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Old 03-15-05, 09:13 AM
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what do you guys think about carbon fiber parts and accents? How much is too much? Does it take away from the GS asthetics when you do it? Just wondering what everyone thought about CF

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Old 03-15-05, 10:38 AM
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i like CF but i think it only works on certain colors... like black or white GS's look pretyt good as long as they are done right... silver or any other color would look weird IMO. But little CF parts arent so bad. I think my CF lip on my front lip and rear bumper look pretty good. But if we're talking about hoods and trunks, only white and black GS IMO can carry off the look... and more white than black...
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I have seen some pretty nice stuff done with CF regardless of color when it is done right. For example instead of having the whole hood CF bringing the color of the car on the hood up to the center buldge... used to have a picture... but can't find it now.

I have seen many cars with CF done cheaply that look like crap and many others where it is done first class that looks MEAN and sporty. The big thing is the whole image of the car needs to fit... that is why I am holding off on CF until I get FI so the car has the performance to match the look.

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CF looks good with certain colors.

Have anyone seen reverse CF....more silver in color?

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Originally Posted by PHML
CF looks good with certain colors.

Have anyone seen reverse CF....more silver in color?

Pete

yes I had a silver CF dash kit in my 02 altima...it was cool...but kinda weird now that I think about it

looked great with my black dash
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like others said, cf looks good on some cars. on black it's ok. and if you talk about interior, i think on black interior it's the best. on tan it's a no no for sure, and i doubt how it looks on grey as well
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