I was looking and it seems like it could be a separate sheet of metal that is attached to the top of the car. is it possible to make a carbon fiber replacement of the gd3 roof?

 

its welded and bonded on.. you cant just remove it

 

spot welded onto the roof. it can be taken off by drilling out the spot welds.

 

spot welds are easily removed. any other way it is bonded to the roof? you could get a carbon sheet and screw it on where the old roof was as long as there is sufficient bracing.

 

they're called roof caps. i don't think anyone has made one for the Fit yet, but it could always be custom made ($$$).

 

or you can try carbon fiber stickers. i wouldn't want to screw anything into my roof unless its a spoiler into the hatch area

 

there is a company up here in seattle that does custom carbon fiber and fiber glass work. i should hit them up to see what it would cost. wonder how much weight will be reduced. 10lbs?

 

It would add weight unless you actually replaced the roof. Or unless your talking about replacing only the top sheet metal layer. then it would barely save you any weight.

 

hmmm. need to find a fit skematic to see what could be replaced with carbon.

 

light weight wheels would be the most beneficial to performance. as far as body panels, maybe the front fenders. they are metal, it would take some of the weight off the front end to make the F/R weight balance a little better.

 

i think cutting weight off the top will help keep the weight toward the bottom to keep body roll even lower. But i just dont know how much weight will be saved.

 

I just saw one on eBay but it was for GE8.

09-10 HONDA FIT CARBON FIBER ROOF TOP COVER BODY KIT:eBay Motors (item 250547114184 end time Jan-10-10 17:04:26 PST)

 

check out the pictures of the fit on hondapartscheap.com very helpful

 

actually when I had hail damadge the roof was so heavily damaged they just replaced the whole skin, so it can be dont.

 

yeah i know that but its still welded on.. so its not like you can pop it off at home and put a new one on

 

Yes it's possible to get a carbon roof cap or a replacement roof, but be prepared to pay mad money.

 

Cutting the roof off to replace it with a carbon fiber roof that weighs probably 3 pounds less... Really? Just take a crap before you drive.

 

I lol'd

 

for real its a thin piece of metal.. it doesnt weight that much.