as the question asks, has anyone tried to transport a hood in their EF? will it fit?


Modified by funkified at 11:32 AM 10/19/2006

 

i have a EF n a EG HOOD fits i unno

 

yes, if you fold the rear seats down of course .

 

Be more specific crx or hatchback

 

hmm thats what i was thinkin, i have a chance to buy a CF hood but i would have no other way of transporting it. anyone else wanna confirm? i gotta drive like 2 hours to get it so i just want to be sure!

oh i have a hatchback!


Modified by funkified at 12:10 PM 10/19/2006

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by funkified &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hmm thats what i was thinkin, i have a chance to buy a CF hood but i would have no other way of transporting it. anyone else wanna confirm? i gotta drive like 2 hours to get it so i just want to be sure!

oh i have a hatchback!</TD></TR></TABLE>****...i drove about 4 hours without a hood on my car just to pick a CF one up. Just install the new one once you get there.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Smokinsax &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">****...i drove about 4 hours without a hood on my car just to pick a CF one up. Just install the new one once you get there. </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol thats not a bad idea, but i still wanted the stock hood to drive with during the harsh winters here. wouldnt want to damage the CF with rocks and sand all winter..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by funkified &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

lol thats not a bad idea, but i still wanted the stock hood to drive with during the harsh winters here. wouldnt want to damage the CF with rocks and sand all winter..</TD></TR></TABLE>Just take your hood off before you leave.Once you get there put the CF hood on and drive back home.Then winter weather rolls around just throw the stock hood back on.

 

THATS WHY HES SAYING DRIVE TO THE PLACE YOUR GETTING YOUR CF HOOD FROM WITH NO HOOD ON THE CAR...ITS NOT ILLEGAL...JUST MAKE SURE YOUR TIMING BELT IS PROTECTED

 

well damn that does make more sense. but really i dont trust the weather around here, its been raining and even snowing all week. well ill see how the weather is this Sat which is when im supposed to go get it.

thing is tho about the hood, is that its a ZC hood, and i dont plan on getting a ZC, im swapping a Z6. do you guys think that would be dumb to have the hood and not have the matching engine? i guess its purely esthetic for me anyways, of course i want it cause its lighter too and my oem hood looks like ***. people might think i have the ZC when i dont, that is if people know about it.

only reason i want it is cause i can get it for relatively cheap.

 

Yes I have sucessfully transported a hood in my beater EF before no problem at all. It's tight, but it fits. I also transported a front fender on the passenger seat at the same time. I can't remember, but I think I had to put the hood in sideways.

 

How much are you paying? Used or new?
I am about to get a cf zc hood for my crx. I will buy it if it has a VIS badge. The guy thats selling it lives 60 miles away, but happens to visit his cousin weekley who lives a few miles away from me. So he will actually deliver it.
And I don't think its weird to have a zc hood without a zc engine (I don't have one). Its just a bump. Kind of reminds me of the eclipse bump....

 

the hood will be used. i think hes asking about $300CAD for it, but there is a crack(its pretty long), which he says is hardly noticable when you actually look at it. i have a pic, it looks bad, but he claims its due to the lighting he made sure you can see it in the pic.

 

strap it to the roof, now thats gangsta. it would be like a really long duckbill

 

Once you paint it, you will never notice.

 

it will fit in the back of a hatchback. i brang my cf hood home that way. you may have to move your seat a little forward though depending on how big you are. i know i did, but it was worth in uncomfortable drive

 

Yes it will fit. Binder dun dat (Been there, done that).

 

but will it fit in a crx?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by higgunscrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but will it fit in a crx?</TD></TR></TABLE>

YEp, been there too!

 

yes a hood will fit in a hatch and a crx, ive done both. end of discussion

 

^^^haha thats awesome that will put out any doubts i have!

 

Wow, I couldn't get the hatch on my CRX to close with the hood in the back. It would get very very close, but I had to tie it down. It was open only a few cm, but the exhaust would come in the hatch while I was driving.

Is that a crack or a scratch? Good choice on the hood, I have the VIS ZC hood, I like it a lot (only wish it were black).

 

ya the hood pictured is a VIS hood as well. the crack is in the clearcoat according to the seller. he's tellin me that this is a common problem with CF hoods is that true? or is he jus BS'ing me?

anyways im picking up a crx si rear disc conversion too from the same guy.. its gonna be sweet!

 

update: picked up the hood this past saturday, it fit in the back like a glove, altho my seat had to be pretty close to the steering wheel. im about 6ft tall so it was sort of a squeeze good thing it was only an hour drive!

that crack wasnt too bad it is only on the clearcoat, you cant see the weave seperating or anything. is it possible to get a new clear coat on the hood?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRXBart &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Once you paint it, you will never notice. </TD></TR></TABLE> it worked for me...it will work for the OP as well