carbon fiber VS carbon glass B-pillar

[NonStopReaper]

was wondering whats the diffrents between carbon fiber and carbon glass which one is better? i was thinking of replacing my b pillar and ran into to option.
1) i found one on Sceince of speed for $589.00 cf
http://www.scienceofspeed.com/products/exterior_performance_products/NSX/Is_Impact/

2). the carbon glass at Dali for $259.00
http://www.daliracing.com/v666-5/catalog/index_browse_part.cfm?focus=1962

any inputs is greatful or any where else i can get these cheap and good quality

 

[goldNSX]

Cheap is cheap and good is expensive. :wink:

 

[NonStopReaper]

still wondering what the diffrence between carbon fiber and carbon glass is?

 

[stuntman]

still wondering what the diffrence between carbon fiber and carbon glass is?

I don't know but i would guess:

Carbon fiber - the entire piece is made from carbon fiber

Carbon glass - the entire piece is made from fiberglass with a layer of carbon on top, so the piece looks like its made of carbon fiber.

 

[Tai]

I don't know but i would guess:

Carbon fiber - the entire piece is made from carbon fiber

Carbon glass - the entire piece is made from fiberglass with a layer of carbon on top, so the piece looks like its made of carbon fiber.

That would be correct.

 

[NonStopReaper]

thanks :smile:

 

[4AU4LIFE]

I don't know but i would guess:

Carbon fiber - the entire piece is made from carbon fiber

Carbon glass - the entire piece is made from fiberglass with a layer of carbon on top, so the piece looks like its made of carbon fiber.

to an extent that is correct.
some, make that many, vendors advertise a CF unit that ISN'T all CF. It is in fact CF over another material but not always fiberglass. Products that are pure CF are usually VERY expensive.

 

[Diablo360]

I've owned both so maybe i can chime in. The Dali ones are just fiberglass with a layer of CF on top. They are really light, flimsy, and have a somewhat decent finish. Fitment is good once you get them mounted properly. The CF doesn't go around the edges, so you just have black on the edges. Not too bad/unattractive, but definately not for a show car. Great for a track car where weight savings is your #1 goal.....

I wanted nicer/more solid CF B pillars though, so I went with the I's impact ones that SOS is selling.

So the I's impact B pillars are way better in quality than the Dali ones, much more solid and much heavier. They are lighter than OEM, but not paper light like the Dali ones. Fitment is on par with oem. For the price however they might be too expensive. The finish was bad on the ones I got, even worse than the Dali ones. They had a matte/milky clearcoat..... In the end I had them clearcoated to a darker black by MV Designz, so they flow with my black roof, but you can still see the CF weave in the sun but from afar they just look black.

Some suggestions if you plan on buying the i's imact pillars, which are the only ones I would buy:

-don't buy them from SOS. They don't have them in stock and it took them over 2 months to get mine in. I'd pm Dan from GT Rom and see what he can do.

-Plan on having them re-cleared to your liking. I paid $100 to have mine done, well worth it.......

 

[NonStopReaper]

thanks =) whats the email for dan? at gt-rom?

 

[4AU4LIFE]

I've owned both so maybe i can chime in. The Dali ones are just fiberglass with a layer of CF on top. They are really light, flimsy, and have a somewhat decent finish. Fitment is good once you get them mounted properly. The CF doesn't go around the edges, so you just have black on the edges. Not too bad/unattractive, but definately not for a show car. Great for a track car where weight savings is your #1 goal.....

this is pretty accurate but allow me to detail a little more.
some of the parts that are offered are OEM parts that are wrapped in a layer of CF. So therefore, you aren't actually losing any weight but rather adding a very small amount.
You'll notice when you look on the web site that ordering certain parts requires you shipping him your old ones and he then returns them wrapped.

 

[stuntman]

this is pretty accurate but allow me to detail a little more.
some of the parts that are offered are OEM parts that are wrapped in a layer of CF. So therefore, you aren't actually losing any weight but rather adding a very small amount.
You'll notice when you look on the web site that ordering certain parts requires you shipping him your old ones and he then returns them wrapped.

Does Dali do that (you haveto send him the factory piece) or is it a true 'carbon-glass' carbon-wrapped fiberglass piece?

 

[Diablo360]

Does Dali do that (you haveto send him the factory piece) or is it a true 'carbon-glass' carbon-wrapped fiberglass piece?

Nope, the B pillars he is selling are actual replacements.

 

[4AU4LIFE]

Does Dali do that (you haveto send him the factory piece) or is it a true 'carbon-glass' carbon-wrapped fiberglass piece?

From conversations with him, some of the items you send to him and they get wrapped. Others in wrapped in CF material or like a prior post stated, if the part is relatively flat(center console), the material is drapped onto a fiberglass version and cleared after that.