Is it worth getting a Seibon Carbon Fiber hood? I own an EJ8 and just wondering if it would be a lot less then stock hood weight. Also i hear that you have to cut some of the skeleton just so the hood can go down all the way? Is this worth the 500+ dollars?


Modified by HondamanXxX at 3:10 PM 6/24/2007

 

imo, seibon and fiber images are the best cf hoods...

 

I thought the same thing until I heard you can push down with one finger on these hoods and it could dent in a little and pop back out. Idk what to do.

 

hmm, well i know fiber images won't do that, my friend had one and you can jump on the thing and it won't budge...

 

i have a seibon carbon fiber hood on my ej8 right now and love it, no cutting underneath to fit over the engine, fitment was awesome, it is very light compared to stock, and it doesn't press in when you put a finger on it. here's a pic just for reference to see how it fits. it was definitly worth the money

 

Wow, that helps out a lot. Any refferences to buying one?

 

i bought mine through revolution autowerks, but if i remember correctly i think they closed down, i can't quite remember though. when i ordered mine i also had called seibon directly and they gave me a number to a dealer close to me, hope that helps.

 

I personaly can't justify getting a CF hood unless I got one used. Used they go for peanuts and can be cleaned up for nothing.

I wouldn't pay $500 for ~10lbs in weight savings, stock hoods only weigh ~24lbs.

It'd be nice to have one to offest my white paint, but I'm going to wait until I find one for a steal.