if i make these who wants to buy one and would you rather have carbon fiber or original finish

I'll take one in brushed aluminum finish


Rod

thanks greenmeansgo. Thats really nice of u. oh...did u check with murcie-me if he already got one? LOL...u cant predict that man....he's a half living god...u just won't know what else he got to shock us in surprise...


here's some carbon part from a LP640 i took from ebay sometimes ago.
pictures for brain damaging purpose 












greenmeansgo, do u think
we are the desperados who didnt  pay attention on the kit building,
but desperately buying small items instead..LOL
keys, floor mat and such which is not necesary for the early stages of the project.....LOL....
something wrong with my brain....keep on buying small non-related parts....
but just cant help it. My supra is still stuck with me....
and afraid that those goodies will not come by again...

Green,

Fantastic job... I know without a doubt that this piece would absolutely look astonishing in the factory carbon fiber setting.

To clarify everything about factory pieces in carbon fiber...
     High end automotive manufactures make a very defined decision when designing the vehicle and its aesthetics, especially when it comes to carbon fiber.  For lack of a better word, it would be Tacky for lets say, Lamborghini to use multiple weaves though out the carbon details of one of their vehicles, so they choose what best fits their needs, and they stick with it.

As an answer to Coughinblood, you are correct that there are many weaves of a carbon cloth, along with aramid and hybrid fibers where they color a lesser quality kevlar and intertwine the color into a carbon woven cloth.  But in regards to this E-Gear piece, I would only use a 282-3K-PW carbon fiber cloth as it is what Lamborghini has chosen for the Murcielago LP640.

Too many times you can search for aftermarket carbon fiber parts and the company will use a very common 284-3k-TW 2x2 Twill pattern.  It almost disgusts me to see a aftermarket carbon piece for a lamborghini or Ferrari that didn't use the factory weave and cloth pattern.  Without matching the factory pattern, you have just created a piece that doesn't belong aesthetically in the original design of the vehicle, and won't match anything the factory has set in place as carbon accents.


Green, I would be more than happy to assist you in the replication of that piece.  As you know, the carbon version will be absolutely breath taking, and if you would like to make a "brushed aluminum" look with out having the piece machined, I have a friend that has painted all of my hotrods for me in the past... he is absolutely brilliant and has a painting technique up his sleeve that would give this piece the appearance of brushed aluminum, but is actually a composite material that has been painted.

When I get the molds made, I'll make a couple of pieces and send one to him so you can see what I am talking about, and see if it will work and look right for those that are seeking the aluminum look.

-Hughes

i payed alot for this one "taking one for the team" you could say. but no one had one so i figured wed need it. im not trying to profit off it just get everyone taken care of as usaul. i find some people return that kindness later

SC80,

In regard to your carbon comment, I would agree that the 284-3K-TW is a nice feature for the exterior, as the weave is visibly larger, even though the tow size is the same... but when you are referring to the acclaimed ZONDA... Pagani didn't hold back at all in making it a show piece!  They still used the 3K tow strand, but used a 4x4 twill weave cloth.  I have some of this stuff in stock from a racing teams project a few years back, and let me tell you... it makes absolutely BEAUTIFUL aesthetics!  The problem is that Pagani is the only factory manufacture out there visibly using it... so it wouldn't match any Lamborghini's or Ferrari's getting built, darn.


I am excited to see what other factory items we can come up with that I can make carbon... oh boy are we going to have some sweet builds!

-Hughes

And we shall see how my build comes out... I can't let you know what is in store for it... but I will tell you that it will be a one of a kind... inside and out.

FYI if you are planning on making this part yourself it is actually smaller than it looks in the pics, i just got it in today. nice

I would like to know what you think it would cost in original finish.  I would also need a steering wheel and paddle shifter levers.