Aircooled VW South Africa

Posted: **Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:28 pm**

Hello

I would like to have the side beadings and chrome lip on the bonnet edge made up in Carbon Fibre...

Does anyone who works with carbon fibre ?

I know that it is going to cost, but i think that Carbon fibre beadings would look pretty cool

Posted: **Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:38 pm**

IS IT GOING TO COST? You obviously have too much money to splash out, to give you an idea, a mate of mine who imports bicycle components got a quote localy to reproduce very simple carbon seatpost shafts that are 26mm dia and 35cm long. The cost of each was R650 that is if he ordered more than 100 a sample alone would cost R2000 due to the moulds needed, have I changed your mind yet, maybe you can just buy the carbon look vinyl sticky stuff they sell at Autostyle.

Posted: **Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:40 pm**

Give my mate Willem a call, he'll be able to do it.

072-3472585.

As long as you have the original panels, he'll be able to make them, he's not cheap, but he'll be the cheapest guy that you'll find.

- G

Posted: **Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:54 pm**

calooker wrote:IS IT GOING TO COST? You obviously have too much money to splash out, to give you an idea, a mate of mine who imports bicycle components got a quote localy to reproduce very simple carbon seatpost shafts that are 26mm dia and 35cm long. The cost of each was R650 that is if he ordered more than 100 a sample alone would cost R2000 due to the moulds needed, have I changed your mind yet, maybe you can just buy the carbon look vinyl sticky stuff they sell at Autostyle.

Nevermind, I'm just going to smoothen over the beading holes instead of getting carbon fibre ones made, it's too much!!

Posted: **Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:55 pm**

flatfourfan wrote:Give my mate Willem a call, he'll be able to do it.

072-3472585.

As long as you have the original panels, he'll be able to make them, he's not cheap, but he'll be the cheapest guy that you'll find.

- G

Thanks, will give him a call tomorrow

Posted: **Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:22 pm**

More money than brains

Posted: **Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:22 pm**

Hey FFF what happened to Willems VR6 friend think they worked together or so

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:05 am**

Marius.

We all stay the hell away from him now.....he screwed most of us over at one stage or another.

He had that hot Mk1 2 door with a VR6 motor as well as the beetle bakkie with a midmount VR6 motor as well. Cops confiscated that, some suspiscion on stolen goods or something like that. Pity cause that car would have rocked.

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:28 am**

vader wrote:More money than brains

LoL in this case more brains than money-Shoestring budget

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:38 am**

I was shocked the other day when I looked at a carbon fibre water bottle cage (for a mountain bike), it went for R 399...

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:44 am**

it's just because it's the new black.

I had a carbon kevlar air intake made up which cost me R400-00 and it's a lot of Kevlar.

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:53 am**

I just spoke to Willem now, he can make up the stuff, friendly chap, I think that I will only have the front lip made up in carbon fibre...

He can't price the job over the phone, he needs to see the parts first

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:56 am**

Yup, he's a friendly/ straight up guy who will always help a fellow air-cooled guy out. He's always tinkering around with glass fibre, carbon fibre.

Posted: **Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:11 am**

Ye Marius thats the one Also screwed me onse way back with VR6 spares

Posted: **Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:19 am**

^^^ see what I mean?

I just keep his number on my phone so I can see when not to pick up.