how do ou tell the difference between fibreglass and carbon fibre.
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i bought some fibreglass doors off ebay. im well happy with them. but how can i tell if there fibreglass or carbon fibre. the reason im asking is theve got square type weave material on the skin area and there black on the inside. where as my fibreglass front is the usual fibrglass pattern.:) either way it doesnt matter really

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

it sounds carbon to me, usually fibreglass has a random direction, glass bits finish inside it, and its white, or a gel colour

you will undoubtably have glass doors , as most moulders will use woven matt on relatively flat surfaces , but some are sharp twats who still use woven glass matt with black pigment paste to look like its carbon , and then sell them as such for lota more money,
iv'e seen more than enough doors made in this manor,
carbon fibre panels are not worth a toss these days are they are all backed up with lots of glass and are no lighter , the only time a carbon panel is going to be lightweight is when its made using prepreg, and on a mini its just not going to happen.

carl

Edited by fastcarl on 17th Nov, 2006.

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Difficult to tell without a photo, but the difference is obvious. Fibreglass can be weaved just like carbon fibre so that is not the telltale sign.

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any pics ??

And what sort of weight are they, and a normal mini door ??

9.85 @ 145mph
202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

ive got a pic ill try to post it up at weekend. im not fussed what there made off, just curious. paid £210 for the pair brand new still wrapped, the bloke was gonna fit them on a convertable!!

my standard door with all handles and glass in etc just as i took it off weighed 19kgs. my new doors, bare,weigh 3kgs im gonna have perpex windows to. these weights are on my bathroom scales so arnt exact so 3kgs could be 2.5kgs or nearer 4 etc.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

thats alot of weight once its all fitted saved imo
in that area anyway.
i bet there fun to fit though!!
any pics??

cheers
josh

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

Edited by Carl on 17th Nov, 2006.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

sounds good, i may have to save up!!
everylittle helps!!!lol

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

I had some but went back to the original ones, i wasnt happy with the window frame section, wasnt the best fit and was very weak, this section of the door can also 'flap about' at high speed.. IMO OK for a track car, but not sure i would want to use them on the road.