masha Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 ... to protect my rear wings from stone chips from underneath? Mail order/suppliers in the SE England? thanks M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Grundy Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Masha You can get it from armourfend direct ,sorry I dont have the number, but it has been on a recent thread. Or, you can now by it from Caterham direct. The rear wing kit is £110.00 fitted and the rear wings, edge of bonnet and sills are £170 fitted. I hear it is very difficult to fit properly yourself, but I,m sure one of the experts who have done it will disagree. If you can I,m sure you can save a bucket load of cash. Look in search under armourfend and there are loads of threads on the subject. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masha Posted July 25, 2002 Author Share Posted July 25, 2002 That's a bit pricey isn't it - what is it then, a mat or a coating? I've heard of people painting Carplan Rubbercoat under the wings and this is supposed to be £10 a tin (but I can't find any of that in the shops either?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Grundy Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Armourfend is a clear plastic film that fits over the vulnerable areas and it is extremely durable to stone chips etc. Fitted correctly it is hardly noticeable. I'm going to have mine done at the post build check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Grundy Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Sorry Masha, forgot to say, it is not designed to fit under the wings, just the vulnerables on top to protect the paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoster Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 What about the skateboard grip stuff? Is that too heavy though? If not that would stick on underneath the wings well... There's a great skateboard shop in Woking. Ron Dennis goes there for the anti slip stuff on Kimi's pedals... 😬 Steve My racing pics hereid=red> Hants (North) and Berkshire area club site hereid=red> Edited by - stevefoster on 25 Jul 2002 09:43:55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 On which subject, I held D Coulthard's brake pedal in my hand last night... *thumbup*253 bhp, up and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Masha Do a search for Carlife Rubbercoat. Did it meself......have a look here Edited by - Blatman on 25 Jul 2002 10:10:38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyR Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Peter Your feet would be above the Roll Bar to do that. Does that comply with FIA Regs!!!!! TonyR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 ... and I also got to heft a Prost (maytheyrestinliquidation) front upright, fully assembled with brake ducting and axle... (heft isn't exactly the right word) A Prost nosecone and front wing assembly Various titanium and carbon pushrods and suspension bits. An experimental Ferrari gearbox adaptor plate in carbon, a Prost steering rack... The list goes on. *thumbup*253 bhp, up and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoster Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Peter, What did you do to fix the box? Steve My racing pics hereid=red> Hants (North) and Berkshire area club site hereid=red> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 You can buy very similar stuff to Armorfend at the bikers shop Hein Gerick. They sell sheets more than enough to cover two rear wings for £16.99 they also have CF look material which is very durable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Steve, It wasn't fixed, but was replaced with a low mileage secondhand one of undisclosed origin. It has a very good shift action which I am happy to attribute to the "real" carbon fibre gearknob I got from Halfords on Tuesday night. I have my reasons for this particular upgrade, but I had the good grace to feel slightly ashamed turning up at a Formula One carbon specialists with a max power special CF gear knob. The orginal reason for mentioning the F1 bits was because earlier in the thread you mentioned skate tape and the CF brake pedal had this stuff on it, as you described - funny that I had been looking at exactly the item just a few hours before you posted mentioning it... *thumbup*253 bhp, up and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoster Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Such is life. Halfords eh?! You'll be getting K&N's next and a natty clock for the scuttle top Steve My racing pics here Hants (North) and Berkshire area club site here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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