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Originally Posted by yearningirish
Hi,
I'm interested to know more about this. What difference does it make if I install a carbon fiber roof? Is it just for the looks or does it have more advantage on safety? Does it repel more heat?
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Only three advantages:
1) lighter in a crucial spot (weight up high on a car especially bad for balance/handling)
2) good torsional/structural rigidity relative to weight
3) pleasing to the eye (for some)
One known negative is that if you are doing it for looks you need to leave it unpainted. Unpainted carbon fiber does not weather well. A google image search for 'sun bleached carbon fiber' should demonstrate this easily.
I also worry about carbon's susceptibility to side impacts. For a roof this would be something dropping on it from above. Maybe not super high risk, but if you have hail in your region you might want to factor in.