Carbon Fiber Lids....ordered mine today..., a few bits of info for other buyers... Options

[Mueller]

hopefully they send some instructions, but for a primer:

lids need to be post-cured, install on car and put car out in sun or use special heat lamps @ the body shop for a day....

you should not use the factory front coil springs or the factory rear torsion springs.....prop rod or softer coils springs or gas-charged springs should be used

if you want to leave the hood unpainted for everyone to admire/scoff at, it must have a clear coat sprayed onto it....he said it must be sanded 1st before spraying the clear ...ouch, that makes me nervous (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

the lids (mine at least) are being made this week, hopefully in 2 weeks time, they'll show up for me to swoon over (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif)

[ArtechnikA]

QUOTE (carr914 @ Feb 7 2005, 03:00 PM)

...whole carbon front end( hood, fenders and bumper) for my 911.

i was very tempted (because all the paint has flaked off my 911's front hood...) but it occurs to me the last place to remove weight from a 911 is the front...

i may wind up doing it anyway, depending on what i see as i get into rust repair, but for now the steel front hood is straight if unpainted. i'm gonna hafta get a sealer on that before it rusts orange... (it used to be too cold for real rust, but the past few days have been quite warm ...)