Carbon Fiber Gas Door

[Jerkratt]

heh just bought of of these... i think it will look good after i get the sibon lip kits and stuff

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300122367642

[hasher22]

coool.....

i was searchin for replacement handles, u can get carbon fibre door addons from ebay.....but replacements are better.....

remember to post some pics of it! :laugh:

[blacksan]

Fiber/Gas Door? Am I just not wrapped tight, or is this funny in a Monty Python kind of humor.:iono: :biggrin:

[uncleyaris]

Can't wait to see the pics!

[cali yaris]

couldn't help it -- I ordered one of those last week too.

I hope it's not crap. :bow:

[brickhardmeat]

this will definately improve performance:redface:

nice little touch on a black car

[Ryosuke]

Nice, It would look very good

[njyaris]

after i do everything else i'll consider that .. only b/c my pockets are thin

[Jerkratt]

haha your the other person who bought one i was wondering everytime i get outbid on something for the yaris i wonder who it is lol i just won the upper lower tie middle lower tie and rear lower tie bars... idk if im going to put all them on or not tho

[Jerkratt]

ok so i have it in my hands...... but its rivited in... dont know what size they are nor do i know how to get them out... if anyone can help me out online or in person ill take a drive... get some beer or smokie smokie or something but yeah really wanna put this on

[Kaotic Lazagna]

post some pics of the OEM one and the CF one, showing the bolts.

[whooppee777]

would that fit the sedan? haha he said "smokie smokie". only you can prevent forest fires.

[Astroman]

Usually you have to drill rivets out. And you can easily get a rivet gun w/some rivets and reattach. Although I don't know about the angle they are at... Dunno if this helps at all.

[Meteorite Man]

As the site says "Read Carefully", fits HB only!

Ummmm.....Might want to fire up the "smokey smokey" after you are done with the "FUEL" door. 6779

I'm sure you can drill out the rivets and use bolts and nuts in their place.

Not sure of the set up from where I sit but can you peel back the inner fender liner and look aft? You might have a better angle there.

[SailDesign]

Holy Shi'ite!
You folks are serious? It is simply a stock part, with some carbon twill wrapped over it and clear-coated. So in fact it is HEAVIER than stock by the weight of the carbon and clear-coat.
If it is all "Grade A+" carbon, then it is probably crap, since there is no such grading system for carbon, let alone a color other than black available. All other colors are not carbon - I don't care what the brochure says - they are at the best carbon wrapped in a colored sheath, which adds weight and reduces strength, at the worst they are simply polyester in a twill weave , what everyone thinks of as "carbon" even though it is simply one of hundreds of fabric types available.
Looks? Well, to each his own :smile: I'm not blameless in that department myself, but don't kid yourself you're getting anything special there.

[Jerkratt]

dont car rto much as long as it does not like fall apart.. the workmanship looks pretty good.... ill take a pic of the rivets in a little im at my friends house right now ill take pics of the gas door also

[Thotprawsis]

Here's a pic of the rivets. Sorry it's so blurry. The head appears to be 1/2" and approx' a 1/16" thick. Maybe someone can i.d. it from this:iono:

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I hope this helped.

[Jerkratt]

hey man thanks... was about to go and upload them

[SailDesign]

dont car rto much as long as it does not like fall apart.. the workmanship looks pretty good....

Jerkratt - I didn't mean to throw stones - my house has a lot of glass.... :wink:
I just am amazed at the amount of cheap "carbon" crap available, both real and fake, that could so easily be made out of REAL carbon for about the same price.
I was looking at a "carbon" hood the other day - little tiny letters at the bottom said something along the lines of "retains full strength compared to the OEM hood due to having fiberglass under the carbon....."
BS! The carbon is the strong stuff - f'glass is just floppy unless really thick and heavy.
Ah, well... let us know how it turns out.

[Chris07LB]

thumbs up for at least not getting some cheese ball CF sticker from AutoZone. :clap:

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

http://www.boomplustoys.net/images/new/JDM_Toyota_Vitz_RS_Fuel_Lid.jpg

what about this????

[churp]

[QUOTE=SailDesign;116874].....I was looking at a "carbon" hood the other day - little tiny letters at the bottom said something along the lines of "retains full strength compared to the OEM hood due to having fiberglass under the carbon....."
BS! The carbon is the strong stuff - f'glass is just floppy unless really thick and heavy......QUOTE]

hahahaha....worked for a company that sold CF shovel/rake/broom handles, they had 4 strands of carbon in with the 150 strands of glass...no way were they stronger, although you might get 'zapped' if you touched an electrical cable!!!!! :thumbup:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

sorry, can't help out with the rivets. if i remember to, i'll take a look at mine and see if that helps.

[Chris07LB]

Usually you have to drill rivets out. And you can easily get a rivet gun w/some rivets and reattach. Although I don't know about the angle they are at... Dunno if this helps at all.

Exactly. My pet monkey could do it.

[cali yaris]

pics of pet monkey, please.

The gas cap comes with rivets to install with - you just need the tool.

[Chris07LB]

pics of pet monkey, please.

The gas cap comes with rivets to install with - you just need the tool.

Sure. If I can get 'em to sit still long enough.

[Jerkratt]

i got no rivets... only gas door.....there was the foam peanuts and the bubble rap and the piece of paper wraped aorund the lid.... maybe ill get the body shop to install it when tehy are fixing the car

[Black Yaris]

http://www.boomplustoys.net/images/new/JDM_Toyota_Vitz_RS_Fuel_Lid.jpg

what about this????

I would like it, if it was not rice

[bearda]

http://www.boomplustoys.net/images/new/JDM_Toyota_Vitz_RS_Fuel_Lid.jpg

what about this????

Looks like flimsy aluminum with a "Carbon Fiber" looking sticker stuck on top.

I'm not impressed. At least with the CF overlay you know it's a solid OEM door underneath.