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Looks great! :) Making me want to get on our car right now!

Wow! I have to stop adding things to the to-buy list....

Looks really nice but I personally don't think a .2lb difference is worth the money. I wonder what a dry carbon fiber hood would weigh.

Has anyone seen the dry carbon fiber hood on the STi concept? Supposedly significantly lighter, no FRP understructure either.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/01/...z_sti_concept/

could you take a closer shot in the daylight of how the corner of the hood matches up with the fender?

http://i.imgur.com/rhySN.jpg

Thanks for all the positive comments!

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Originally Posted by ImAwesome (Post 593768)

you seem to have kidnapped an asian girl who is very bored

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Originally Posted by Boost_Junkie (Post 593952)

Lol, your girlfreind looks excited....

LOL, she’s always bored whenever I do my car bullshit. Bought her a tablet for her birthday so she’s fine…

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Originally Posted by SkAsphalt (Post 594140)

What size are your RPF1's? those rims always confuse me because some have straight spokes and some have curved *like yours

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Originally Posted by SkAsphalt (Post 594140)

Also your car is sexy. so so sexy

They are 17x8 with +38 offset. And thanks J

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Originally Posted by wparsons (Post 594191)

Even thought it weighs about the same, I bet it's a lot more resilient to hail than the stock aluminum one is

I’m hoping so… Please no more dents…

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Originally Posted by xjohnx (Post 594824)

could you take a closer shot in the daylight of how the corner of the hood matches up with the fender?

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Originally Posted by xjohnx (Post 594824)

Sure, I’ll take some pics tomorrow when I get off work.. At work right now..

Thank you! I've been waiting for someone to compare the weights. Guess I'll keep the aluminum hood unless I stumble on a wheelbarrow full of cash, lol.

Looks great! Did you have any issues installing it? My Vis hood on my other car was a nightmare to fit.

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Originally Posted by SkAsphalt (Post 594140)

What size are your RPF1's? those rims always confuse me because some have straight spokes and some have curved *like yours

The curvature of the wheel face is dependant on the width and offset. The more aggressive sizes have the straight spokes.

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Originally Posted by SpeedmasterBRZ (Post 593894)

Do you have any underside pics? What type of material is the frame?

Thanks.

I'm willing to bet its fiberglass.

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Originally Posted by civicdrivr (Post 596395)

Looks great! Did you have any issues installing it? My Vis hood on my other car was a nightmare to fit.

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I'm willing to bet its fiberglass.

Unpainted, the CF hood accentuates those terrible "corners" by the light where the hood should actually be fender. I would at least get those paint matched along the body line to make it look like that.

And I'm beyond willing to bet it's fiberglass.

CF hood without vents is just a waste of money... just doesn't make sense.

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