I was thinking about getting one and i wanted everybodies opinions of the different brands that availible out there. Can someone rate them for me....and describe the quality,fitment, weave, price, etc.... I heard that VIS are decent quality and are a good price for the buy......Ive seen TC spoilers CF hood...and it has gaps everywhere....Help me out guys....thanks

 

yeah this is a good topic to have. I'm curious on what people's opinion are on the various carbon hoods out their.
I know of:
Mugen
Jun
Spoon
VIS
Fiber Images
etc...
What are the fitments like? Are the edges wrapped with CF? Is the hood layered? Needs hood pins? Reenforced? etc....

 

Add J's and Crux to that list.

 

fiber images in general seem to get a with most people...so i think the jdm hood shouldnt be different.

 

FactorX has JDM hoods

 

fiber images is the best i have heard from most of ppl, theirs fit better than others. But about VIS, their filber glass stuffs never fits well, so i guess even the hood won't fit as well.

 

Yeah, i know their fiberglass stuff fits like ****, but i heard the CF hoods are decent......anyone?

 

Their weave is pretty darn good. Particularly the one on Yoshi's car, it's dense and tight.

 

VIS is pretty decent for the price.. i paid like less then 3 bills for mine.. just make sure you expect it before you pick it up.. most of them are halfassed since they mass produce all the time but you can always find a clean one among a bunch.

 

Spoon weave.

 

i have a vis hood on my integra and it really fits well and has an even weave thoughout, unlike some FI hoods i've seen. the FI hoods are better quality though the damn vis hoods you can see through (at least the older ones) oh well it's light and best of all one of the least expensive

 

The SPOON hoods fit great on both the jdm front ITRs and 99-00 civics.
No pins are needed but it's never a bad idea to add protection to your investment!



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Yes, the VIS hoods are very lightweight. I think they are pretty nice for race but the FI are better for show.

I say get the spoon or Factor-x spoon weave.

 

Can anybody list the usual prices for the different hoods? Where can I find a Factor X hood?

 

http://www.factorxmotorsports.com
I think the price is around $450 for the spoon weave? Not sure.

Spoon hood = $1000-1300

 

Spoon hood

 

Called them a couple of days ago! He said, to order ASAP! b/c he will not be making anymore

VIS hoods...UNG AUTO...has them (Houston area).... but I am skeptical about the fitment and quality.

I want the Factor-X, but I doubt I can place my order in time

DC2: wh0 hate's being finanically unstable

 

Aww man...tell him to put a deposit down or something!

 

i might be able to work something out for you on a hood when do you want to buy it? let me know he's right the group buy is ending i think the 15th of this next month...

 

Mine is being crafted right now...spoon weave...i can't wait to see it.

 

I have a CWestin' Fiberglass hood on my JDM front end and it fits good and looks alot better then a plain hood.

 

here's a pic of my vis hood...don't really think you can go wrong for the price

 

I call'em next week. Hope they can work out something for me

 

cwest cf hood =

price is a little up there though

 

vis hoods!