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December 19, 2008
Hater Fodder: Pink Carbon Fiber?
By Ben Schaffer
The Real JDM
Need some automotive comedy? Something we can all unanimously hate on in unison? Look no further than this pink Hummer now for sale on Autotrader.
Whoever built this car managed to simultaneously turn me against two things that I love: carbon fiber and Takashi Murakami.
On the interior of this monstrosity they managed to get what looks to be pink carbon fiber, presumably carbon fiber sticker. Now, just the idea that someone makes pink carbon fiber is already hilarious in my book (and no, it didnt come from Yashio Factory).
Then, they plastered the interior with Louis Vuitton pink leather which uses one of Murakami’s flower patterns he did for Louis Vuitton. But wait, there’s more…
Yes that’s right, a pink skid plate. And pink suspension components. I can’t imagine the shop’s reaction to this as they were asked to make a pink skid plate and to pink powdercoat the sway bars. If someone asked me to do that, I’d just need to turn away the business on the principal of it.
So the question is… will someone actually buy this now that it’s on sale second hand? Is there more than one crazy person in this world who needs something this gaudy?
Hate on.
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Kyle
Dec 24, 2008 at 4:24 am
Seriously guys? Weight reduction. ITS A FRIGGIN’ HUMMER. It isnt getting better fuel economy by shaving 5 pounds out of the interior. Also OMG this thing is ugly. Its a disgrace to the reason Hummers were built.
Nes!
Dec 23, 2008 at 3:34 pm
TYPO: likely
Nes!
Dec 23, 2008 at 3:33 pm
doublec4 that’s FAKE carbon fiber so your weight reducing speech that you gave is null! and so what if it has a skid plate, it still looks like a brick, the MPG gains are going to be of 0.003% and the weight is not what makes this car guzzle gas, more than likeyly is the engine and driving style.
doublec4=fail
Justin
Dec 23, 2008 at 3:30 pm
doublec4
its carbon fiber VINYL meaning its still the H2 dash under no carbon fiber is used just a sticker to give the look, itll still weigh the same if not more now.
doublec4
Dec 23, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Didn’t you guys know the use of carbon fiber on the interior panels is for weight reduction. It offsets the weight of the rest of that truck, so gas mileage isnt an issue anymore.
The pink skid plate makes it more aerodynamic too. A stock Hummer has the aerodynamic properties of a brick, but when painting the skid plate pink, it changes the aerodynamic profile so that it is more “slippery.” I know, it’s complicated math so I’ll spare you guys the boring details.
This thing should out-perform and out-style the best of whats on the road today. Truly a britney spears mobile, the dream of bimbo trophy wives and dumb ballin broads everywhere.
drifterv_2000
Dec 23, 2008 at 5:35 am
Don’t know which is more expensive, the cost to modify it or the cost of gas just to drive it around.
The Dude
Dec 23, 2008 at 2:04 am
Is either this one or a mustang for my mistress.
The Dude
Dec 23, 2008 at 1:59 am
I’ll buy it or a mustang for my mistress.
anton malherbe
Dec 23, 2008 at 1:56 am
A girls truck for sure man!!!..pink carbon fibre!???..jeez!..i think
it belonged to a womans libber!!????…no thanks!..not interested!
Gabriel
Dec 22, 2008 at 10:36 pm
hey I would use that pink carboon fiber for my ladies car not to bad and I agree with eddie no matter how gay it looks I bet more then one gurl is gonna wanna suck you of while she is in it lol
Big Bob
Dec 22, 2008 at 9:50 pm
gonna go ahead and say no thanks. i dont wanna guzzle up all the nations gas and look gay at the same time
smackdab
Dec 22, 2008 at 8:05 pm
good point Justin, ub3rduck, and eddie. Stop hatin Ben!
djez016
Dec 22, 2008 at 8:02 pm
its the wifes truck
?????????
Dec 22, 2008 at 7:09 pm
this is why stupid people should not be allowed to have a car!!
jdogg
Dec 22, 2008 at 6:56 pm
take an already sissy truck (to the H1) and make it pink
this thing has no self esteem
it even depresses me
Charlie
Dec 22, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Probably from an episode of that sweet sixteen show on MTV
dope boy
Dec 22, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Yeah i would drive that and get sucked up in it and what!!!
RJ Walker
Dec 22, 2008 at 4:35 pm
hummers are the biggest wastes of money, who seriously goes off-roading in a hummer? especailly a pink one.
Kate
Dec 22, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I think I’m gonna be sick…
Justin
Dec 22, 2008 at 3:28 pm
you tell us to respect others an their rides an dreams/ideas, an here you are saying youd give up buisness cause someone mentioned they wanted pink on the suspension. then proceed to tell us to hate on. what do you have that compares to this? that has this much attention to detail and thought? that reflects who you are not those around you?
eddie
Dec 22, 2008 at 2:37 pm
fuck id drive that anytime… itz fucking badass. ok the color isnt the one i would pick but the car has everything! u gotta respect it.. alot of money has been put into something like that!.. so yeah i would drive that anyday HAHA
ur mom
Dec 22, 2008 at 1:43 pm
talk about real life barbi
Blob
Dec 22, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Obviously a guy isn’t going to like it. If you don’t like it, than don’t look at it. It’s a girls car and i’m sure any girl would drive it.
karl
Dec 22, 2008 at 12:25 pm
britney spears used this in her music video “do something”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxCQCENOtoM
P-Dub
Dec 22, 2008 at 9:14 am
It’s actually not that bad; I mean it’s not my style but the work seems to have been done well. I can see a woman rollin’ it.
It’s not the first one I’ve seen. This is the SUT that I saw in person, out here in the Cali show circuit.
http://intlxpatr.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/0508_03zcustom_pink_hummer_h2_sutfront_right_view.jpg
Pink Hummer H2 SUT</A
Nes!
Dec 21, 2008 at 3:12 pm
For anyone interested in fake CF
http://www.rvinyl.com/wrapkits/vinyl/carbon_fiber_flex.htm
Nes!
Dec 21, 2008 at 2:51 pm
yeah they make kits for it and that’s exactly how it looks! I used to know the website and if I find it I’ll PM it to you. they have wood trim, carbon fiber and marbel stick ons.
GTwildfire
Dec 21, 2008 at 12:27 am
Yeah but Nes, look at the air vent part of the dash. That’s one hell of a stretch to get around that and still conform. It looks like it’s one piece. Maybe it is fake but if it is I want the film maker’s website. Sure as hell ain’t gonna buy it in pink, probably not even in carbon fiber but if they got something else that I do like I’m buying…
Nes!
Dec 20, 2008 at 8:04 pm
GT I’ve seen some stick on carbon fiber and trust me it does look as good as in the picture.
GTwildfire
Dec 20, 2008 at 8:02 pm
This can’t be stick on, unless the appliques were heat-formed and this was a mind-numbingly good installation. Even with a heat gun, you’re not gonna get sheet stock vinyl to do what’s in these pics.
FordRulesAll
Dec 19, 2008 at 9:37 pm
They actually sell this stick-on carbon fiber over at pepboys, you get the carbon fiber look but the color under it shows through
Kenny
Dec 19, 2008 at 5:23 pm
No joke that’s exactly the same thing I thought about the cluster when I saw the pic i assumed from that pick it was an 80′s military hummer redone
GTwildfire
Dec 19, 2008 at 1:32 pm
I guess it’s okay if she’s into that sort of thing…
artie99
Dec 19, 2008 at 1:32 pm
I was horrified by the instrument cluster that came stock. Seriously, that’s what it looks like? I would have sworn it was for a car built in the 1980s.
Heidi
Dec 19, 2008 at 10:53 am
I’d rock a pink CF hood on my car! But I am also a girl
7urtle
Dec 19, 2008 at 10:42 am
it might be a girls truck.
ub3rduck
Dec 19, 2008 at 9:55 am
Honestly, aside from the horrid Louis Vuitton print, it’s not half bad. Yes, the skid plate looks dumb. But the pink suspension components look kind of cool and the pink carbon fiber is just plain bad ass. Sure, if you don’t like the color pink it’s gotta be a nightmare. But imagine if it was in your favorite color? I’m sure it’d probably be 100 times more appealing. Can’t hate just cause you dislike pink. Just get rid of that stupid Louis Vuitton, they should stick to what they do best and leave our cars alone.