I'm looking to get the dash on my current project covered in carbon fibre, as it's a flat face I was thinking it could probably be done without too much trouble by either my mechanic or a local upholster. Dose anyone know of places that sell sheets flexible or rigid of real CF in the uk? Ideally the sheets would need to be 150cm long minimum to avoid a join. I know 3M do a sheet 1m by
17cm.What kind of car's it for? I've got a CF dashboard blank here I could measure later but I'm not sure it would be 150cm long.
Homer.
Cheers Matt
A 1969 Karmann Ghia, to be honest I haven't had a chance to measure the dash but I would say that it's easily over a meter and I'd rather get a bit too long than a bit too short.
Thanks, you will have to explain the word cheap to me, not something that has ever come up in all my years of motoring. ;)
Oh dear they do pannels big enough for door trim.
The one I've got's from
LOL always the danger
Have we seen pics of this project of yours? I remember so dodgy wheel pics but thats it
No, keeping the car under wraps as it currently doesn't have any glass, bonnet,. boot, seats or paint.Was supposed to be ready for November, then Christmas and my birthday (this Wednesday) may have it by the end of the show season.
There are some old shots here though:
Are both of these the same car?
Never mind, just read the rest of your post.
Yes they are the same car, not the one I'm currently working on but the last project, a different '69 KG. It how has a biscuit colour mohair hood. Doesn't look too bad for an old air-cooled Vdub. The current one is a fixed head rather than a drop top.
Only time I've used it its been preceded by "isn't"
Matt ( with well over 10K of reciepts for the Saab)
A Carbon Fibre Karmann!!! Yes please ;-)
As much as I would like to do the entire car the cost would be prohibitive. There was a company selling Carbon Fibre wings, bumpers & running boards for beetles at Dubfreeze on Sunday.
This sounds like your cup of cocoa
FX:
2 stone too heavy mate ;-)
Bah, lightweight. (literally)
Could lie about your weight mate. Then own up when you get there. Bit hard to change their mind when you are already in Barbados.
snipped-for-privacy@bt> > > > Matt ( with well over 10K of reciepts for the Saab)
"It's just the in-flight meal lying heavy on me stomach, mate - I'll be fine in the morning!" ;-)
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