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Old 02-02-2009, 07:10 AM
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Default Sun roof plate, Carbon Fibre, how thick?
currently have a steel sheet over my sunroof

but now thinking alloy or carbon fibre

but what thickness should the Carbon fibre be?

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just a couple of layers with a layer of foam inbetween

i have just had a complete roof skin done and im surprised just how strong it is
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would it really matter Steve.

as long as you secure it properly then i cannot see if it matters.
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some dodgy bloke in a vest told me, 1mm (which is Ł80) would flap
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cunt i said it would need to be 1.5 to 2mm
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go 2mm or 3mm then, but it does sound a lot for the piece needed.

would alloy be better cost wise as it cannot be THAT much lighter that it means paying a lot more for the carbon.

have a word with Jaycos, see what he can do with the CF sheet price.
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cunt i said it would need to be 1.5 to 2mm
self confessed dodgy bloke with a vest

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go 2mm or 3mm then, but it does sound a lot for the piece needed.

would alloy be better cost wise as it cannot be THAT much lighter that it means paying a lot more for the carbon.

have a word with Jaycos, see what he can do with the CF sheet price.
now i need to find this jaycos, and hope he can better the price of the Dodgy bloke above

alloy is more cost affective

but carbon is more bling
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
go 2mm or 3mm then, but it does sound a lot for the piece needed.

would alloy be better cost wise as it cannot be THAT much lighter that it means paying a lot more for the carbon.

have a word with Jaycos, see what he can do with the CF sheet price.
he has and the little welsh chap is questioning it
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pmsl!

bling costs...


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well i'm hoping if i keep biting at your ankles i can get a cheaper
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or, make me one as a test, then if it is good (i dont doubt that)

you can do a bulk sell on the 205 forum
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Steve, have you seen the cf look a like door panels on ebay, could ask them for a sheet for the roof, be a lot cheaper.

saves trying to ask some dodgy bloke in a vest all the time.
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I can't see it flapping if it is secured all round and sealed so air cannot get underneath it. If it does flap then just get a thin strip of alloy (about 1" wide) and bond it to the length of the carbon from inside the car.

I used a sheet of thin alloy for mine, not sure what thickness it was though!
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Phil,

any news on your car yet....still plodding on with it i hope.
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whats this some dodgy bloke comments !! bunch of tarts
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
Steve, have you seen the cf look a like door panels on ebay, could ask them for a sheet for the roof, be a lot cheaper.

saves trying to ask some dodgy bloke in a vest all the time.
i have some of that, and its really flimsy

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I can't see it flapping if it is secured all round and sealed so air cannot get underneath it. If it does flap then just get a thin strip of alloy (about 1" wide) and bond it to the length of the carbon from inside the car.

I used a sheet of thin alloy for mine, not sure what thickness it was though!
it would be bolted and sealed so no air/water can get in

like the idea of brasing underneath


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whats this some dodgy bloke comments !! bunch of tarts
you got a complexe now?
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