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catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:40 am
by suprastarr
Has anyone bought a carbon fiber hatch? My question is is the quality good and does it come with the rear glass or will I have to swap the rear glass from my hatch?

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:31 am
by 86boy
I've been tempted to get a carbon hatch... haven't pulled the trigger though. It appears that it does not have the "latch" as all the CF hatches I've seen all have the straps like the front bumper to fender are held up.

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:10 pm
by suprastarr
Ohhh I was considering getting a carbon fiber hood,hatch&doors but money is my primary issue lol.

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:38 pm
by morgan
If money's a primary issue, then stick with what you have, lol

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:33 am
by 86boy
/\ True Story or do Fiberglass which is about 1/2 the cost. Or do it yourself which would be the cost of materials ;)

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:07 pm
by suprastarr
I haven't seen any of the above mentioned items in fiberglass ...

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:08 pm
by morgan
Run free makes a hatch, none of them come with glass. You need to swap everything over

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:25 am
by suprastarr
morgan wrote:Run free makes a hatch, none of them come with glass. You need to swap everything over
What's the website? Could you post a link?

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:10 pm
by Ataki
Here is a couple I've found, I haven't used either, so I can't really vouch for the quality.
CF-
http://www.advancarbon.com/#/item/1984- ... iber_hatch

Fiberglass-
http://www.brz-parts.com/cus-117-811-a.html

TRD Fiberglass- (Shipping would be insane, I'm sure..)
http://www.rhdjapan.com/trd-rear-hatch- ... -ae86.html

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:00 am
by morgan
Contact GroupA Motoring
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Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:59 pm
by dr.occa
Cusco also makes a fiberglass hatch. Been running one for about 8 years.

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:53 am
by suprastarr
dr.occa wrote:Cusco also makes a fiberglass hatch. Been running one for about 8 years.
How do ya like it? Any issues?

Re: catbon fiber hatch

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:41 am
by yotarolla
I have the VIS carbon hatch. It's decent, I really only got it because I got a great deal on it and my factory hatch was rusted out, or I probably would've gone with fiberglass for the cost. It does have threaded holes to mount the latch but doesn't have the rigidity to be held down only by the latch. I've got hood pins holding mine down, and ended up not even running the latch because it's just an extra step in opening the hatch. Overall I like it and think the quality is good, definitely much lighter.