stu1986 Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 After looking for ages to find suitable carbon fibre mirror covers for my car I finally bit the bullet with the help of a good mate of mine who deals with the stuff as a living, working on pieces for McLaren etc. I looked at many companies but none seem to have a decent review and none really fitted to well (from what I read) After both my mate and I looked for a solution, we first thought about doing the whole cap piece in carbon fibre but the main problem was to get the fitting just right so it looked and fitted perfect. He then said would I mind the original cap being wrapped but rather than the standard vinyl wrap which in my opinion doesn't do carbon fibre justice how about using proper carbon fibre instead, this way we can still use the original clips for the mirror. This is the process we did, unfortunately I am not able to show the full process but hope you can get an idea. Mirrors Before The first task was to remove the glass using a small flat head screwdriver on the bottom of the mirror is simply just popped off. Due to the wires being very fragile I decided to keep them attached to the glass. I then had the careful task of removing the Cap removed with no damage The caps were then wrapped in carbon fibre and curd at 80 degrees, ones cured they were sanded and made smooth, as you can probably see the carbon is not a simple up / down weave but flows nicely into the corners. Once complete a test fit was done and minor adjustments were done and fitted nicely. The final stage was to lacquer them. After 4 coats of lacquer they were totally smooth and looking great. fitted to my 370Z The pictures dont really do them justice but I love them, kinda cool to think the carbon fibre used for them is what they use for the McLaren cars Comments Welcome 2 Quote
14N Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 Just the one comment/question from me. When can you do mine? Quote
stu1986 Posted June 19, 2013 Author Posted June 19, 2013 Forgot To mention this is my rear diffuser fitted Quote
ioneabee Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 you're doing a cracking job on your car - looking Quote
Wasso Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 That looks super smashing great Just one thing........ Have you got thieves in your area? As its appears that you have BILKING thieves..... They've stollen all the letters and numbers from your number plate!!!!!! Quote
glrnet Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 They and the diffuser looks great on a yellow Zed Quote
AliveBoy Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 Stu would that be a job by Cush? He's a master of his craft. They look awesome! Quote
ddcboyle Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 Looks great alot easier to do with 370 mirrors it seems. Quote
stu1986 Posted June 20, 2013 Author Posted June 20, 2013 Dedman it is indeed :-), are you not on holiday lol Quote
stu1986 Posted June 20, 2013 Author Posted June 20, 2013 Dedman it is indeed :-), are you not on holiday lol Quote
AliveBoy Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 Dedman it is indeed :-), are you not on holiday lol Got back last night at work today. Catching up on emails Quote
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