F430 dipped

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moc

215 posts

209 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2013
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It is brilliant, must be hard not to get carried away...

ewolg

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1,678 posts

279 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2013
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hazy said:
Must get my Stradale air boxes done......;)
They do look good and I think when I sell the diffuser I'll get the side panels done. Then that's it....

JoyZipper

291 posts

184 months

Wednesday 4th December 2013
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Alchemy at it's finest. Brilliant !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y-qdsiwdX4

WCZ

10,525 posts

194 months

Wednesday 4th December 2013
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nothing more tacky than fake carbon fiber imo

ewolg

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1,678 posts

279 months

Wednesday 4th December 2013
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WCZ said:
nothing more tacky than fake carbon fiber imo
Each to their own - are you American BTW?

JDH1

1,015 posts

239 months

Thursday 5th December 2013
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If you're looking for a company a bit further North to do this, try these guys in South Yorks close to A1/M1 https://www.facebook.com/HydroPrecision

Have to admit to an interest, in that one of the guys who runs the company used to work for me. Their work is excellent though, and they're building a first class reputation. Even had a couple of the major manufacturers knocking on the door, investigating the possibility of bespoke editions using the technique.

WCZ

10,525 posts

194 months

Tuesday 10th December 2013
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ewolg said:
Each to their own - are you American BTW?
no

steelej

1,761 posts

207 months

Wednesday 11th December 2013
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WCZ said:
nothing more tacky than fake carbon fiber imo
But you can't tell the difference and the real carbon bits cost around 10 times more, i'd love a carbon diffuser purely for the look of it but wouldnt pay 3 grand for one.

John

JDH1

1,015 posts

239 months

Wednesday 11th December 2013
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WCZ said:
nothing more tacky than fake carbon fiber imo
Some films are a lot better than others. Have a look at this centre console on a Merc SL55 AMG

https://en-gb.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=50363027...


WCZ

10,525 posts

194 months

Wednesday 11th December 2013
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I personally wouldn't wear a fake rolex and I wouldn't 'wear' fake carbon fiber on my car either.

The reason why people think Carbon Fiber looks good is because of their association with it being an exotic, expensive lightweight material, nothing else.

Edited by WCZ on Wednesday 11th December 14:54

kbooker

728 posts

139 months

Wednesday 11th December 2013
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I think the dipped parts in the photo's look fantastic, however I know plenty of lads with tuned Ford's who scoff at the idea of fake carbon parts on their cars (it really does carry a laughable stigma) never mind a Ferrari! For that reason alone I just couldn't do it to my 430 no matter how good I think it looks.


Edited by kbooker on Wednesday 11th December 15:24