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Old 05-08-2022 | 03:58 PM
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Default Carbon fiber frunk lid and/or Spyder double-bubble rear deck

Does anyone make carbon fiber replacement body panels for the 718 Spyder / GT4?

I'm especially interested in replacing the rear deck lid. Want to get rid of the satellite radio wart and third brake light, so might as well kill 3 birds with one stone.

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Someone did remove the wart and brake light on here.

I remember seeing a pic.

Needed some metal work and repaint IIRC.
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You’d be better off just removing and having the body work done.

There hasn’t been an aftermarket back posted on here and would be surprised to see one.
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Originally Posted by Dyim
Someone did remove the wart and brake light on here.

I remember seeing a pic.

Needed some metal work and repaint IIRC.
It was @JAhmed ‘s awesome Spyder…
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Old 05-08-2022 | 08:25 PM
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Yes, my car has the third brake light deleted and XM wart removed. It involved welding the holes shut and repainting the panel.

As a little extra info, about a year ago I also had the idea of having a one off decklid made of carbon. I spoke to a composites guy about this. It can definitely be done, but the cost was somewhere in the order of 20-25k for a one off. That being said, I personally decided to hold off as I wanted to see what would be done with the Spyder RS decklid and then decide what route to go.
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