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25th March 2016, 08:49 PM
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A bit of bling for an 80's classic?
After 10 months of spare hours at work....I've made a carbon fibre replacement part. The original part is obsolete and is made of a material that doesn't age well. I appreciate this isn't everyone's cup of tea and certainly not one for the purists, but, it certainly adds a little something to the view you see under the bonnet. So far, I have a lacquered one and a non lacquered one. I think the non lacquered version works on this 25yr old car?
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Current: Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m) Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003). BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....) Previous cars A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011) A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005) T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006) A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001) A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003) A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999) A6 2.8 quattro (1998) Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993) Carlton 3.0 GSI 
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#2
25th March 2016, 08:51 PM
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This is the non lacquered version.....
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Current: Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m) Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003). BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....) Previous cars A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011) A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005) T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006) A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001) A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003) A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999) A6 2.8 quattro (1998) Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993) Carlton 3.0 GSI
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#3
25th March 2016, 08:54 PM
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Apologies.....meant to put this post in the 'daily banter' section......
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Current: Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m) Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003). BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....) Previous cars A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011) A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005) T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006) A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001) A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003) A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999) A6 2.8 quattro (1998) Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993) Carlton 3.0 GSI
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#4
25th March 2016, 09:00 PM
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Well done. The first pic doesn't want to open for me, but the second looks fantastic. I'm sure a lot of hard work has gone in to fabricating that.
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k.
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25th March 2016, 09:25 PM
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Thanks......it certainly has, but, it's been educational. I think carbon fibre looks great!
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Current: Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m) Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003). BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....) Previous cars A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011) A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005) T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006) A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001) A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003) A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999) A6 2.8 quattro (1998) Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993) Carlton 3.0 GSI
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#6
25th March 2016, 09:27 PM
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This is what the original looks like...
Minus the speed tape
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Current: Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m) Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003). BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....) Previous cars A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011) A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005) T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006) A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001) A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003) A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999) A6 2.8 quattro (1998) Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993) Carlton 3.0 GSI
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#7
25th March 2016, 09:50 PM
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I think it looks much better. I prefer the non lacquered as it matches the plastics better.
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Cars... '93 Audi Coupe 2.0 Alpine White (sold) '99 Audi S4 Merlin Purple - K04 upgrade to 412hp (sold) '00 Audi S8 Agate Grey (Sold  )'11 Audi Q7 4.2tdi Unknown Red (Classic Red Pearl Effect - thanks MJ) 
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#8
25th March 2016, 10:07 PM
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If you made that yourself I dof my hat to you sir, sexy as
 I have a little CF project sitting in the shed that I must get too soon Now you need to make a timing belt cover, coil pack cover, intake pipe......
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Last edited by Delboy; 25th March 2016 at 10:10 PM.
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#9
26th March 2016, 06:57 AM
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Thanks guys.
I did make it myself, with guidance from a couple of guys at work. The piece is made from 3 layers of pre- pregnated tooling carbon, so, not as messy as a wet lay up. Re making the other bits........sounds great but it would take way to long.
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Current: Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m) Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003). BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....) Previous cars A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011) A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005) T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006) A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001) A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003) A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999) A6 2.8 quattro (1998) Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993) Carlton 3.0 GSI
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