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Old 10-13-2003, 02:49 PM
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I have a 94 milano red gsr. My front bumper needs painting, as well as my hood, and my spoiler. I was just wondering if you think cf looks tacky, and if using a cf hood would be cheaper than repainting the hood?

Where is the cheapest place to get an OEM cf hood?
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Default Re: your opinion on cf hoods... (xstalkrx)

http://www.jdmhondaparts.com for CF hoods, i've heard some good things about them

you need to have a color scheme going on with your car, you can't have a like a shitty color and try to match it with CF
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Default Re: your opinion on cf hoods... (mugen85r)

well i think milano red would go well with it. I want a cf hood, black slips, and transparent black corner lights up front.

sound good?
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jdmhondaparts are 400 bux plus shipping...I am going to try and find better.
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It would look good on a red GSR.
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PLEASE dont do it from one milano red owner to another...they look so good when they are one color and just bright as hell
check out reza's car it looks perfect(minus the wheels...sorry reza )
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Go for the gold and do it..
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hows the fit, weave, weight, etc.. etc.... of there hoodies?
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Here's my milano red civic with a VIS carbon fiber hood, I ******* love it, it looks mean. Btw Reza's wheels are sick, next year those are going on my ride for sure.
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what about weight displacement? Wouldnt you want all of your weight in the front of the car since we are fwd cars? Getting a cf hood would take weight away from the front.
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You should IM MTK Kommander. He's is the CF hood god.
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Some think carbon fiber is played out by now, but I still love it
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Default Re: your opinion on cf hoods... (xstalkrx)

If any body shop would charge more to paint a hood than what a CF hood costs, then that shop is a serious ripoff!

Here's my general opinion...

unpainted CF hood for weight reduction on a tracked car
painted CF hood for weight reduction on a car that is occasionally on the track
unpainted CF hood for looks

Basically if you're going to get a CF hood and paint it, why even bother? Just leave the stock one on.
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Default Re: your opinion on cf hoods... (PatrickGSR94)

I hate the way carbon fiber looks, makes the car look un-clean. i'll be gettin one in a few weeks, but i'm not putting it on until I get it painted. I have a milano red teg too, and if I were you, I wouldn't do it.
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I like that picture Josh, but that picture with your car next to that Jet..hehe that's tight.
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DO IT ( but remeber nothing can beat stock, its going to be a bitch at time, because it doesnt fit right and its to light........)
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99% of the cars on this site with CF hoods are street cars that have passengers in them half the time anyway. The +/-10lbs they save is pointless. They look like an unpainted body panel to anyone who sees the car aside from people who are into imports.

If you have a full interior, AC/PS, a stereo, and your car is not a track car, a CF hood is pointless.

I think of it like clothes...some people just like to look sports-oriented by wearing track shoes and Nike/Adidas/etc stuff. Most people's track shoes never see the track . That's probably half the male population; I don't really see anything wrong with it, although I think it's kinda dumb.
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Default Re: your opinion on cf hoods... (Regal)

I'm surprised MTK hasn't gotten a hold of this thread yet

Personally I like cf hoods
Its much too flashy to have a cf hood on a white or light colored car imo
but I think they look the best on black cars
thats why I bought one for my black civic
Yes its not a perfect match with black but I like the way it looks and thats the only reason I bought one to begin with
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Meh... weight reduction blah blah doesn't match blah blah who cares... Here's Nate's car with a BKNW hood too:

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Looks cheap! Just do the body work.
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Default Re: your opinion on cf hoods... (JoshuaVTEC)

hey joshiavtec, can you take a picture of the skeleton of your hood...thanks bro


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