Carbon hood

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Tool Pants, can you find out the cost? Also what do you think of the fit of this item? How much weight is saved by switching to CF deck lid? Is it hard to accurately install? Thanks in advance.

AKL

[Kirk]

Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

Tool Pants, can you find out the cost? Also what do you think of the fit of this item? How much weight is saved by switching to CF deck lid? Is it hard to accurately install? Thanks in advance.

AKL

That CF rear trunk is on Danny Cho's car, not Tool Pant's car. I've asked Danny about it before and he said that it was custom made for him. Danny has the turbo-style front light conversion so the front CF hood that he's using fits well but does not apply to the standard 986 with egg yolk-style lights.

Here's specifically what Danny wrote me about his rear deck lid:

"As for all the carbon stuff you have to be really careful with who you go with as far as quality. I got my hood and trunk custom made. The fitment is near perfect with no humps in the middle. ...... As for the trunk sorry to say but I am the only one in the world with it. LoL...perks of trying to be unique!"

Kirk

[Brucelee]

I don't know for sure but I bet most of us could save more weight for less cost by:

1-Going on a diet

2-Hitting the gym

3-Losing the sub-woofer in the trunk.

4-Tossing out the spare on older models.

5-Driving around with no more than half a tank of gas.

6-Not bringing the Mrs on the ride

Am I missing the boat here?

[Allen K. Littlefield]

1. Lost 10 lbs recently.

2. I work out every day.

3. Keeping sub woofer.

4. Keeping spare ( not yet that crazy!)

5. Already drive 1/2 tank.

6. I notice a difference when her 100 lbs are not with me but that is not always an option if I plan on remaining on the right side of the grass.

7. My Tip weighs in enough to justify some weight loss. I figure CF front and back, a lighter exhaust and battery might just get me down to 5 speed performance. Still expensive but won't jeopardize my warranty.

8. Your boat still floats and is still at the dock.

AKL

[Brucelee]

8. Your boat still floats and is still at the dock

thanks. Some days it feels like I am tilting to the right (of course!).