CF Trunk...Worth it?

[Ali 556]

Hi,

My friend is going to sell his Seibon CF Trunk....and he called me if i want it....

He will sell it for like 180-200 $ (brand new is 600+ $ )....So..i'm wondring does it worth it to buy it...or not...?

He says that the CF trunk is ~8-10 lbs lighter then the stock metal trunk..is the true...?

Thanks And Kind Regards,

Ali

[palmdale_mob]

I heard gutting out a stock trunk is lighter than a carbon fiber one
Not too sure on it but its cheaper lol

[ILoveJDM]

you could pay yourself to hit the gym and lose 8lbs? good price but 200$ can go to something more useful

[dirtdiggler666]

just take it off you don't need it

[aoiken3]

if you're into the carbon fiber look, then for $200, its a deal

[C-unit]

go for it..its only 180-200. The weight will not be really noticeable but you can't go wrong with 180-200..they look good too. If you have most of the handling, performance mod done up to your standard, why not get the cf trunk!???

[Ali 556]

Originally Posted by C-unit

go for it..its only 180-200. The weight will not be really noticeable but you can't go wrong with 180-200..they look good too. If you have most of the handling, performance mod done up to your standard, why not get the cf trunk!???

hummm,

i've done (so far) :

ES bushing every where.
SPL Soild bushing.
SPL T/C Rods.
HKS Hyper max Pro Preformer Coilovers (7K Front And 5K rear).
EVO IX Brembo Brakes All around (320mm Front Rotor 4 pot caliper , 296mm Rears with 2 pot cliper)
Endless SS lines Allaround.
Ralliart TARMAC Pads Front And Endless M-Sport Pads Rear.

^^ i'm n'

So does it Worth it...?

Regards,

Ali

[1989rps13]

dont buy it.
CF trunk only if its for free
its much better to have your car all one color idk but id only dig the cf hood thats about it

[C-unit]

just go for it..you pretty much done most of the stuff you need anyways. Beside..its $200, you can't go wrong. I mean if you dont like it after you get it..sell it back out and you are not going to lose any money.

[BlueKpS13]

buy it and sell it for more

[captainfalco]

My car came with a VIS carbon fiber trunk, not something I would do myself. The trunk fit like hell and would not latch. I didn't think it was really worth it so I sold it and put the stock trunk back on from my wrecked car.

[dori_sil8t]

id say buy it. if u dont like it sell it.

[TrIpLe "D"]

cf is kind of a waist of money , i spent $750 on a hood and lip spoiler. they both have cracks now .

[ANVIL]

Originally Posted by dori_sil8t

id say buy it. if u dont like it sell it.

do this. as long as its on a car right now and you see how the fitment is. i wouldnt touch it if the fitment sucked, but for that price, the least you can do is flip it.

[Brian]

A color matched painted CF trunk might be neat.
Kind of pointless, but neat I guess.

[nzmoman]

Originally Posted by Brian

A color matched painted CF trunk might be neat.
Kind of pointless, but neat I guess.

why pointless? Im color matching my cf hood. I hate the look of CF on black cars so I will paint it. the extra weight from painting is minimal. When we painted one before I think it added almost 3 pounds. Not a bad price to pay if you want the weight reduction but not the flash.

[Brian]

Pointless because I'd be willing to bet 90% of the buyers will put it on their street car / weekend track wannabe car.

How much weight did the total thing save?
How much does one cost?


YES, pointless.

[CrimsonRockett]

You can shed off weight in different sections on the car to equal the savings from the CF trunk.

Hell, lose a couple pounds and that will equal the CF trunk AND you made a benefit to your own well being.

Color matched carbon fiber parts is cool, but it's still pointless.

[Brian]

Oh crap... I should clarify what I meant.

I think a CF trunk is pointless.

I think painting a carbon trunk is necessary.

[kuruptR]

Changing rear glass to lexan on stock hatch would be better than crappy seibon trunk.

[azndoc]

Make more HP.

Done.

[510-SR20DET]

Its RWD you need weight on the back.

[96Turbo]

flip that shit. talk your friend down to $150 and sell it to some fanboy for $500 saying that it's pretty much the most important mod for the proper drift setup

koguchi says so

[n1smo413]

you should buy and paint it the color of your car and show its off to honda guys and watch their jaw drop.Thats what i did with my old cf hood

[wanganbattle]

buy it. flip it. and use that money for something important like school tuition or new tires?

If it was a CF hood I'd but it just bc the vert hood is hella heavy...

[aoiken3]

^^school tuition sucks..... definitely use your money for that. other wise, later on you'll have to sell your real goodies to make up for it when you run low on bank

[drift freaq]

Originally Posted by nzmoman

why pointless? Im color matching my cf hood. I hate the look of CF on black cars so I will paint it. the extra weight from painting is minimal. When we painted one before I think it added almost 3 pounds. Not a bad price to pay if you want the weight reduction but not the flash.

wait a minute. painting your Carbon hood added 3lbs? LOL what did you paint it with lead based paint hahahhahhahhahha. Seriously two coats of paint should not weigh more than maybe a 1lb.

Oh and I am all about painting Carbon fiber hoods or trunks the Carbon Fiber look is so 90's.

[ReLiC]

no other trunk will fit more perfectly than the stock one. so i would say it's useless to painta cf trunk.

i have one myself. I bought it back when i was in high school and ditched it 2 weeks later.

But you can easily make money off it.

[irax]

id say buy it and then flip it... why not? your friend wants to get rid of it, and im sure you could use an EXTRA 200 bucks... so you can spend 400 on something nice, like sway bars, or new tires, or better brakes.

[Akiros]

Originally Posted by irax

or better brakes.

evo ix brakes are pretty decent from what I hear