farkiller

Do you like them? Or do you perfer stock hoods?

H23_del_soul

i prefer personal preference.... thats kinda where you do what YOU like and not the latest fad....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect

farkiller

Well I was just curious what you guys liked better on your car, because to me carbon fiber seems just like you say a fad.

H23_del_soul

not a fad at all, VERY good material, but on a bone stock automatic 4 door with 4 15's in the trunk, a little retarded.

farkiller

You dont think it looks a little ricey? I dunno it just seems cheap to me, but on certain cars it looks sick!

90Rexx

well this isnt a very technical thread, but to make it technical....

i prefer a OEM metal hood because the extra weight on the front of the car i believe helps the car more overall with traction, then a carbon hood would help with weight....

plus you wont have to worry about hood pins and hoods flying up on u n ****...

Unseen Racer

this should be posted in GDD.

raidacaipo

to be honest I hate how it looks especially on white or bright colored cars. It kinda looks ghetto to me but thats just me. I believe it only has one purpose and thats to make the car lighter. I rather paint over it then show it off.. its an attention ***** for thieves!!

farkiller

Yeah I would be worried about my hood flying up if I had carbon fiber because they are so light

H23_del_soul

THANK YOU! I hate when people say **** about them, if you REALLY want a nice car get an OEM carbon hood and paint it, no one will EVER know. only issue there is paint weighs something too, so you lose a little bit there....

farkiller

Like this?

H23_del_soul

has nothing to do with their weight, is more their ability to flex and come loose from their latches.

farkiller

Ahh I see

raidacaipo

ewww... not the fact that its a white car with a black carbon fiber hood but the fact that its a nissan :p

90Rexx

^^ that car is super ugly lol

chinochanginc

if ur gonna get a CF hood.. get something to secure it down.. i.e. areocatch latches

and paint it to match ur car.. but dont paint the underside.. so u can still say its CF

farkiller

350z's look like douchbag cars, sure they are fast but I dunno I would MUCH rather have a 240sx.

jdmunlimited1

i have one and i like how it looks, my hatch is black and u cant really tell at night. Its about what you like not what everyone else likes.

raidacaipo

No its about what I like and everyone will like what I like! @_@

H23_del_soul

who cares what you like, 350z = HOMO!!!!!

dookie_707

If that were a concern to me, I'd personally would add a ballast on the lower end of the car to bring down the CG. Same Front-rear balance, lower CG.

A properly made CF hood would be as stiff/stiffer than its OEM counterpart while shedding off a few pounds.

Like a previous poster said, CF hoods should be for a racing/show-car enthusiast.

courtney42

I want to get a carbon fiber hood. But when i do i am painting it to match the car. Showing off is just advertisement for thieves.

Luke G.

as far as it goes for being light weight thats cool, i have one, but they just look like **** after a few years, it really sucks, they dual out and crack easily. If you are paint matching it to the car then you got nothing to worry about.

joelmatt89

I really like mine it's nice for lifting the hood all the time since it weight next to nothing. Also my car is painted so close to the color of carbon fiber and the fenders are faded into the paint so it is really hard to even notice that it is carbon fiber. But if i had a car that was like white or red i think it looks really ricey. If you paint the carbon fiber to match your car in my book that is baller. Like courtney said if you don't paint it to match the car you just have it to show off since the weight is probly not really doing that much.

farkiller

Hey guys just wondering, how does this hood look? Im going to be painting it midori in a few days once all my parts are together.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA...Q5fAccessories