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Interior/Exterior Where to find carbon fiber center console pillars

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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 08:23 AM
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Where to find carbon fiber center console pillars

I have JCW carbon fiber dash and would like to find pillars for center console to match. Anyone have any ideas where I can find these? I know several on NAM do the wraps, but not sure how that would match the JCW pieces. Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 05:56 AM
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you can buy some carbon fiber bi-axial sleeves from soller composites, and get some epoxy and resin as well and "wrap" your down tubes with it. It will be real cf, with no seams since its woven in a tube, and due to its weave pattern it can expand and contract as needed in diameter.

http://sollercomposites.com/composit...20sleeves.html
 
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 01:21 PM
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Thanks for the info. I will check out that avenue. I was hoping someone on here was parting out a JCW MINI and were selling theirs. I know JCW made the pieces, but they do seem to be hard to find. Thanks for the suggestion.
Chuck
 
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by cevans
Thanks for the info. I will check out that avenue. I was hoping someone on here was parting out a JCW MINI and were selling theirs. I know JCW made the pieces, but they do seem to be hard to find. Thanks for the suggestion.
Chuck
It'll more than likely be cheaper to go this route seeing as how there will always be a mark up on JCW components.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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its more than a lot cheaper. I priced it out onetime, i could get enough CF to re-do my dash (sheet) downtubes (sleeves) and make a front splitter for the mini for ~$200 (that's including resin...)
 
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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I know Way at Way motor works has a pair up for grabs that he recently acquired.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 07:47 PM
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Thanks for All the info guys. I have contacted Way motor works to see if units are available for sale and if I can buy them without 2nd mortgaging my home. Again, thanks for all the help.
Chuck
 
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