Was looking at buying a new one and having it hydro dipped carbon fiber. Does it come with the adhesive tape attached, loose in the box or do you have to get your own. If so what are the specifications for it
Thanks!
Thanks!
Was looking at buying a new one and having it hydro dipped carbon fiber. Does it come with the adhesive tape attached, loose in the box or do you have to get your own. If so what are the specifications for it
Thanks!
Thanks will do!I bought one a few months ago online from a ford dealership, it came with the adhesive already installed. Just peeled the plastic wrap off the area where the adhesive was and popped it into place.
I also was about to hydro-dip all the plastics but didn’t pull the trigger...if you end up hydro-dipping it post some pics!
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No offence taken. Do you have a contact for Steve Medina?Not trying to offend anyone who likes hydro dipped carbon but I can't stand hydro dipped carbon anything. It's just plastic parts trying to look like carbon fiber but it's clearly not carbon fiber.
My vote is to get a real carbon fiber hood heat extractor vent, there are 2 for sure companies that make them and 1 kind of makes them.
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- TruFiber
- Anderson Composites
- As Bearbo stated True Forged used to make them and you can find them used now and them; that's how I found mine. There was a FB group chat a while back and True Forged (Steve Medina) stated he still had a few hood vents in inventory. Personally I think the True Forged is the best looking version cause of the single center rib design. More heat extraction vent area, cleaner lines and if you have a striped car the rib lines up between the two stripes.
I just searched him on FB and contacted him.
Not trying to offend anyone who likes hydro dipped carbon but I can't stand hydro dipped carbon anything. It's just plastic parts trying to look like carbon fiber but it's clearly not carbon fiber.
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No offense taken either, I considered real carbon fiber for a second then decided if I’m buying CF it will be for weight savings or strength. Much rather spend that extra money on performance. I just had mine done with hydro dipping and everyone who sees it loves it.
To each thier own, but that’s my opinion.
WOW! What a difference. Did you get this through a vendor? Cost?
That really wakes up the hood compared to the boring flat black vent. How does it look around the screen pattern openings?
Tom
Heres one picI bought one a few months ago online from a ford dealership, it came with the adhesive already installed. Just peeled the plastic wrap off the area where the adhesive was and popped it into place.
I also was about to hydro-dip all the plastics but didn’t pull the trigger...if you end up hydro-dipping it post some pics!
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Thanks Tom, yes it make a huge difference and the pattern around the grilles look good. I also did a bunch of pieces and posted a thread in the picture buffet section.
No vendor, brought it so a semi-local hydrographics business in Edmonton. Liquid Customs.
What pieces did you do? I like the cf look on the hood and on the wing, but not sure how to revitalize the other black plastics - grille, chin spoiler, side mirrors, trim below windshield. Would it be worth it to have those dipped black? Painted black? One of the "plastic trim restorer" kits?