Do any of you have one? What is the quality of it? How much do they retail? Where's the cheapest they can be bought?

Please post any pictures.

 

i have one. quality is fine, i guess. Mine is pretty light, lighter than others i've lifted. with a fiberglass skeleton, oem style. The edges are cut, not too bad. The fit is alright, not perfect, gap is a little wider than stock. I'm not totally confident in the latch, looks bondo cheesy, but it hasn't broken off yet, after atleast a year. I put hood pins on anyway. Some people LOVE their Vis hood, i'm just satisfied with mine. It does it's job, looks good from far. Not perfect like how i imagine a Spoon hood to be, or even a FI hood, but i haven't taken a close look at either of those. What else is there to say? I paid $200 for mine used, i think they retail for around $400. I don't know, maybe Vis has upped their standards since.

 

heres mine....the newer VIS hoods are the best bang for the buck! the edges are rolled and the quality is outstanding...heres a pic of mine

 

here is mine
i love it
mine fit great

 

roaringturtle, how much did you pay for yours?

 

the new VIS carbon hoods are definately very nice quality and best bang for the buck. the edges are roll and it has a really glossy show quality finish. the only downside though is that they are a little bit on the heavy side for cf hoods. still lighter then stock though

 

paid about $300 plus tax and stuff
but shipping was $100 more


[Modified by RoaringTurtle, 11:22 AM 5/7/2002]

 

where from ?

 

yes, where from???

 

I have the new style also. The fit is perfect. The hood looks like there is a sheet of glass over it. Predrilled for washer nozzles. email me @ dwnthehatch@yahoo.com and i'll send you pics. $499 delivered




[Modified by dwnthehatch, 10:44 AM 5/7/2002]

 

how much if i pick up? Where in MD are you located?

 

I wasn't trying to sell mine I was just letting you know how much I paid for it. I got it here: http://www.redlineautosport.com Talk to Regan. Tell him Troy from MD sent you. They are on the East coast.







[Modified by dwnthehatch, 10:35 AM 5/7/2002]

 

dude, their site says $575 for the hood... will Regan work it out for $499 shipped?

 

There was a Group buy on them on groupbuycenter.com. Email them and ask them if you can still get the $499 shipped rate. Regan actually drove from North Carolina and hand delivered it to me. That's what I call service!!!

http://www.groupbuycenter.com/buy.asp?row_id=5123


[Modified by dwnthehatch, 10:43 AM 5/7/2002]

 

I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of VIS hood that I helped install yesterday. The fit is 99% OEM, the C/F weaves were 99.9% perfect, clearcoat finish was 95% flawless.

The only thing is that for a C/F hood, it's HEAVY! I'm gonna measure the weight in the next few days and compare the weight savings. My guess is around 10lbs savings over OEM hood.

IMHO, new VIS hood is more for "show" (very, very good quality) then being the ultimate lightweight C/F hood for racing.

VIS hood:
Price: ~$350 picked up (sorry, it was a one time deal... don't ask me to buy you one as shipping would kill the deal anyway.)

 

the one vis hood i saw looked great and fit well. but like cosworth said they are just a little lighter than stock.

 

i wish!,...
too much for my wallet right now...

 

actually my brother knows one of the head guys at VIS
he gave me a great deal
mainly because my brother bought a whole bunch of stuff for his BMW

 

Heres one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eb...495802&r=0&t=0 $325

 

I've seen them up close they look nice. I just
Don't like the pre-cut out windshield wiper
squirter holes.

 

where else can i get a vis cf hood besides redlineautosport?

 

http://www.superhonda.com/forum/show...threadid=21603

 

While the fit, weave, finish, and overall construction are TOP NOTCH the VIS hoods are Heavy.

I would buy them for looks alone, but if I'm dropping money on a C/F hood I would like to have the lightest/strongest possible.

VIS hoods:

 

Okay, i'm totally steamin now. When did VIS start making their hoods so good? I know mine is about atleast a year old, and my bro picked it up from the actual VIS shop in, i believe, Monterey Park, CA.

 

son of a bitch, you guys have your windshield wiper NOZZLES damnit.....
I have mine, but there is no holes in the hood and im not to fond if drilling small *** holes for 'em ;x