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Old 02-19-2011, 08:19 AM   #51 (permalink)
leviathan18
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Originally Posted by Nismo221 View Post
In for price! But for the people questioning about heat. Carbon Fiber withstands heat amazing. I have engine bay parts that are done with just regular resin. So I dont think the headlights will get as hot as those. But if they do, they also make a High Temp resin that could with stand pretty much any heat. I have seen people make ATV racing exhaust tips with it. And by looking at the work I have seen these guys do I dont think we will have to worry about bad parts. But thats just my 2 cents
yes you are right carbon can take a lot of heat, but what it does not is the resin the only company so far that has a temp proof resin is GM and is using it in the ZR1 everything else with heat will turn yellowish, take a look at the porsche carrera gt (google carrera gt carbon fiber yellow)
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