better look and feel. Even close up its very difficult to see its not raw carbon

So - what is it then?

[divetheworld]

JohnG1 said:

So - what is it then?

A printed pattern transferred from a sheet to the part.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrographics_(printi...

[JohnG1]

divetheworld said:

A printed pattern transferred from a sheet to the part.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrographics_(printi...

Ah right, so it's not actually carbon fibre. More like carbon fibre linoleum?

[KarlFranz]

Or you could make real carbon fiber ones yourself

See my thread here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by KarlFranz on Sunday 24th November 06:06

[divetheworld]

JohnG1 said:

Ah right, so it's not actually carbon fibre. More like carbon fibre linoleum?

Kind of. If the OP likes it and it makes him happy....
However, as Karl has pointed out, an alternative would be actual carbon which is achievable considering the high cost of the hydrographics.