question about cf trunk - Honda Prelude Forum

boostinh22 · 08-11-2004, 07:56 AM

a friend of mine just got a vis carbon fiber trunk. when she put it on, there was nothing to screw the keyhole into on the inside of the trunk. for now, she just has it taped on. does anyone know of a way to fix this problem?

boostinh22 · 08-13-2004, 07:27 AM

come on......i know there's gotta be at least one person on this board that put on there own carbon fiber trunk and can help me. it's not a huge favor i'm asking here.

SuperRR · 08-13-2004, 11:52 AM

WeaponR has his jus covered up with llike clear plastic. not key mechanism. not really sure how to help ya though.

KahnBB6 · 11-14-2004, 08:19 PM

I'm interested in this problem, too. I suppose you affix hood pins to the trunk? This must not be a very safe modification if you're worried about theft-- just take a crowbar to the trunk, shatter it and tear it apart.

How much weight do you actually save over the factory trunk anyway?

azninside · 11-15-2004, 11:17 PM

sorry, I've got a gemini, so no keyhole....did she compare it to the stock trunk to verify that it won't stay on? as for the weight, my gemini CF trunk weighs 8 lbs, my stock weighed 26 w/ the ITR wing....IIRC, it was at least 18-19lbs w/o the ITR wing.

h22 bb6 · 11-16-2004, 06:10 AM

Member kurtgasper has a VIS CF trunk. He put a small video camera in there though, instead of the trunk lock. I'm not sure how he mounted it.

KahnBB6 · 11-20-2004, 01:51 PM

So the VIS trunk does give us a keyhole and mounting points for the lock?

I guess you have to wonder how important it is to you to save about 12 lbs.

azninside · 11-20-2004, 09:15 PM

^^ its mostly the look, not the weight savings

h22 bb6 · 11-21-2004, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by azninside

^^ its mostly the look, not the weight savings

I plan on doing it at some point for the weight savings. 12 lbs more plus everything else I want to do could shave 80-100 lbs off the car.

94AccordSedan · 11-22-2004, 05:39 AM

I've got one, and it's a noticable diffrence, too bad it's JSP and fits like crap

h22 bb6 · 11-22-2004, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 94AccordSedan

I've got one, and it's a noticable diffrence, too bad it's JSP and fits like crap

Yes, your car looks much better with it off.

KahnBB6 · 11-22-2004, 12:16 PM

I'm wondering if the roughly 30lbs saved when using a 12-13lb CF hood (painted, even) is worth it.

Seriously, if you can take 100lbs off this car by using lightweight parts, will there be any noticable performance advantage or improvement?

Add: what about improved weight bias and improved handling as a result of lightening the car 100lbs?

h22 bb6 · 11-22-2004, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by KahnBB6

I'm wondering if the roughly 30lbs saved when using a 12-13lb CF hood (painted, even) is worth it.

Seriously, if you can take 100lbs off this car by using lightweight parts, will there be any noticable performance advantage or improvement?

Add: what about improved weight bias and improved handling as a result of lightening the car 100lbs?

Anytime you can lighten the car, you will increase the cars ability to handle and its acceleration. It requires much much more than just a CF hood and CF trunk though.

boostinh22 · 11-22-2004, 05:37 PM

btw, this topic is about the keyhole in a cf trunk, not the weight savings. if you want to talk about that, make your own topic.

KahnBB6 · 11-23-2004, 02:10 PM

You're right. Sorry.

I still don't think that question has been answered.