There’s no one in the world that can come up with a good enough excuse as to why they changed a perfectly good body part with a carbon fiber piece. Why did we do it? Our reasoning is that Carbon fiber is an addictive narcotic that seems to grab a hold of any logical reasoning a person may have and make them do things that a non Carbon Fiber junkie wouldn’t do. But if you get the right (well made) Carbon Fiber piece it will convert any non Carbon Fiber junkie into an addict, which is what happened to us.
Our front fenders didn’t need to be replaced but just the idea of having carbon fiber front fenders seemed like a cool idea. The stock fenders are extremely light to begin with, but very flimsy. Going with a good set of CF fenders wouldn’t provide a significant weight reduction over stock, but will prove to be much stronger (dent resistant). With several manufacturers available to supply anyone with a replacement piece, we went to RaceOnUSA for their OEM style fenders to maintain the original bodyline and complete our carbon theme. Fitment is the biggest issue when it comes to CF replacements and was a big worry for us. Luckily our worries went out the door the day we installed the new fenders. The build qualities on these are extremely nice. The edges and mounting points are strong with a good finish, the CF weave is straight without noticeable imperfects, and the clear finish is smooth enough to be show ready. The fenders really hold true to the “OEM” title. Installing was a snap and a little adjustment was made to make sure everything fit perfectly. One thing to note is the holes for the corner lights may need to be dremmelled a little due to thickness of the CF fenders, but nothing major. Once we got everything lined up and installed we sat back to find any imperfections. After examining every square cm, we were happy to see no significant gaps or any other fitment issues, fitment was flawless.
Once we finished test fitting the new pieces we decided to take them off and get them painted to match the rest of the car. Yes we do realize it seems to defeat the purpose of getting a CF replacement part if we are going to just paint over it. The truth is we had a set theme for the project car that we needed to maintain (more on this coming soon in future articles). The CF fenders took about 2 days to get them finished up and they were back on the car for another test fitment. With the two fenders painted and on the car, it was pretty difficult to notice a difference between the stock fenders and the new CF replacements. We added a bit of exposed carbon fiber within in the paint scheme (as you can see in the pictures) to give it away.
Overall we couldn’t be any happier with RaceOnUSA’s CF front fenders. The quality and fitment of fenders are wonderful. If you are looking for change and want to get a set of CF fenders, check out RaceOnUSA’s selection.
