carbon fibre rear hatch

[johnnymolloy]

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

[chrisJDM]

try atomicrex im sure he sells them

[Speedline Imports]

Seibon
 
http://www.seiboncarbon-uk.com/pdut_detail_pic.asp?ItemID=658

[AtomicRex]

Ours is full Carbon.  I have a seibon one from being on my old car, and they are chalk and cheese

[johnnymolloy]

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

[AtomicRex]

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.

[Rotary_Menace]

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

[AtomicRex]

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.

[johnnymolloy]

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

[AtomicRex]

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

 
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.

[johnnymolloy]

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

[AtomicRex]

Drop me a mail you don\'t have pm rights :-(

[johnnymolloy]

oh jus mailed ye there

[johnnymolloy]

mail didnt send so ill jus put my email here
 
johnnymolloy3@yahoo.co.uk

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