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Old 05-09-06, 08:07 PM
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Default CF Pillars......

Finally got them made..... total of 10 pieces.












Real carbon fiber....I have the patterns if you're interested... mryuen@usa.net
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That looks REALLY good.
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i dont get why people get carbon fiber stickers.. the look of carbon fiber is ugly enough when you have REAL CF products.. why make your stock parts ugly by putting those stickers on.
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Originally Posted by vApor21
i dont get why people get carbon fiber stickers.. the look of carbon fiber is ugly enough when you have REAL CF products.. why make your stock parts ugly by putting those stickers on.
Because I like them.....and you should learn to read...they are REAL carbon fiber, NOT a sticker. Leave your car stock.....I won't.
Old 05-09-06, 08:37 PM
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Looks great Mark. Are these the ones from Fabulous Varios?

By the way, car looks great, repping for the AWDs. How are the springs on your car? Do they ride smooth and are you using stock shocks? I can't wait to drop mine but I am going to wait for the Tein's to come out.


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Old 05-09-06, 08:39 PM
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Looks hot....how much did it cost you?
Old 05-09-06, 08:43 PM
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WOW! Beautiful! That's all I can say.
Old 05-09-06, 08:46 PM
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That's the ugliest thing you can do to your car man.
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the new L-Finesse design deserves a new L-Finesse sense of style.

I can't believe the IS is keeping it's "import tuner" roots.

but at least you kept it real man, props! the guys in the SC section got stickers.
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can u take a picture of the full car, it would be better to judge this way

and are there CF parts avaliable for the interior?

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Did you make them or buy them? They look like you bought them but you said you have the patterns

I want some for my GS but dont want the JDM ones that have the notch for the wind visors.
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yeah take a whole car pic, cause close up makes it shiny and makes it look bad.
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Kinda ricey imo. It just draws attention to a part of the car that doesn't need attention and carbon fiber is way too played out these days, especially when they are just overlays.

Replacing parts with carbon fiber is one thing, but putting carbon fiber stickers (real or not, its still a sticker) on things to dress things up defeats the purpose of the stuff anyway.

On the plus side, it does look like a well put together kit.
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you should have fixed those swirl marks instead of cheesing up your ride. those decals are lame.
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Originally Posted by MrMark
Because I like them.....and you should learn to read...they are REAL carbon fiber, NOT a sticker. Leave your car stock.....I won't.
i think he's reffering tot he fact you had some CF pieces made with adhesive and slapped em on. not like you went and took apart your door and replaced it with carbon fiber pieces to make it stronger and lighter....i think thats his point. and i agree, CF should be reserved for things that actually matter. hood bumper trunk fenders, these pieces can be replaced by 100% cf and can look stock if painted. things like dash kits pillars, they can look nice but they aren't exactly 'functional'.

that being said i like ur pillars on the matedor, not sure it would fly on my sgm but not too shabby on yours.


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