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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:07 AM
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carbon roof overlay (pictures)

I finally found someone that does a carbon overlay that i liked so i went and had it fitted.
I would like to get some feed back on whether you think it works or not. Please be honest as it can be removed . Normally if i like something i don't ask for opinions but Im still undecided but that maybe because its made a big difference.
The main purpose was to make the car appear lower, ie your eye now takes the top of the door as the height of the car and not the roof.



Here is the product and like i say its the best i've seen, it comes from Japan .









 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 09:05 AM
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looks nice.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 09:27 AM
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It looks sick. I want one do you know if they make one in gloss
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 09:48 AM
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looks good man
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 10:02 AM
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Looks very nice, I'd keep it. And also unique body kit choices, can't say I've ever seen that combination before but it looks nice. One thing is I'd maybe lose the wing; the Impul rear just make it look like a little too much going on back there.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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looks real clean
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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really diggin' it
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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it looks sick...keep it on for sure
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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I like the matte finish! But you need to tint your rear window darker, IMO.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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hey were did you get this done i want it willing to make the drive O yea and how much did it cost since the pound is like twice as much as the dollar
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 01:10 PM
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looks good.

What wheels are those?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubi2087
It looks sick. I want one do you know if they make one in gloss
They do a glossy black version which has a smaller weave but IMO it doesn't look like carbon as carbon isn't jet black. Its hard to tell from the pictures but in the sunlight it reflects the same as carbon does.
They told me if i wanted it to be a bit more glossy i should give it one coat of thin laquer but more than one would make it dull down again.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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hey were did you get this done i want it willing to make the drive O yea and how much did it cost since the pound is like twice as much as the dollar

Its a company over here in the UK who import the material from Japan (Its a brand new product that the Japanese have manufactured and it costs him £1500 or $2300 for a 50 metre roll which is wide enough to do a roof in one sheet). They charged me £200/$320 including materials and labour. They lay the sheet on oversized and then trim the edges pushing the edges right down into the drip channel.
Here is the site, maybe he could point you in the right direction so you could get enough people to buy a roll, 50 metres will do 40 roofs (a good return if you do the maths). He could also send out individual orders in cardboard tubes i guess.

They also do carbon wrapping. Check the gallery.

http://www.sjsdesign.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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looks good.

What wheels are those?
Junction produce Scara's
http://www.junction-produce.co.jp/en...pan/index.html



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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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I love it, looks really nice in the pics, unless it looks bad in person I don't see why you need to ask us
 
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