carbon-fiber hoods for SI?

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Sep 10, 2006 | 09:17 PM

NA4sho

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carbon-fiber hoods for SI?

Any good high quality carbon-fiber oem style hood out there?

Sep 11, 2006 | 01:38 AM

Michael Bolton

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Re: carbon-fiber hoods for SI? (NA4sho)

Seibon makes an OEM CF hood and trunk and can be purchased from http://www.showstoppersusa.com...4_145

Sep 11, 2006 | 03:03 AM

WILD_WILL

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I would def go with Seibon or there is also Vis only carbon fiber company's that i would use.

Sep 11, 2006 | 07:00 AM

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Re: (WILD_WILL)

Does anyone know the weight savings that the CF hood offers?

Sep 11, 2006 | 07:06 AM

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Re: (dcmix5)

The weight of the non-vented Seibon hood is 6lbs.

The weight of the vented Seibon is 7-8lbs. depending on which one you get.

This is per Seibon, I emailed them not too long ago.

Sep 11, 2006 | 07:34 AM

WILD_WILL

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So how much does the stock hood weigh ?

Sep 11, 2006 | 01:07 PM

tsdunay

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WILD_WILL »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So how much does the stock hood weigh ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

probably around 15-20 pounds.