Carbon fiber ideas for DG

[808MP5]

fenders.... roof cap...
the real question is PRICE>..

oh and zoomzoom sorry never reply to your pm... been busy wit skoo...

$300 down??? that's kinda steep for something that's not for sure yet... plus what do i get for putting a down payment... there has to be an incentive instead of someone saying there gonna make something

 

[Aus_Mazda323]

carbon fibre back shelf would be awesome

 

[i like speed]

carbon fibre back shelf would be awesome

With options for custom speaker setups ftw!!

 

[Aus_Mazda323]

stock shelf is so boring

im hoping to do a lot of cf interior stuff next year

what about the glovebox itself?
i know they already do the part above the glovebox

 

[lowr3y]

I dnt know if this would be possible, but back when i had a Ecotec Cavalier RKsport had a custom subwoofer enclosure that replaced the rear seats... if we could get something like that with precut holes for 10" or 12" subs that would be crazy cool!

 

[i like speed]

Nice idea but if your like me and you mod a protege it's probably cuz you need a four door (also four seats of course) but want something sporty. Even if you could do without the back seats 4 door+2 seats=fail imho.

 

[lowr3y]

i get where u coming from, i just bought my msp cause of the handling,
just brainstorming

 

[ScratchNSniff]

I would like a rearview mirror cover...in the CF...

 

[Outlawstar98]

I would like a rearview mirror cover...in the CF...

Thanks for the Idea! Im going to overlay mine, LOL

 

[43975]

At our last meet we had a MSM. And I fell in love with the MazdaSpeed rearview ,mirror cover. Too bad they don't come orange. I'm actually thinking about a black one.

But CF with Orange lettering would be sick

 

[spicyprotevo]

So is there any word on whether any of this is going to get made? How will we find out? When or where should we look?

 

[Mazdaspeed2oo35]

Carbon Fiber Traction Bars for our Proteges would be good, lot's of Hondas are running them and gaining traction like rwd cars this is actually the best thing this people can make and sell for our cars.. this is a must and im pretty sure if someone start fabricating them up, there will be and insane amount of people buying these !!!

 

[lowr3y]

Mazdaspeed2oo35 do u have seat belt padding on your power steering line?

 

[Mazdaspeed2oo35]

Mazdaspeed2oo35 do u have seat belt padding on your power steering line?

hahahahaha,, just for pics ? may i know why ?

 

[magnumP5]

Carbon Fiber Traction Bars for our Proteges would be good, lot's of Hondas are running them and gaining traction like rwd cars this is actually the best thing this people can make and sell for our cars.. this is a must and im pretty sure if someone start fabricating them up, there will be and insane amount of people buying these !!!

Aren't traction bars under compression though (I may not be thinking of the same thing)? If so, CF wouldn't work because it isn't strong in compression and would probably buckle and break. You typically use CF in tensile applications.

 

[lowr3y]

then what is on ur power steering line in ur signature pic?

 

[lowr3y]

Aren't traction bars under compression though (I may not be thinking of the same thing)? If so, CF wouldn't work because it isn't strong in compression and would probably buckle and break. You typically use CF in tensile applications.

not totally true, if carbon fiber is subjected to high heat and high pressure during the molding process it will be extremely strong! for example... I used to work for Trek bicycle making the Bontrager Carbon fiber wheels so i seen the process of all the molding for the carbon fiber bikes... They have Carbon swing arms that have wall thicknesses that are only 1/8" thick and hollow in the middle, if u were to take one of these swing arms, or a chain stay and hit it on a solid piece of aluminum it would dent the aluminum before even a stress fracture would show on the carbon part. most of the chain stays were subject to 600*F at peak temp, and over one metric ton of pressure...
but if they were to make solid traction bars they would MORE than hold up to any pressure u could throw at them as long as they are "cooked" all the way through (boom02)

 

[Mazdaspeed2oo35]

not totally true, if carbon fiber is subjected to high heat and high pressure during the molding process it will be extremely strong! for example... I used to work for Trek bicycle making the Bontrager Carbon fiber wheels so i seen the process of all the molding for the carbon fiber bikes... They have Carbon swing arms that have wall thicknesses that are only 1/8" thick and hollow in the middle, if u were to take one of these swing arms, or a chain stay and hit it on a solid piece of aluminum it would dent the aluminum before even a stress fracture would show on the carbon part. most of the chain stays were subject to 600*F at peak temp, and over one metric ton of pressure...
but if they were to make solid traction bars they would MORE than hold up to any pressure u could throw at them as long as they are "cooked" all the way through (boom02)

Very well said... we FWD owners need this traction bars, and nobody makes them for the Proteges, and that s*** is a must if you have power and dont want to spin tires and get mad grip at launches.. Honda's uses them and they are competing with AWD and RWD cars at launches

 

[magnumP5]

Very well said... we FWD owners need this traction bars, and nobody makes them for the Proteges, and that s*** is a must if you have power and dont want to spin tires and get mad grip at launches.. Honda's uses them and they are competing with AWD and RWD cars at launches

Still, something tells me they are not made out of CF. For compressional loads, there are better and more reliable materials out there.

 

[amair001]

I think cf door sills would look sick, the black part rite underneath the window