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Old 08-22-06, 05:20 AM
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"speednstylez.com"?

Yo MTV Raps, yo! That's the schnitzzle, foooooooo sure.
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Old 08-22-06, 05:53 AM
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Yo MTV Raps, yo! That's the schnitzzle, foooooooo sure.
clowning on the wrong car, yo; don't mix jdm rice with american rice, they don't stick together.
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Old 08-22-06, 06:30 AM
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SEIBON or speednstylez.com
Thanx been trying to get one of these for a while now. Already have a oem cf rear lip spolier... This is so exciting
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Old 08-22-06, 07:02 AM
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It looks good on a Black or even SGM, but otherwise, I'd stay away from it.

Carbon fiber is nice, but since the IS is already heavy, it's like saying "No thanks, I'll hold off the whipped cream for my banana split." The weight reduction is not sufficient enough to warrant a need for it.

I'll keep my money for other mods...
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Old 08-22-06, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Carbon fiber is nice, but since the IS is already heavy, it's like saying "No thanks, I'll hold off the whipped cream for my banana split." The weight reduction is not sufficient enough to warrant a need for it.

I'll keep my money for other mods...
I liken it to polishing a turd. Sure, it's shiny. But it's still a turd.
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Old 08-22-06, 08:44 AM
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I think I will see how does it look like frist I mean I will wait for someone done it first then desire...
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Old 08-22-06, 09:03 AM
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Seibon has some good products, I order the hood from Genuine Performance, thinking about the trunk lid too
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
It looks good on a Black or even SGM, but otherwise, I'd stay away from it.
Agree

Carbon fiber is nice, but since the IS is already heavy, it's like saying "No thanks, I'll hold off the whipped cream for my banana split." The weight reduction is not sufficient enough to warrant a need for it.
It's like me losing 5 lbs. or throwing a deck chair off the titanic. However, every little bit helps.
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Old 08-22-06, 09:20 AM
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I'm sure it would look nice but like it was said before, that little bit of wieght isn't worth the thousands you'd spend on it...
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Old 08-22-06, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by IS300eR
since the weight reduction these two mods do wouldn't matter much to the overall balance, then it would be a probable cosmetic mod; and if that's the case, then the color of the car would be the key to make it look clean.
it does something for overall weight, I wouldnt be suprised if it saved 50 lbs
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Old 08-22-06, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
it does something for overall weight, I wouldnt be suprised if it saved 50 lbs
the hood is made of aluminum so its already really light. the trunk im not sure.
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Old 08-22-06, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Payam
I'm sure it would look nice but like it was said before, that little bit of wieght isn't worth the thousands you'd spend on it...
for both the hood and trunk, it would come out to under $2k. therefore it would only be $1 thousands
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Old 08-22-06, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by IS300eR
clowning on the wrong car, yo; don't mix jdm rice with american rice, they don't stick together.
thats a yakuza jr. car, not 'jdm rice'
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Old 08-22-06, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by car_lost
for both the hood and trunk, it would come out to under $2k. therefore it would only be $1 thousands

lol
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Someone on here has to know the definitive difference in weight between the carbon fiber and stock parts.

If it's only 5-10 lbs, (which is why I am assuming no one has spoken up yet)... you are seriously better off going on a diet. You'll actually SAVE money that way and feel damn good about it.

Now if they start making CF doors and quarter panels, that might be getting somewhere.

If it's just for cosmetics, it boils down to personal opinion. As long as you're happy with it at the end of the day.
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