New hatch and future doors??

EclipseGST · 05-27-2005

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...976978671&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 · 05-27-2005

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

CRAIG

EclipseGST · 05-27-2005

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/eB...tem=7955981897

**JET** · 05-27-2005

Squidskins has been making those for quite a while.

xluciusx · 05-27-2005

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Originally Posted by JET

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! · 05-27-2005

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

**JET** · 05-27-2005

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Originally Posted by xluciusx

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.

xluciusx · 05-27-2005

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Originally Posted by JET

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.

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** · 05-27-2005

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.