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Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:20 pm
by jimbo
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.

Cheers

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:09 pm
by tut
I feel that we must have been joined together at birth jimbo.......

tut

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:30 pm
by mwmackenzie

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:32 pm
by jimbo
That looks like just a cover Mark, not a bolt in replacement, no?

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:35 pm
by Dominic
If you have no luck in sourcing one, you could possibly find a motor sports company who would make one up for you.

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:37 pm
by jimbo
tut wrote:I feel that we must have been joined together at birth jimbo.......

tut
It's an expensive habit...

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:38 pm
by jimbo
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!

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:40 pm
by Dominic
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.

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:44 pm
by jimbo
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!

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:27 pm
by chrisdb
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.

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:12 pm
by renmure
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.

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:45 pm
by jimbo
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

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:44 pm
by dewarcraig
And Pete at performance carbon is just in Kinross... :shock: this is going to be an expensive discovery!!!

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:14 am
by jimbo
dewarcraig wrote:And Pete at performance carbon is just in Kinross... :shock: this is going to be an expensive discovery!!!
Oh dear...

Re: Carbon Binnacle

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:40 am
by dewarcraig
But a very good one of course :D