Carbon Binnacle

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Carbon Binnacle

Post by jimbo » Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:20 pm

My carbon fetish continues - does anyone know where I can get an S1 carbon binnacle from? I don't want just a cover for the existing one, that doesn't make much sense to me, I want the whole binnacle. All of my other carbon parts are from Elise Shop as the quality is excellent, but they don't seem to do one at all. I know I've seen them before somewhere online but can't for the life of me find them now.

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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by tut » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:09 pm

I feel that we must have been joined together at birth jimbo.......

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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by mwmackenzie » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:30 pm

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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by jimbo » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:32 pm

That looks like just a cover Mark, not a bolt in replacement, no?
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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by Dominic » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:35 pm

If you have no luck in sourcing one, you could possibly find a motor sports company who would make one up for you.
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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by jimbo » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:37 pm

tut wrote:I feel that we must have been joined together at birth jimbo.......

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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by jimbo » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:38 pm

Dominic wrote:If you have no luck in sourcing one, you could possibly find a motor sports company who would make one up for you.
But I know I've seen them somewhere, as it caught my eye at the time. Damn sure I should've bought it there and then!
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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by Dominic » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:40 pm

jimbo wrote:
Dominic wrote:If you have no luck in sourcing one, you could possibly find a motor sports company who would make one up for you.
But I know I've seen them somewhere, as it caught my eye at the time. Damn sure I should've bought it there and then!
Fair enough - I know that feeling! May be it is no longer in stock.... You may also find that a friendly carbon fiber maker would be a cheaper option too.
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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by jimbo » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:44 pm

Dominic wrote:
jimbo wrote:
Dominic wrote:If you have no luck in sourcing one, you could possibly find a motor sports company who would make one up for you.
But I know I've seen them somewhere, as it caught my eye at the time. Damn sure I should've bought it there and then!
Fair enough - I know that feeling! May be it is no longer in stock.... You may also find that a friendly carbon fiber maker would be a cheaper option too.
Yeah that's a possibility, I contacted Elise Shop to ask the question but it's not them, though they did say they were in the process of producing some new S1 carbon goodies :thumbsup

There's a company on eBay that have popped up with good looking carbon parts, it may have been them that had it initially. Might drop them an email and see, and if not then like you say they might do it. Just want to make sure that it all matches, as mismatched or crap quality carbon just looks plain wrong. The one thing I can say about the ES stuff is that the quality is great, and it looks expensive!
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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by chrisdb » Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:27 pm

http://www.performancecarbon.co.uk/

Pete is a genius with carbon - he has been making all sorts of bits for cars and motorbikes for years.

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Post by renmure » Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:12 pm

chrisdb wrote:http://www.performancecarbon.co.uk/

Pete is a genius with carbon - he has been making all sorts of bits for cars and motorbikes for years.
And bits for space satellites and stuff as well. The carbon bits he has made for his Ultima are just WOW. Far better than the standard factory stuff.
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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by jimbo » Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:45 pm

chrisdb wrote:http://www.performancecarbon.co.uk/

Pete is a genius with carbon - he has been making all sorts of bits for cars and motorbikes for years.
Cool that's a good backup, cheers. :cheers
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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by dewarcraig » Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:44 pm

And Pete at performance carbon is just in Kinross... :shock: this is going to be an expensive discovery!!!

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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by jimbo » Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:14 am

dewarcraig wrote:And Pete at performance carbon is just in Kinross... :shock: this is going to be an expensive discovery!!!
Oh dear...
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Re: Carbon Binnacle

Post by dewarcraig » Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:40 am

But a very good one of course :D

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