Looking suggestions for a sick aftermarket hood :D

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by Packofcrows

I want a teriyaki rice bowl.

That wii be 5 dorrars. You arso pay for soy sauce packet and chopsticks.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

That wii be 5 dorrars. You arso pay for soy sauce packet and chopsticks.

[DVNARC]

Haha thanks everyone for the input noob here

[wireman957]

Originally Posted by stugray

That looks like something out of Death Race 2000. I need to watch that again...

[stugray]

Originally Posted by wireman957

That looks like something out of Death Race 2000. I need to watch that again...

Nothing that.....Good. Corvette Summer with Mark Hamil.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077372/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by DVNARC

Cf hood is 1lbs lighter not that different I'm just saying since my good got fucked up anyways and must be replaced might as well take advantage of insurance

But the problem is, it's not even a CF hood..

A true CF hood will set you back several thousand.

Seibon and any other "CF" hood under $1k are all fiberglass w/ CF overlay.

-alex

[DAEMANO]

Originally Posted by mav1178

But the problem is, it's not even a CF hood..

A true CF hood will set you back several thousand.

Seibon and any other "CF" hood under $1k are all fiberglass w/ CF overlay.

-alex

Your post was somewhat unclear but I get your meaning. Still Seibon offers both dry and wet carbon products. The price differential is significant (as you noted).

Importantly though even a wet carbon hood (that may be a pound greater or less than the OEM hood) offers the advantage of vents and/or scoops which can make one worthwhile.

http://seiboncarbon.com/store/produc...t_category=228

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by DAEMANO

Importantly though even a wet carbon hood (that may be a pound greater or less than the OEM hood) offers the advantage of vents and/or scoops which can make one worthwhile.

I'd like to see the rib structure under the hood. And I'd like to see a hood that has a rib structure that accounts for vents or scoops, not OEM replicas with sections of the rib cut out.

Most aftermarket, mass-produced fiberglass/CF hoods take the OE hood and mold it, down to the crumple zone dimples in the stock hood rib. This is just how people are when it comes to being cheap.

For that price I'd rather cut into a stock hood and install vents. Much safer.

-alex

[Bergen23]

Originally Posted by mav1178

I'd like to see the rib structure under the hood. And I'd like to see a hood that has a rib structure that accounts for vents or scoops, not OEM replicas with sections of the rib cut out.

Most aftermarket, mass-produced fiberglass/CF hoods take the OE hood and mold it, down to the crumple zone dimples in the stock hood rib. This is just how people are when it comes to being cheap.

For that price I'd rather cut into a stock hood and install vents. Much safer.

-alex

Not only that, but a friend of mine has had a CF hood for under a year on his car. Believe it's a Seibon and his has 3 cracks in the clear coat at least, not sure if it when any further than that. In addition to that, he's getting the run around from the vendor he bought it from and from Seibon. Vendor says to talk to Seibon, Seibon says to talk to vendor.

For what you pay for these hoods, it's so not worth it given the exchange rate and the seeming total lack of QC.

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by Bergen23

Not only that, but a friend of mine has had a CF hood for under a year on his car. Believe it's a Seibon and his has 3 cracks in the clear coat at least, not sure if it when any further than that. In addition to that, he's getting the run around from the vendor he bought it from and from Seibon. Vendor says to talk to Seibon, Seibon says to talk to vendor.

For what you pay for these hoods, it's so not worth it given the exchange rate and the seeming total lack of QC.

This. My Evo 8 came with a seibon carbon fiber hood and it was cracked like no other and yellowing...

[Ultramaroon]

Well, kids, I guess the lesson here is "Keep your original parts handy."

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Well, kids, I guess the lesson here is "Keep your original parts handy."

But you must sell them, only to buy them back later, when you finally decide to get a different vehicle lol

[Ultramaroon]

Oh, yeah. Shit. Forgot about that.

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Oh, yeah. Shit. Forgot about that.

Come on old man, going senile already??? :P