I got a White CRX HF, doing a swap to it this winter (d15b turbo)

Im going to get a carbon fiber hood from a guy
I dont got an alarm just an auto-lock
Im gunna get my alarm installed after the swap

sorta worried my car is gunna get jacked or theres a higher chance of it happening cause of the CF hood (attracts attention)

Am I just paranoid?

Any Input from people that got CF hoods?

 

It will attract attention if you put one on there. That is just life. The more stock you can make your car look the bettter off you are. I would get an alarm before I did a swap.

$300 alarm < $1000 engine setup

 

Carbon fiber hoods arnt my thing for exactlly the reason you said. It will draw more attension to your car, so I'd go with some kill switches, alarm (with hood switch)... etc.

https://honda-tech.com/zero...age=1

 

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and yes they will steal it,,cause people think carbon fiber hood = other stuff..</TD></TR></TABLE>

why i moved back to the hills

 

I'm going to give the same response as just about everybody else (it's a no-brainer!!).

Get an alarm <U>before</U> doing anything else!!

Having a CF hood will cause your car to stand out and that means that the thieves will be looking at it!

And ya, I'd recommend you thinking about painting it.

Wes

 

well my car is garaged parked but its just when im at school i think someone would mess with it well I guess I'll get my alarm installed first and use that Auto Lock I got

 

Check them out....it is a very good solution http://www.mobileiq.us

 

When I go to school, I park my car waaay off campus and ride my skate board to class. The car is parked in a quite neighborhood with an alarm, kill switch, and autolock. Lots of cars get jacked at Universities. Plus, I don't have to pay $130 for parking per semester!

 

Just paint it. /thread.

 

while we're on this subject, does anyone know the exact weight difference between the CF and the stock hood? How much weight does it really trim?

 

i had a cf hood on my rex. after i did my jap. front conversion, i noticed that the cf wasnt that much lighter. i guess every bit helps when your on the track.

 

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my stock hood was about 31 pounds, and my vis cf hood is about 15 pounds. i might paint mine too cause white with black stands out pretty good

 

spend the money on the alarm now, buy the hood later.

there are hundreds of CF hoods floating around, but if your car is stolen, you're jsut assed-out.

 

Don't paint your hood just paint your car KSM you'll barely be able to tell the hood is CF from a distance.

 

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why i moved back to the hills </TD></TR></TABLE>

But the hills have eyes too

 

well I got it, and friends gunna install car alarm for me I already got the kit he's gunna install it

 

This is how it looks like now
Next thing besides the car alarm and Engine swap
new rims, lower it, repaint it

 

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that moble Iq thing looks kind of cool

 

Like mentioned above. .paint it! Get an alarm!

And oh yeah. . .another thing that could help is to not go on Honda Tech and say "I HAVE NO ALARM"! lmao

Good luck with your CRX

 

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And oh yeah. . .another thing that could help is to not go on Honda Tech and say "I HAVE NO ALARM"! lmao </TD></TR></TABLE>

I lol'd....so true......ahahhhahhhhhahhahhah

 

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And oh yeah. . .another thing that could help is to not go on Honda Tech and say "I HAVE NO ALARM"! lmao

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LMAO thats true.
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X2..But like how much does that thing cost.
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I like the hood but it looks like you need to get some of that paint off your trim. Poor tape job. I would be hitting that trim up with some thinner!

 

Ya I know its crappy, it was temporary, but um that mobile thingy can you mix and match the plans? cause I would use up all the alerts for excessive speed lol

 

the hood will attract no more attention than your non-stock bumpers