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This thread is titled "Restored Carbon Fibre bits are absolute crap". Sounds like rubbishing an entire brand to me. What I said about these parts was true, when I ordered them in October last year they had never been made before by Restored. In my post I said "virtually a one-off" not "one-off" because these are extremely specialised parts that would be unlikely to sell more than a couple of sets a year even in Japan. Restored have them on their website now because they own the moulds so they have every right to make more of them in the future. I did specially order these parts for Andrew because I certainly wouldn't keep parts like this on the shelf normally. I went out of my way to get parts that are not available anywhere else and lost money in the process. Now the parts I still have in stock a year later are being rubbished so I have even less chance of selling them. Thankfully I have many other customers who are very happy with products from Restored.

These parts were made for us by Restored as a special request, they only made two sets, one for me and one extra set for the OP. As virtually a one-off naturally they were hand-laid and not vacuum-moulded or dry carbon. With such fiddly and complex shapes there is always going to be a bit of a stretch somewhere or a bit more resin in a corner. The parts that the OP returned to us are now fitted to my 240K. They did need a bit of polish here and there but I think they look pretty good (pics attached). The trim piece that arrived without the threads fitted has been replaced by Restored as this was their mistake, so I still have a second set for sale and anyone is welcome to come and inspect them at my store if they are interested. We gave the OP a full refund on his parts, even though they were ordered specially for him. It is very disappointing that now he is rubbishing an entire range of Restored carbon products he hasn't even seen.

Hi, I'm Ben from Sydney. I own a performance parts shop and have owned 240Zs for the last 18 years or so. Currently I have a 1973 240Z that is mostly carbon fibre and fibreglass but still road registered. It has a 3.2-litre L-series with 6-throttle injection and around 270hp at the flywheel (fun). I also distribute OS Giken in Australia along with supplying various other Zed bits from time to time. Currently I'm building a KHGC110 Skyline 2-door into a 'Ken Mary' GT-R replica. Cheers