New most useless mod on car

[fragdude]

I think thats actually kinda cool!

[Manxie]

Is there plenty of clearance between the terminals and the cover as I believe carbon fiber conducts electricity?

[vipola]

it's sharp.. but I am sorry I don't like it.. if you go carbon for that cover, you should have carbon all over the trunk!.. :P
one small part don't match with nothing.. :P
but it's still kewl :P

[rick3000]

That does seem really useless. How often do you use the front trunk, and how often do people look there? Plus, your adding the weight of the CF to the car.
But it does look cool!

[Gary in BR]

Looks cool, but do all 3 pieces and I bet it would look amazing.

[Lil bastard]

Sorry, but to me the 'CF' look is all about posing !!

I was working with CF before many of you were born and it's intent is as a structural, rather than an aesthetic, material. It looks the way it does because of it's composition.

Most manufacturers using CF use it for structural reasons and almost always paint it such as Ferrari, Saleen, Spyker, Pagani, and Koenigsegg. They're about using the material for it's structural, rather than any aesthetic, qualities.

You may save a few ounces substituting CF components for OEM ones, but in the end, it means NOTHING in terms of enhanced performance.

Personally, I find it a bit intrusive, that is, more often than not it interupts an aesthetic rather than enhancing it, but of course all this is VERY subjective. I think a quality color base paint job is much more attractive than the raw, burnt, polyesther (which is where the carbon cloth comes from) look of CF.

But, if YOU like it... more power to you... !!!

[Gary in BR]

I agree with most of what you said lil.

I agree with you about most of the time its an look not a performance enhancement.

Saying that I love the LOOK of my CF Center Console

[PSL-Boxster]

looks good, if i had the money to waste id take 1..

- but i still think the Trunk Monkey takes the cake for "Must Useless Mod"