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BRZ283 06-18-2013 12:12 AM

VS Style carbon fiber hood
 
Here's a look at my new mods! What do you think!?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRzHsDldRsM"]2013 BRZ / FRS Carbon Fiber Hood Modification - YouTube[/ame]
:thumbup:

BRZ283 06-18-2013 12:16 AM

List to date.
Full led retro fit.
Tinted all the way around 15 percent
Subaru tire stem caps
Perrin stubby 2 inch aluminum antenna
Debadged, only Subaru symbols remain.
Tinted taillights
Tinted front corner marker lights.
Seibon carbon fiber hood.

More to come
Dual muffler delete
4th brake fog light conversion diy.

Minovsky 06-18-2013 12:23 AM

tha hood looks nice! :) might want to consider it now haha i herd so much bad about seibon but i guess you are lucky!

BRZ283 06-18-2013 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honeydew (Post 1008328)
tha hood looks nice! :) might want to consider it now haha i herd so much bad about seibon but i guess you are lucky!



That's funny because I looked around online and read a ton of positive feedback from the buyers. I'll tell you when they advertise show quality. It's true! Very nice and even. The lines of the fiber are as straight as cannot be. I've seen people drive by with hoods that look like a 2 year old layer the fibers down! Lol

BRZ283 06-18-2013 07:40 AM

Can be*

Minovsky 06-18-2013 01:38 PM

guess it shall be one of my to get after a new exhaust and headder :D !!

encity5 06-18-2013 06:25 PM

nice! I know in the video you mention the hood is
"unbelievably light compared to the factory hood"

There was another thread that someone had with seibon hoods and the weight savings was negligible. (used scale) about a .1 or .2 lb difference.

Are you sure it was unbelievably light compared to stock?

BRZ283 06-19-2013 10:29 AM

Itis a significant difference.. You can actually really feel a huge difference between this vs style hood and factory! Maybe because of the huge hole in the middle of it? As apposed to a same style carbon hood? I just know when I took of the factory hOod I used two hands and a friend to help. Carrying the other hood out to the car I used one hand and could have installed it solo with one hand. Lol

invisage 06-19-2013 12:08 PM

Depends if dry or wet carbon version. Wet (the cheaper) is practically same as stock. I have the wet FA style. Perfect fit, but same weight

BRZ283 06-19-2013 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by invisage (Post 1011173)
Depends if dry or wet carbon version. Wet (the cheaper) is practically same as stock. I have the wet FA style. Perfect fit, but same weight

when I had originally ordered and purchased the hood it said shipping date between three and 4 business days. The Weeknd had cleared and I receive no confirmation when I contacted the company it was then changed to 6 to 8 weeks before shipping. Maybe they upgraded me as it took them approximately three and a half weeks before shipped out. But I'm telling you there is a huge difference from the factory hood and the hood I purchased. Original price online was almost $900 on sell for 600 and 60 shipping included.

encity5 06-19-2013 01:41 PM

maperformance has the vs hood listed at 14.55lbs,
stock is 15.4lbs
About a lbs savings if maperformance is right.

the seibon dry carbon hood goes for 2000+

NYCsubaruBRZ 06-27-2013 05:01 AM

nice hood. i just got my ts style carbon hood shipped.

ill be sure to post pics when its installed

Bluebatmobile 06-27-2013 06:07 AM

I just aquired a VIS hood for my NSX. Love the quality of the weave and clearcoat :).

B@t

BRZ283 07-08-2013 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ (Post 1029016)
nice hood. i just got my ts style carbon hood shipped.

ill be sure to post pics when its installed

Yea I'd like to see it!


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