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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 06:53 AM
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Default Rear Garnish (Rear Emblem Panel) EBAY

So I seen they have the rear garnish on ebay in carbon fiber and ready to paint and the emblem is shaved. Just wondering how the fit is if anyone has bought it?
Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:17 AM
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had mines about a year now. the fitment is ok but the handle is a lot stronger than the oem.
Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:33 AM
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Is it from americancarbonfiber??

He is local to me.
Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:41 AM
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oh man. can you post a link? sounds interesting
Old Jan 4, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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yea its americancarbonfiber. one thing bad about it fitment is just a little off and in the sun if u look carefully u can see through it. hard to see if ure not looking at a angle
Old Jan 4, 2010 | 10:00 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SCION...s#ht_500wt_956
Old Jan 4, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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^^ is fiberglass not carbonfiber
Old Jan 4, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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^^ You can click on the remaining things he sells and the CF version will be in the top of the list, I think. I may buy one of these just to try it out.

For the SL'ers who bought this, whether FG or in CF, can you post up pics of the "ok" fitment?
Old Jan 4, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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I was just browsing through the other CF things the guy sells. He sells a CF version of the OEM GFX kit. Hmm.
Old Jan 5, 2010 | 04:51 AM
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Ive seen it before on another tC, looks pretty awesome if u ask me.
Old Jan 5, 2010 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by juzlookzfazt
I was just browsing through the other CF things the guy sells. He sells a CF version of the OEM GFX kit. Hmm.
Yep, he does good work. Ive seen his CF parts for the eclipse and they look awesome. It had doors, hood, roof and trunk.

I'll be asking him if he can do a mold on the sideview mirror covers. Since there is no direct replacement CF part.
Old Jan 5, 2010 | 07:31 AM
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I was wondering why everything is like half price of other carbon fiber parts. Is it because its only 2X2 carbon fiber mold? Because the trunks and hoods are only like 300 each.
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Originally Posted by kalinakona
I was wondering why everything is like half price of other carbon fiber parts. Is it because its only 2X2 carbon fiber mold? Because the trunks and hoods are only like 300 each.
What's the 2 x 2 about?
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Originally Posted by juzlookzfazt
I was just browsing through the other CF things the guy sells. He sells a CF version of the OEM GFX kit. Hmm.
I think that's bBist, not his.
Old Jan 5, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by juzlookzfazt
What's the 2 x 2 about?
There's a 2x2 CF weave and a 1x1 weave, the 1x1 weave is allot finer/smaller the the 2x2 and most CF manufactures only use the 2x2.
Old Jan 5, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by gwtc
I think that's bBist, not his.
Well thats bBist's pics. I havent personally seen any of his tC carbon parts but for other cars yeah. Prob gonna get some CF goodies from him soon.
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