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Sacrificing the original, once the mould has been made, to reuse the fixings works quite well. Just ensure you bond them well. You may find for some clips, a couple of thin strips of carbon wet laid by hand can reinforce the bond even more. Just make sure you are aware how the clip functions so you don't add material where it might effect the function of the clip.
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Hi Kirk If you are going down the complete replacement route and its for you own vehicle you could take a mould off the visible side using the EC epoxy gel coat and putty or the Uni mould system then cut the mountings off you old console etc and bond them on to the new carbon parts. Infusion is going to be the best method to produce good quality cosmetic part. Chris Carbon fibre works LTD
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Hi Chris, Thanks for the reply. I did consider skinning it, but as these parts are for me, I really want them completely reproduced. Time consumption isn't really an issue, it's more that I want to know that I went that bit further to make something special on my car. I know that if I wanted to sell these on, then it wouldn't really be financially viable due to the time involved. But I want one, lol.
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Hi guys, proper newbie on here. Yet to do my first part, but gonna start with some simple bits off my motorbike, but these are the first parts I want to do on my car. I will move on to fog surrounds, grill, bonnet, wings, roof, doors and boot. But...... baby steps.  Anyway, the first part I want to do is this;   This looks like a pretty easy piece, however, I want to make this part as a complete replacement. I know from reading on here that that isn't easy, as I want all the mounting points on the back etc. How can I go about this? Do I make a rubber mould off the back, then bond the back piece and front piece together? I'm a bit clueless here, all I know is that I want to make the part as if it were the original. Then theres my mirrors;  Not sure if i'm over thinking them, but they look like they could be complicated. And my wheels;  As you can see, I have carbon dipped this, but only the best for my car, my van can have dipped stuff. Now, I'd love to make a one piece carbon fibre wheel, and I know it can be done, but that is WELL above me. (Unless someone knows otherwise) So for these, I think I'll just have to skin them and try and get it to look right. I am planning to go with infusion (obviously not on the wheels), unless someone tells me I'm wrong. Look forward to your input guys.
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