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Is it just me or has carbon fiber gone stupid?

If it's funtional then I don't mind.

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View Poll Results: Has the carbon fiber fad gone stupid?
Yes 59 55.14%
No 21 19.63%
I don't care. 27 25.23%
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Old 12-16-2012, 08:13 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Old 12-16-2012, 08:15 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Old 12-17-2012, 09:44 AM   #18 (permalink)
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I voted yes.
I don't care for it, but I see it as just a different color some people like orange some yellow and some CF. What I don't understand is when people pay so much for wet CF when they could have gotten vinyl CF wrap.
But in the end get what you like its your money and your car.
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The look is a total turnoff for me. The CF hoods are god awful. But I guess opinions are like @$$holes.
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"Real" carbon fiber is not a fad. McLaren and Pagani have been leaders in carbon fiber development for "street" cars, and the stuff they use (especially Pagani) is NOTHING like what you see on your friend's car. Pagani has developed carbo-titanium for use in its chassis which is something nobody else uses (as far as I know).

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99% of the stuff you see on cars today is junk. The CF parts you see everywhere are heavier than the plastic/metal parts they replace and have less strength as well. This is due to the way the part is made. Most of it is just resin which makes it very heavy and useless. You might as well have made it out of plastic.

I have a carbon/carbon brake pad off a Williams F1 car. The thing weighs next to nothing, even though it's about 3 times as thick as the brake pad on my Z. I also don't think I could break the thing even if I ran over it with a semi. Crazy.
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"Real" carbon fiber is not a fad. McLaren and Pagani have been leaders in carbon fiber development for "street" cars, and the stuff they use (especially Pagani) is NOTHING like what you see on your friend's car. Pagani has developed carbo-titanium for use in its chassis which is something nobody else uses (as far as I know).

99% of the stuff you see on cars today is junk. The CF parts you see everywhere are heavier than the plastic/metal parts they replace and have less strength as well. This is due to the way the part is made. Most of it is just resin which makes it very heavy and useless. You might as well have made it out of plastic.

I have a carbon/carbon brake pad off a Williams F1 car. The thing weighs next to nothing, even though it's about 3 times as thick as the brake pad on my Z. I also don't think I could break the thing even if I ran over it with a semi. Crazy.
Very good points. I like it for some aesthetic things. I could never afford it if it were useful. Some times people tend to go a little too crazy with it but to each their own. Used moderately I think it can add something to the car that other things cannot
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"Real" carbon fiber is not a fad. McLaren and Pagani have been leaders in carbon fiber development for "street" cars, and the stuff they use (especially Pagani) is NOTHING like what you see on your friend's car. Pagani has developed carbo-titanium for use in its chassis which is something nobody else uses (as far as I know).

99% of the stuff you see on cars today is junk. The CF parts you see everywhere are heavier than the plastic/metal parts they replace and have less strength as well. This is due to the way the part is made. Most of it is just resin which makes it very heavy and useless. You might as well have made it out of plastic.

I have a carbon/carbon brake pad off a Williams F1 car. The thing weighs next to nothing, even though it's about 3 times as thick as the brake pad on my Z. I also don't think I could break the thing even if I ran over it with a semi. Crazy.

To me this isn't a part of the "fad". The fad has gone to far for wannabes but in the real world its just getting going. There is a big difference as you pointed out.
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Old 12-17-2012, 05:54 PM   #23 (permalink)
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My carbon isn't even carbon... it's vinyl.
I'm such a poseur!!!
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If it's done for looks, then I say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Who cares whether it saves/adds a few ounces? I think it looks like a fiberglass boat hull without the gel coat, but that's just me.

If it's done to save weight, apparently it's some great stuff ... if you have deep pockets.

I don't see what the big deal is. shrug
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I voted no

I wouldn't call it a fad because its been around for so long...I had a CF hood on my Prelude in 2000....back when people thought it was ugly, some still do.

Besides weight savings I've always liked the look of it. I just find maybe more now the general public knows about CF as they see it in more applications and more car companies are offering it on cars (real or fake)

I just care that its real CF. You can overdo it sure, but I appreciate someone who spends a little money for an original piece or even wrapping.

I love CF, I'd say I have an addiction, but no overkill...especially on the Z, its so classy

On my 40th though, Carbon Fiber is the perfect compliment.

FYI, the 370Z has a Carbon Fiber driveshaft
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So you're saying my carbon fiber condoms may be too much?
are you crazy?
that isnt taking it far enough, i will not rest until there is at least a carbon fiber fleshlight being made into production


@OP kind of 50/50
some want the look, while others want the real deal

i personally would do it for the look, i dont go to the track enough to justify actually real carbon fiber
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I tried to CF wrap my dog, but the little bastage wouldn't hold still.
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I tried to CF wrap my dog, but the little bastage wouldn't hold still.
did you try bandaging his bad eye, or using your Rocky balboa strength you should have held him down and had someone else wrap him.
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Its kinda like fat women in the 20's... they looked good cause they were the fad... thank god thats gone..... CF is next to go i hope
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