carbon fiber door panels??

[ajsyrup]

anyone know where i can get a set for a 59 bettle ?? thanks

brian

[ajsyrup]

59 beetle lol not bettle

[oasis]

The only source I knew is no longer in the game. My addendum to co-ponder is Could a flat panel of carbon fiber be had and then cut into the proper shape and dimensions for use?

[Steve C]

Hi

They would certainly look cool.

The only thing that worries me is what the carbon fibre will behave like in a serious accident, will it break into lethal shards and hurt you or your passengers? Can someone who knows more about this subject than me answer this?

Steve

[barls]

it depends on the way its laid steve but it has that potential. this is why carbon fibre based hockey sticks have been banned in field hockey.

[bean_8044]

Normally i would agree, but if youre in an accident, carbon fiber panels are the least of your worries. Not that im doubting the crash-worthyness of a VW, but put a layer of Dynamat or something behind the panels and it should help.

[Uber Affe]

Anyway...I'd come up with a spiff plan to make these custom panels for people, but no one ever sent me an word about it so I'd abandoned the fabrication, but I kept perfecting the way to do it.
Basicaly, I laid out the jist of it in this post...
http://www.germanlook.com/Forums/sho...ht=door+panels
Offer is still open to interested parties.
You provide me with the posters/images you want to use( as long as they'll fit the panel size) and send it to me. For $80 plus shipping I'll send you back 4 panels made with the four posters (3- if you cut a poster in half to make the rear ones) I can make up to 40"x60" (that's the size of the vaccume press I use) It's basically an experiment, but hey! It won't throw shards at ya or burn all toxic and shyte!