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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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^^ thanks for the info. didnt know they made door sills, wish the a pillars didnt all oave the gauge part to them
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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why don't you make some of it yourself. its not that hard. all it takes is time and patience. it should be similar to making fiberglass parts.
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by scotspitch56
^^ thanks for the info. didnt know they made door sills, wish the a pillars didnt all oave the gauge part to them
yes they do make it without the holes for the gauges. they are a sponsor here on SL. https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...t=carbon+fiber
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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whos jay jay
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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the owner of this tC


Old Feb 4, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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there has to be more people with this stuff
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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i think Cynce and very little few people who won't want to sell it.
Old Feb 5, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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Here's mine - but you have to buy the whole car to get it. ;)



Old Feb 5, 2008 | 02:06 AM
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yes cynce your awesome good luck on the smart car
Old Feb 7, 2008 | 12:46 AM
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No luck needed - just a daily driver.
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cynce do you know where i can get the carbon hvac and maybe the dash overlay
Old Feb 7, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by boostedz
cynce do you know where i can get the carbon hvac and maybe the dash overlay
there's quite a few places to get the CF overlays or pieces for the HVAC, i just bought an entire 40 piece CF interior set that has everything for vents, hvac, cup holder area, ect..... there's a guy from i think its NYCmotorsports or something like that that makes it. its like 180$ for the interior
Old Feb 7, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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Ebay?
Old Feb 7, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Ekset
Ebay?
ya that's how i found the guy was on ebay, because i was looking for people on there that made or sold CF as i didnt want to pay 100 just for the hvac, wanted more pieces than that and didnt really have the time/patience to order sheets of CF to make own peices lol
Old Feb 7, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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i am looking for the carbon hvac not overlay and also looking for the over lay for the top of the dash like firmware used to do
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Correct me if I am wrong... But isnt the HVAC controls a part of the waterfall... Unless you have some indefinite cash flow, and overlay is the only realistic idea... To have to manufacture a plastic waterfall w/ c/f hvac surround and buttons would be some good $$$...

Overlaying it is just as good as a 100% C/F piece... Its just your stock piece "OVERLAID' w/ 100% REAL C/F and coated with some resin... Its not like it's vinyl or anything...

Maybe I am wrong... If so, sorry!
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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lol the hvac is removable, thers 6 screws on the back, when they are removed take off the AC **** and push it back. overlaying is not as good as a 100% cf pice because overlaying is not really cf and it is a vinyl. look at the Scion Accessory, or any of the CF dash's on ebay, so far there where only 2 CF waterfalls made (REAL 100% CF) that where molds of the stock one, i had one but sold it, and Jay had the other one. good luck getting either one.
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by boostedz
i am looking for the carbon hvac not overlay and also looking for the over lay for the top of the dash like firmware used to do
there's someone on here that i got pointed to that does it but can't remember the s/n
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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Yea Ive only had the car for a month, so dont really know it inside and out... But I personally have overlaid tons of items in C/F... Well only a handful, but it can be done... On my lancer I did my pillars, HVAC panels, etc... And it was with a roll of real C/F... Getting it on, getting some laquer on it, etc... That's true overlaying... Now the whole vinyl thing is another story...
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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well if youre going to use the real CF stuff then yea that works, if you want to make the piece out of CF then its gonna be more costly and difficult.



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