jus wondering is their any body who makes these in full carbon and not just the outside
i know re amemiya makes them in wet and dry carbon
and theirs the american ones with jus the carbon on the outside
try atomicrex im sure he sells them
Seibon
http://www.seiboncarbon-uk.com/pdut_detail_pic.asp?ItemID=658
Ours is full Carbon. I have a seibon one from being on my old car, and they are chalk and cheese :)
i have seen the seibon one and from wat i read on other forums there not great in terms of fitment
just wonderin atomic rex can your rear hatch still use the original heated glass window and boot latch
Yes you can fit the standard latch to it...but why would you want to fit the heated glass? I dont see a reason why you cant...other than half of the weight is in the screen.
Last time I read up on carbon hatch\'s they were not able to hold up to the force exerted by big wings without having some king of support structure underneath, has this now changed?
Neil
I doubt even a standard hatch is able to support the downforce of a proper wing.
try two tests....
1. grab the wing and move it back and forth...they move thus generating drag over downforce.
2. offer to stand on the wing! and then see if your mate can come up on the wing also. If they cant offer a minimum of 70-80kgs then they aren\'t offering much use!
We don\'t attach to the centre of the hatch..as you rightly say, they aren\'t strong enough...so instead attach to the edge where the braces are in the corners.
i understand what your sayin atomic rex about the window just i would like to have it road legal as im not sure of the legality of lexan on a car in ireland
i have read even with the normal glass you can still save about 7kgs over the standard hatch is this true
just out of curiosty can you get a heated rear lexan window
Quote from: johnnymolloy;694296i understand what your sayin atomic rex about the window just i would like to have it road legal as im not sure of the legality of lexan on a car in ireland
i have read even with the normal glass you can still save about 7kgs over the standard hatch is this true
just out of curiosty can you get a heated rear lexan window
I dont think you need worry about the legal side of the windows. They are built to MSA standard, and so can compete in road racing...so I doubt it would be a problem. You do save an awful amount going with the lexan window and keep the standard hatch...but they dont look as good as a carbon one ;)
As for lexan heated....I dont think it is possible.
cheers for clearing things up for us atomicrex
jus wondering is it wet or dry carbon and how much is it
pm us if ye like
Drop me a mail you don\'t have pm rights :-(
oh jus mailed ye there
mail didnt send so ill jus put my email here
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FEED do them!!!
Dont think the Feed one is fully carbon is it??
Sure it is a Carbon/GRP combination
ye seen the feed one costs 4000 dollars:eek
dont think the re amemiya one costs as much as the feed one
£2600 for the RE-A one.
Ours is £900+VAT (£1057.50) Cheap by comparrison!!
Exceptional fit also!
Only a little more than the Seibon version....and ours is 100% carbon!
thats very good value for a full carbon hatch atomicrex
is it dry or wet carbon ?
Wet lay then vac bag
do you make them in fibreglass?
Yes the GRP one is £550 + VAT
I have both versions in stock at the moment.
Any pictures of the fit Jon?
I can find these pictures to give an idea of the fitment (no lexan in this one). As you can see it follows the contours of the body very well. (Yellow car - green is still steel)
(http://www.justgofaster.com/gallery/gallery/tonys_mg/rs-diffuser.jpg)
(http://www.justgofaster.com/gallery/gallery/tonys_mg/rs-rear.jpg)
I have manhandled the different hatches around and you can feel the weight difference between the Atomic one and the Seibon, the Seibon is heavier.
Just thought, you can also see how the rear wing is mounted onto the bodywork and not the tailgate. I use the wing stays to push and pull the car around the garage or even up the trailer - you can have a couple of guys pushing the car by the rear wing no problem at all.
thats a great fit ill definitely be gettin one once i get a bit of money together
do you happen to know if i were to replace my stock hatch and glass with your fibre hatch with lexan what sort of weight savings would i make?