Aftermarket GT3 Seats - Maxspeed ?
04-21-2008, 08:43 PM
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The OEM seat frame is made of Carbon fibre and the replicas posted in this topic are made from Kevlar. It is practically same material, Dupont has just patented the Kevlar as their product name.
The methods for making the frame are most propably identical (vacuum bag + oven) but one would expect better quality assurance from the OEM manufacturer than from a replica factory somewhere in Asia.
With regards to safety, the biggest difference is probably in the construction, i.e. how the fibres/mats are laid and how they are designed to break apart when it's tome to give in. The replica manufacturer propably has put no tought into this issue...
The methods for making the frame are most propably identical (vacuum bag + oven) but one would expect better quality assurance from the OEM manufacturer than from a replica factory somewhere in Asia.
With regards to safety, the biggest difference is probably in the construction, i.e. how the fibres/mats are laid and how they are designed to break apart when it's tome to give in. The replica manufacturer propably has put no tought into this issue...
04-21-2008, 09:21 PM
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04-22-2008, 03:11 AM
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04-22-2008, 10:04 AM
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How do you know they are glass fibre?
04-22-2008, 09:25 PM
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Because I had two sets in the last year...... If the least expensive set is 2600$ and and the Carbon fibre option is 3000$ a seat (6K a set), what does that tell you??
04-23-2008, 01:53 PM
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What I'm trying to say is that having a painted part does not automatically mean it's glass fibre instead of Carbon fibre, it can be either.
On the other hand, the price difference you showed is so big (even with the Porsche premium) that it may well be that the cheaper seats have a glass fibre frame. Is there any difference in weight? That would be the first place you would notice difference.
With regards to manufacturing and materials, the CF costs more and is more laborous/harder to fabricate but it cannot justify that big of a difference so there is definately a nice Porsche premium on the CF model.
04-23-2008, 10:54 PM
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I know what your saying Juha but after undoing the side mounts and playing them to get as low as possible, I can definitely say that they're made of glass fibre.
