[s-cars] RE: CF-Hood or S-Glass Hood

Thu Sep 26 15:28:00 EDT 2002

Aluminum Hood? I didn't think Audi did this until the A8 and '98 A6?!? If
this is the case, why have a CF hood, no real big weight savings. I'll take
a magnet to mine next few days...

>Guys,
>
>I may have a source for $450 carbon fiber hoods but NOW I am looking for
>this for my coupe not S4. It seems that I have an aluminum hood on my 94.
>Anyone else have the same or am I the only lucky slob?
>
>Christopher
>
>Still would kill for a RS2 bumpercover/air dam for my US bumper.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Murray (LMC) [mailto:James.Murray at ericsson.ca]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 3:38 PM
>To: 'Trevor Frank'; strangconst at rogers.com; 'Guerard, Jerome';
>'S4audinut at aol.com'; 'BlkAudiQuattro at aol.com'; 'Christopher Leal'; 'Nic
>Bode'; 'Haney Rod'; 'brian bilotti'; 'Lance Christiansen'; Paul
>Friedenberg; 'Steve Marinello'; 'Timothy Lynch'; Paul Friedenberg
>Cc: SOS-cars at yahoogroups.com; 's-car-list at audifans.com'
>Subject: CF-Hood or S-Glass Hood
>
>
>Hey, if you guys are still interested in a "light hood" made in CF or
>S-Glass?, then now's the time. All of you above initially sent me an e-mail
>showing interest in having it developed (I cc'ed the lists in case there's
>more), Trevor's willing to go the distance (what a champ!), but of course
>this is a group type initiative that depends on enough interest. So sign up
>with Trevor if you still want this to happen !
>
>Cheers, /James "passing the gauntlet" Murray.
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From:	Trevor Frank [SMTP:tfrank at symyx.com]
>	Sent:	September 25, 2002 6:17 PM
>	To:	James Murray (LMC); SOS-cars at yahoogroups.com;
>strangconst at rogers.com
>	Cc:	Paul Friedenberg
>	Subject:	RE: [SOS-cars] Styling Options Status
>
>	So hey I talked to him again today, and I just want to clarify
>	something, the initial quote was for a s-glass hood.  I talked to
>him
>	today and for a prepreg CF hood we would be looking at 700 a piece
>and a
>	little over 2k for the molds.  I never really got much response to
>my
>	intitial inquery so I dropped it.  I don't know if it makes any
>sence to
>	put a CF hood on this car.  But if we got 10 people to amortize the
>cost
>	of the mold then we would be looking at about 1k a hood for a CF or
>like
>	I said before about 600 ea for 10 for a high quality fiberglass
>hood.
>	This would be one that would work with the stock latches and hood
>shock.
>	This isn't a cover.  If people are willing to put down money, I am
>	willing to set it up from here.  Get them a hood to copy and let
>them
>	know what we want built.
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From: James Murray (LMC) [mailto:James.Murray at ericsson.ca]
>	Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 2:49 PM
>	To: 'SOS-cars at yahoogroups.com'; 'strangconst at rogers.com'; Trevor
>Frank
>	Cc: 'Paul Friedenberg'
>	Subject: RE: [SOS-cars] Styling Options Status
>
>
>	Hi Guys,
>
>	The man to ask about this is Trevor Frank. He was heading up this
>	initiative since he found the source. I initally had 11 people show
>	interest in getting a CF hood made.
>
>	From Trevor a few months back: http://www.aerosport.net/
>	<http://www.aerosport.net/>  Don't be fooled by the web site this
>guy's
>	makes his living making fiberglass/carbon/Kevlar body parts etc...
>I
>	just talked to him to get an idea, he said about 1400-1800 for
>tooling
>	and approx 400 per hood. At quantity 5 approx 700 each copy.  On the
>	outside with 9 people that would only be $200 each.  It would only
>be
>	another $400 per copy then, for quantity of 9 so $600 US total.
>
>	Cheers, /James.
>
>
>		-----Original Message-----
>		From:	Mark Strangways [SMTP:strangconst at rogers.com]
>		Sent:	September 25, 2002 5:28 PM
>		To:	SOS-cars at yahoogroups.com
>		Subject:	Re: [SOS-cars] Styling Options Status
>
>		James, what is the current status of the below mentioned
>carbon
>	fiber hoods
>		etc.
>		I had mentioned to Paul Friedenberg on the S-Cars list (US),
>	that I had seen
>		something about them.
>		I would also like a CF hood too, but not sure of the price ?
>
>		regards,
>		Mark Strangways.
>
>		Toronto, Ont.
>		----- Original Message -----
>		From: "James Murray (LMC)" <lmcjamu at lmc.ericsson.se>
>		To: "'SOS-cars'" <SOS-cars at yahoogroups.com>
>		Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 4:12 PM
>		Subject: [SOS-cars] Styling Options Status
>
>
>		> Here is the status on the interest level to date for some
>	Styling options
>		> (listed from highest to lowest):
>		>
>		> Sport Mesh Grill and/or a matching lower Grill Mesh for
>bumper
>	intake: 9
>		> People
>		> SGI Body Kit (Front Air dam, Side skirts, and rear
>Valence): 8
>	People
>		> Front Lip Spoilers: 5 People
>		> HID Xenon  Kit: 5 People
>		> RS2 Style Front Bumper: 5 People (this was a surprise, I
>	thought everyone
>		> drooled over these?)
>		> Re-styled Front Air Dam: 4 People
>		> Straight Eyebrows: 2 People
>		> Carbon Fiber or Fiberglass Hood: 2 People
>		> Kamei Eyebrows: 1 Person
>		>
>		> Here's the web site with comments and pictures:
>		>
>		> http://www3.sympatico.ca/wadleigh/Audi_C4_Styling.htm
>		> <http://www3.sympatico.ca/wadleigh/Audi_C4_Styling.htm>
>		>
>		> If you're interested in any of the options drop me an
>	e-mail...
>		>
>		> Cheers, /James.
>		>
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