Carbon Fiber Hatch. [Merged 9-6]

[JeffTSi924]

I see you used glass.. did you buy a new one or take the old one out from your old hatch? if so how much did it cost?

used my old glass

 

[tt281gt]

used my old glass

So quick question, most guys on here say its the glass that has most of the mass, is it lighter to open than stock now with the glass and cf hatch?

 

[JeffTSi924]

The stock hatch weights around 30lbs w/o glass
The stock glass weights around 22lbs

The cf hats weights around 11lbs
lexan was a little out of my budget. Although my car puts down decent power I got the hatch as a cosmetic upgrade not a performance upgrade

 

[gSx_r1der]

there are pics of a vis cf hatch in another cf hatch thread where the guy had just taken it out of the box.

with this hatch i've yet to put the shocks back on and i need to cut holes to put all the panels back on

Thanks man, I appreciate those pics, I have decided that the weight your saving from the cf hatch and plexan glass isnt worth the price. I could use that $1k to buy some other things, or just make my car more dependable but you def got a sweet ride, the 2gb bumper really looks nice with that rddsm lip talon rear. Nice car man...

 

[91-gsx]

i was wondering were i could find lightweight seats, hatch, and other carbon fiber parts.
i am looking around right now for stuff like this, but maybe you guys can help.
thanks

 

[GILZTSIAWD]

ebay search "carbon hatch eclipse" minus the " ....i hear they sell lightweight carbon fiber bolts on there too!!!! You could also check out squidskins.com for truly lightweight carbon stuff, not what you want if you are a ricer (I know my car is a ricebucket, its a reverse psychology thing you wouldnt understand).....or you could do a search on this site for carbon fiber hatch or carbon fiber or carbon fiber doors....

 

[almostquick]

http://www.squidskins.com/eagle/index.htm

http://www.frankscustomfiberglass.com/index.html

 

[DGajre777]

This Tread has been over a year now, and i still cant find hatch installed on the car pic
cmon people, if you have the hatch, that is Great, but no pic no mod

Here are some pics which I found after searching CF+hatch+pics. - http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191553&page=2&highlight=CF+hatch+pics

 

[lil flip 6]

Does this look like a good CF hatch for a 1G?
http://gtfabrications.com/product_info.php?products_id=38&osCsid=3f798f9c4e4dfaa41fc7d618ed7d888a

Should I replace the glass with something lighter?

 

[JayRolla]

It wont be much of an upgrade without some light weight glass. Cant remember but some one sells the rear and back two peices for around 600

 

[TrboANTsi]

Hey im thinking about getting the VIS CF hatch, but I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with it or read any reviews. I wanted to know how durable they were with the stock glass. If there were any flexing issues, and how they stood up to the factory hatch struts. Any info would be great

 

[Boosted90GST]

yea... good choice. i don't advise stock glass tho it's much to heavy and it'll cause major cracking. you need to get lexan for it. other than that they're awesome, i do advise bracing if your fairly moded with your car such as rear hatch pins or somthing of that sort just to be safe - good security measure also.

 

[awdspy]

hey guy im trying to cut down on all the weight i can plus my stock trunk lid is a lil messed up when i bought it.but anyways i was wondering if any one knew where to get a carbon fiber trunk lid for a 99 spyder.i've been searching but i dont think anyone sells one.btw thanks in advance

 

[Defiant]

Most current links:
http://www.squidskins.com/eagle/index.htm
http://www.visracing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3849

I have no idea if the products are available, but they're still listed on those sites.

 

[JeffTSi924]

I relpied to your pm

I've had my gtfabrications.com cf hatch for around a year now. I re used the stock glass and weather stripping and have had no problems.

 

[echostats]

I relpied to your pm

I've had my gtfabrications.com cf hatch for around a year now. I re used the stock glass and weather stripping and have had no problems.

same. I would like to do speedglass but stock glass is a-ok for now.

 

[Project2G]

I've had my cf hatch on my car since may 2005 and I love it. Best thing about it was it was free =) Check it out at www.raceonusa.com and www.gtfabrications.com My car on there site in the pics. It's all over ebay as well.

 

[Eclipsegst2312]

does anybody have any experience with these hatchs.. they are on ebay and i was wondering what the the weight comparisions with the stock hatches.. i want to loose alot of weight in my 2g talon awd.. any ideas??

 

[just2asian]

I have seen those on ebay, from my experience I have seen people run them, they are significantly lighter, however you will want to get it clearcoated after you get it. many people say they yellow after awhile its because they only come gel coated, not clear coated. Other than that I haven't heard any compaints.

 

[JDMHVN]

They have CF hatches and on Ebay, and they look really nice too... Most are like $500. Almost bought one myself, but decided to spend the money on my motor instead.

 

[antiheroX]

I want one but its def. not in the budget.
BTW does any company make a stock style wing in CF?

 

[blcknspo0ln]

Is anyone paying attention to the group buy that is going on right now? The price is awesome and you get to deal with a vendor instead of a shady ebay company!

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269727&page=3

 

[unlmtdndeavor]

I can vouch for the guys over at hirevperformance, they have great communication and have killer deals. My hood and hatch are coming in soon, I can't wait.

 

[2gdanny]

you can just get them on ebay the cf hatchs i got one my self its been in my garage for ever and i do have a glass window on it and its not on yet ### im wating to paint my car.

 

[Boostn4]

Can someone elaborate the procedure involved for mounting the stock 2g hatch glass on a cf hatch? Is a glue used? How hard was it? Any sealing issues with rain? Any issues with flexing or sagging?

Thanks,
Andrew