Anyone have any idea what material most OEM parts are made out of???
 

Hey guys,

Anyone have any idea what material most OEM parts are made out of???

Sorry for the rather dumb question but I'm pretty curious about this and I can't find the answer anywhere.
From what I've gathered the three main materials are carbon fiber, fiberglass, and poly urethane.
Can anyone fill me in?
I'm pretty new to RS btw haha.

It's probably important to say what part you are referring to....
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I don't see any OEM thermostats or alternators made of carbon fiber or fiberglass.

:troll:

What parts are you looking for? And for your information, most parts won't be made out of carbon fiber....

well, to start off with, I don't think any OEM parts would be made of fibreglass...

In many cases, the same materials most aftermarket parts are made of...

If you're referring to interior parts, I'd say mainly PVC (and maybe PET?) plastic.

For mechanical parts and body, I'd say different grades of aluminum, steel, and other alloys as they see fit.

Metal

Unobtainium.
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But it's unobtainable...

most OEM parts are made of Atoms.... just like all things
:lawl:

Depends on the car, if it's an import, the bodies are usually made from already rusting metal.

its common knowledge that all OEM parts are made from kryptonite

That's pretty hard to believe.... otherwise Superman would have a pretty tough time even walking down the street.

I thought you would know since you are made in Japan :troll:

maybe OP owns an LFA.
I took this picture the other day when I saw it at the Lexus event... that thing is FULL CF pretty much. (The hood is in the picture btw)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19363180/201...2013.21.33.jpg

depends on the car but all the materials you mentioned are used in one type of car or another

What if he drives a Corvette?

Well granted that lol.... That's not most OEM parts lol

wood

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...n_SV-1_AMI.jpg
Body with fibreglass and bonded acrylic ftw.

OP is trying to make cheap replica parts

noobs..... you're forgetting the most durable... paper mache

diamonds!



http://www.engagements.ca/images/diamonds.jpg


hence the premium

LOTS of cars have fibreglass panels, hoods and trunks.