New hatch and future doors??

[EclipseGST]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36475&item=7976978671&rd=1


Looks interesting... I wouldnt mind buying one if it wasnt so expensive. $475 wouldnt be bad if it had glass in it but they want $400 extra for a good piece of lexan. Now they are saying they have doors in production so I really want to see how much those weigh. When I had my drivers door off I swear the damn thing weighed 100lbs! Anyone else checking these out?

[TheBlizzard]

Looks cool. Expensive but a good idea especially for 2G guys that have a hard time shaving weight.

CRAIG

[EclipseGST]

Just did a little more messing around under the sellers name and found this... I think it would be much better cause you can paint it and its only $200. I might have to look into this!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36475&item=7955981897

[JET]

Squidskins has been making those for quite a while.

[xluciusx]

Squidskins has been making those for quite a while.
Its true.

It would be so sweet to have all lexan windows and carbon fiber hood/fenders/bumpers/hatch/doors but seriously who has the money?
I couldn't even imagine the weight savings with a setup like that.

And I don't know about fiberglass, I don't think I trust it's strength.

[Shotgun!]

CF anything is cool. I wish I had the gumption to start making CF things...

[JET]

Its true.

And I don't know about fiberglass, I don't think I trust it's strength.
Yeah, because they haven't used it on muscle cars since the 60's, and you see corvette's body panels flying off all the time. :eek:

[xluciusx]

Yeah, because they haven't used it on muscle cars since the 60's, and you see corvette's body panels flying off all the time. :eek:

I guess I wasn't specific enough. I'm not saying I don't trust the panels that a large scale business like chevy or ford makes. I'm saying I don't know if I would trust a fiberglass hatch made by some random ebay company. That ad gives absolutely no info about the hatch, who knows maybe its like 2 layer or something.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Supposedly the Squidskins stuff fits like ass.

I wouldn't worry about fiberglass vs carbon fiber strength. The way carbon fiber is used for body panels usually isn't very strong anyways.