Can someone post pics of the carbon fiber hood and decklid installed on Panteras?
Also are the hoods suseptible to rocks like the steel hoods?
Thanks
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The 'carbon-fiber' hoods sold by several vendors are really 'fiberglas-with-a-visible-carbon-fiber-layer' hoods and will essentially chip just like other surfaces if hit by a big rock. They have a nice surface if you want to paint them and seem to fit well. I recommend the fiber front hood if you want to add hood vents, as an uncut steel hood is now worth maybe $1500; a perfect rear deck over $4000. Customized front & rear steel units are worth what you can get.... The composite parts are also quite light compared to the steel parts.
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Originally posted by jack deryke:
The 'carbon-fiber' hoods sold by several vendors are really 'fiberglas-with-a-visible-carbon-fiber-layer' hoods and will essentially chip just like other surfaces if hit by a big rock. They have a nice surface if you want to paint them and seem to fit well. I recommend the fiber front hood if you want to add hood vents, as an uncut steel hood is now worth maybe $1500; a perfect rear deck over $4000. Customized front & rear steel units are worth what you can get.... The composite parts are also quite light compared to the steel parts.
If the "carbon-fiber" hoods and deck lids are only fiberglass, why are they so expensive compared to regular fiberglass pieces?
[This message has been edited by madguy (edited 11-15-2002).]
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Originally posted by jack deryke:
I recommend the fiber front hood if you want to add hood vents, as an uncut steel hood is now worth maybe $1500; a perfect rear deck over $4000. Customized front & rear steel units are worth what you can get.... The composite parts are also quite light compared to the steel parts.
I never realized the hood and decklid were worth so much. Mine are perfect I wonder if I should put mine for sale? Decisions,decisions.
To verify those prices for stock steel panels, try calling around to various vendors & asking about buying a stock steel hood or decklid. As for the reason the fiber parts are "expensive", that's yet another good question for those that sell such parts. Just keep in mind that Panteras are a VERY limited market, so tooling up for custom stuff is nearly always a money-losing proposition, regardless of the prices charged. Those "high-priced" brass window gears that every Pantera on the planet will eventually need? Tooling costs were close to $5000 about 15 years ago when 'someone' set this up. I seriously doubt if they've broken even yet.