TurboCoupe

I just saw a pair of Dry Carbon Fiber doors for the sc300 and 400??!! Wierd. Never knew they had them. Available through t&e vertex i think. About $5000.

One HoT

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Yup, the infamous Red Vertex Soarer was the originater of these.....

TopSCecreT

damn, $5000, if i were rich id buy a pair...is it 5k per door or for both?

One HoT

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5000 I would buy another SC....

TurboCoupe

i think $5000 for both, you would probably weigh 1000 lbs less with the carbon fiber doors, hood, and trunk.

TurboCoupe

maybe on second thought not 1,000 lbs but probably close to it.

O. L. T.

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not even remotely close to a proper thread title. give us a clue will ya?

helped ya out a bit.

refer to the sticky for more info on titles.

TurboSC

Me and my friend just started making molds for CF fenders, and doors... not sure how much they will be though if we ever sold them.

SC400-V8

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No way in hell. A stock hood is 85 pounds. (I love how sturdy these cars are) A complete carbon fiber hood weighs 15, so weight savings there would be about 70.

The doors are heavy, but lets say the doors each weigh as much as the hood, which is substantially bigger, 70 x2.

And the trunk, I have no idea what that weighs, but lets say going to carbon fiber would lose 100 lbs...

Approximately 330 lbs best case scenerio. Nowhere near 1,000, but believe me, 300 lbs is a noticeable difference. I dont know where these people get off charging 5,000 bucks for two door panels when a carbon fiber hood is only 500. Thats rediculous, 5,000 dollars seriously can buy you a new, albeit NOT mint condition SC.

aliga

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t&e can stick them somewhere, outrageous prices

Alaskan

They key word is "dry" carbon fiber. T&E also has a Dry Carbon Bonnet for around $4,250. Dry carbon is a lot different then the "$500" carbon fiber hoods most people have. Do some research on it.

aliga

iTrader: (147)

no need to research, it could be made out of gold, no ones paying 5 Gs for doors.

+ i like they safety of the lexus designed doors

Alaskan

I am not saying that people should buy them. I am saying that they shouldn't be compared to the "$500" carbon fiber hoods out there because they are totally different. Dry carbon fiber is both lighter and structurally superior to regular hand-laid carbon fiber.

aliga

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i hear ya

mikeloc24

For really realz......you all can keep your c/f doors, I plan to fill my doors with concrete and put a steel plate behind my front bumper. lol...j/k! I'd rather live in the event of t-boning! And for $5k, yeah, I'd buy another SC...or throw some major goodies into my existing one...