Front CF Plate Surround
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Front CF Plate Surround
Has anyone seen front plate surrounds that are carbon fiber?
I have seen the ones with the screen for air intake, but since I have to use a front plate here in Texas, I would like to have a front license plate surround that is carbon fiber.
I have seen the ones with the screen for air intake, but since I have to use a front plate here in Texas, I would like to have a front license plate surround that is carbon fiber.
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I don't remember ever seeing a CF surround, but there maybe some out there.
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If none of the vendors here have them I'd get a plain unpainted one and take it to, or send it to someone that does hydro work, shouldn't be expensive either. Clearcoat the bejeezus out of it to use it up there too.
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Speak with Pat at American Hydrocarbon and see if he can help.
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here is mine in CF....Pat's work...I love what he can do...also, the hardest clear coat on earth...I have no stone chips after a couple years of running this part.
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I can do a real carbon fiber plate smooth - $220
OR
I can do a hydrocarbon a stock plate - $99.00
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I think what the OP wants is a surround that goes on the front of cars that have to run a front plate. Not the filler panel., but those three side surrounds for a front license plate.
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