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04-14-2015, 11:04 AM | #1 |
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What's your favorite aftermarket hood?
Just getting some feedback on what hood everyone likes.
To be honest, a hubcap just hit my hood from oncoming Traffic on the highway and it's busted pretty bad. Instead of making a claim, I just decided to buy a new hood. Looked around and saw some nice carbon hoods, but I'm Wondering what hoods you guys like and maybe I Missed some. |
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Well that's a bummer lol. I'm just looking for a replacement. My hood got damaged pretty bad from the flying hubcap. Can't get it repaired, so I'm just looking for alternative. Any idea how much an oem one is?
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I have no idea. Probably waay too much.
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$503.96
I think that's unpainted. You might be able to get a deal on one already paint matched. If you get a CF hood, you'd likely have to get it painted anyway, because an unpainted CF hood would look really stupid on a black BRZ. Black and not-quite-the-same-color-black would clash and look really ghetto. |
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I cant agree with this at all, black cars with carbon parts look great. |
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Hope the repair shop and can fix my hood. |
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I could be totally out to lunch since I haven't seen it but I can't imagine the damage would be un-repairable. Difficult and maybe more expensive than a new stock hood possibly though.
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dents on an aluminum hood tend to travel and tin can pretty bad, if you don't go to a shop that is familiar with aluminum repairs it can be a mess. |
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Ghetto. Oddly enough, they look fine on other colors. It's the fact that it's so close to black without quite making it that gives it the appearance of a hack job. |
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@Kojiro if I was going to get an aftermarket hood, I'd probably go with one like the TS-Style Seibon , except I would have it color matched and the vent blades would be black to match the rest of the car's trim.
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are you aware carbon fiber hood clear coat usually needs to re-service after few years?
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I personally don't mind the carbon on black, but I know of clear coat quality on those hoods. I was looking at the gt concept hood which was pretty nice. Tomorrow I'll go to the shop and see what they can do.
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