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Old 09 April 2004, 02:15 PM
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Has anyone considdered doing Carbon Fibre Doors for a scooby or even any car ??

I took one of my doors off the other day and...WOW...How heavy are the car doors !!

Just wondered because i'm sure it would be an amazing weight saving.

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Old 09 April 2004, 04:47 PM
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Has anyone considdered doing Carbon Fibre Doors for a scooby or even any car ??

I took one of my doors off the other day and...WOW...How heavy are the car doors !!

Just wondered because i'm sure it would be an amazing weight saving.

Chris.
unfortunately they aren't legal iirc I think it will fail an mot with them. Otherwise id definately get some to go with the rest of the car
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Old 11 April 2004, 12:42 PM
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Yeah i overlooked that whilst thinking about it eh. It's probably all about side impact safety and all that eh.

Worth a thought.

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what about kit cars, every part is made from glass fibre
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Old 11 April 2004, 10:01 PM
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what's all this crap about weight saving or is the new thing now :P
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