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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Remember me telling you about that fabric carbon fiber that can be bought for really cheap and looks great once installed? Here are some pictures. It cost the guy $36 in material and $4 in glue to do all of this.









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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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looks good Steve new business for you
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Very cool! I kind of like Johnny's idea.
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looks good Steve new business for you

Don't think so, I doubt I could make enough money doing it to fix my POS saturn every weekend.
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johnny u love bling we could wrap half ur car in this stuff
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Not a big fan of cf but it looks good on thet dash !
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if i recall it was a factory option on certain audi's, i know i have worked on a few s4's that had it. looks good on that car but i agree not for a c5
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Originally Posted by pentavolvo
if i recall it was a factory option on certain audi's, i know i have worked on a few s4's that had it. looks good on that car but i agree not for a c5
ya, it was a big $$ option with audi and bimmer, but these guys are doing it for really cheap. I think it looks great in small amounts.
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at that price you could wrap Sofie in carbon fiber. it would definitely make the body a lot stronger. even bullet proof... maybe
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i agree it does look really nice
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Originally Posted by SpankyC-5
ya, it was a big $$ option with audi and bimmer, but these guys are doing it for really cheap. I think it looks great in small amounts.
the key being small amounts, just to accent it...otherwise it can look
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