Under bonnet carbon

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Under bonnet carbon

Post by Jules » Wed Apr 12, 2017 3:57 pm

I've just seen this posted and noticed the 2 centre covers top and bottom are not carbon like mine has, is this an extra or something ?
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by rtd » Wed Apr 12, 2017 3:59 pm

The Plus model came with the rings and V10 cover in carbon - come up on eBay sometimes.
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by Jules » Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:02 pm

rtd wrote:
Wed Apr 12, 2017 3:59 pm
The Plus model came with the rings and V10 cover in carbon - come up on eBay sometimes.
Ow bonus then, mine has got them so must be a plus then :roll: :lol:
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by Golfather » Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:19 pm

Carbon covers were an extra mate, fitted when the car was de restricted from factory..
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Under bonnet carbon

Post by rtd » Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:20 pm

Standard on a plus though?

Plague in cabin near gear selector will show if a plus
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Post by Golfather » Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:38 pm

Yes standard on a Plus.
Jules aint a plus though, but Im sure it'll be far superior to a Plus once hes finished with it :thumbs:

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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by IanH755 » Wed Apr 12, 2017 5:06 pm

.............and substantially lower too :D
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by grahamh84 » Wed Apr 12, 2017 8:08 pm

Ah ok mines got 2 pieces of carbon
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by Jules » Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:50 am

Golfather wrote:
Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:38 pm
Yes standard on a Plus.
Jules aint a plus though, but Im sure it'll be far superior to a Plus once hes finished with it :thumbs:
Yes i was playing re the plus comment :lol:

But thanks I hope it should look ok :thumbs:
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by Jules » Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:51 am

IanH755 wrote:
Wed Apr 12, 2017 5:06 pm
.............and substantially lower too :D
Highly possible :thumbs: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by IanH755 » Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:03 am

One thing to note, there's currently no "off the shelf" adjustable camber arms for the C6 so you may have to make some custom ones. I know a few people who have used the KW lowering springs and were getting tyre wear issues because of that.

If you find anywhere to get/make a set just let people know on here!
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by rtd » Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:15 am

I had this exact issue with my MTM springs had very bad wear on inner section of front tires.
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by Jules » Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:23 am

IanH755 wrote:
Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:03 am
One thing to note, there's currently no "off the shelf" adjustable camber arms for the C6 so you may have to make some custom ones. I know a few people who have used the KW lowering springs and were getting tyre wear issues because of that.

If you find anywhere to get/make a set just let people know on here!
Good to know thanks Ian.
Yes I'm desperate to get the car lower and start trying on some of the wheels I have so I can see what is and isn't possible.
I hear the c6 is harder re fitment and space than the c7.
I have some 20 by 10s I can try and I also have some 21x10.5s on route but I think I will have to stretch them tyres a little more than I would like
due to space we have and I'm assuming front brake clearance especially with the ceramics will be an issue especially with concave.
The problem I have is I go to Austria in less than 4 weeks and have only had the car in my possession for 2 days, and its now at the wrappers
for the black optics, then has to go to the next place to make it low then back to mrc for the exhaust so I am starting to panic a little :roll:
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by Jules » Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:26 am

rtd wrote:
Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:15 am
I had this exact issue with my MTM springs had very bad wear on inner section of front tires.
So you are putting the inner tyre wear down to the fact it was just lowered a little ?
This is usually the case but only a bit worse than normal
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Re: Under bonnet carbon

Post by rtd » Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:41 am

Jules wrote:
Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:26 am
rtd wrote:
Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:15 am
I had this exact issue with my MTM springs had very bad wear on inner section of front tires.
So you are putting the inner tyre wear down to the fact it was just lowered a little ?
This is usually the case but only a bit worse than normal
the wear was due to the lowering and spacing out of the tire - but because I had no adjustability from the arms I couldn't counter the wear issue.
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