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03-Gwagen Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Vehicle(s): CLK63 Black Series, 2018 G63, 2016 GLE300d Posts: 888 | kevlar body panels Does anyone besides ORC.de have kevlar/carbon body panels? Are the military G's steel or kevlar ones? | ||
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Arnd Regular Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Vehicle(s): 280GE, 300TE Posts: 85 | RE: kevlar body panels Hi! What are you planing to do!? Do you want decrease your weight for a better weight/power-relation or do you want a bullet-proof G???? If you are looking for the first ... check out here: http://www.schmude-hardtop.de/produkte.php?page=2&wg=1&pd_start=20 All parts can also been made in kevlar/carbon ... just a question of money. A few weeks ago I hold an complete Flipfront made in kevlar/karbon with just one hand ... it was incredible how light it was ... Greetings, Arnd! Edited by Arnd 5/16/2006 1:24 AM | ||
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amzimmy Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: South Africa/Italy Vehicle(s): GD300 1981, Alfa GT 3,2 V6, Alfa Brera Q4 3,2 V6. Posts: 850 | RE: kevlar body panels Arnd - 5/15/2006 7:23 AM Hi! What are you planing to do!? Do you want decrease your weight for a better weight/power-relation or do you want a bullet-proof G???? If you are looking for the first ... check out here: http://www.schmude-hardtop.de/produkte.php?page=2&wg=1&pd_start=20 All parts can also been made in kevlar/carbon ... just a question of money. A few weeks ago I hold an complete Flipfront made in kevlar/karbon with just one hand ... it was incredible how light it was ... Greetings, Arnd! Interesting........interesting, .....the bonnet looks very tempting.......rather then repairing a hernia .....that would be my solution ........ for an old man tanks for the info amzimmy | ||
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G350DT Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: kevlar body panels I would love a Kevlar hood for my G that would really make for an easier time then trying to fix the dents in mine. But if anyone happens to have a nice hood for my G I am looking, do not want to spend a lot of money for a new one if I can fine a nice kevlar one or one someone has sitting about | ||
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Arnd Regular Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Vehicle(s): 280GE, 300TE Posts: 85 | RE: kevlar body panels 03-Gwagen - 5/16/2006 1:32 AM Are the military G's steel or kevlar ones? The usual military-bonnet is made of steel, because you can step on it ... very nice to walk on it, but no pro without an bad side ... these hoods are heavy, heavy, heavy ... Greetings, Arnd! | ||
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AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | How much weight savings? Arnd - 5/15/2006 10:23 PM ... All parts can also been made in kevlar/carbon ... just a question of money. A few weeks ago I hold an complete Flipfront made in kevlar/karbon with just one hand ... it was incredible how light it was ... Greetings, Arnd! Any idea how much the original hood & fenders weigh? Does the flip front include some sort of inner fender? Where/how is is mounted? Edited by AlanMcR 5/16/2006 1:13 PM | ||
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Kermit Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: kevlar body panels The site says about the hood: Gewicht: ca. 9 kg (Stahlhaube ca. 20 kg) Which I assume means kevlar 9kg (20lb) steel 20kg (44lb). | ||
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Luky Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6 Posts: 1062 | Re: kevlar body panels About 2 years ago a comapny selling military equipment offered our(Slovak) army, to buy some Gs with kevlar bodypanels for the paratroopers, but I don t know if they bought them. I think the kevlar bodypanels were not used for security reasons, but for weight reduction. | ||
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