GT4 Composites new product: CF trunk floor

[Gt4]

We are going to make new parts trying to reduce the overall weight of the E46 M3, a little bit here and there.

So here is the first prototype of the trunk floor JC made this week. He made 2 versions: one of 2-layers of CF and another one 2-layers + core in between.

Weight reduction: between 1kg / 1.5kg or 2.2lbs / 3.3lbs

[STAATS]

This is very cool in a hilarious reflection of the level this community has got to kinda way. I really enjoy that stuff like this has come to be but I feel that price point will end up being a sticking point. I had previously done some initial investigations in this area but was thinking of just buying and cutting to size aluminium honeycomb sheets. I found I couldn't justify the price point for the weight loss. Admittedly it was less weight loss than this is... But equally it was likely to be much cheaper than this will be 😂

[Gt4]

This is very cool in a hilarious reflection of the level this community has got to kinda way. I really enjoy that stuff like this has come to be but I feel that price point will end up being a sticking point. I had previously done some initial investigations in this area but was thinking of just buying and cutting to size aluminium honeycomb sheets. I found I couldn't justify the price point for the weight loss. Admittedly it was less weight loss than this is... But equally it was likely to be much cheaper than this will be 😂

We are going to ask $500 shipping included for this part

[karter16]

Nice - I thought about making one of these for myself (partly weight savings, but mostly because I need to modify mine anyway around the RACP brace I'm installing) but I wasn't too sure whether it would end up being a bit of a vibration resonator. Keen to hear if there's any difference in noise/vibration with this installed.

[Sharocks]

Clarkson said cardboard so I'm doing cardboard.

I don't make the rules.