I have owned 5 civics in my life, actually just drove 3 hours to pick my latest one up. It unfortunately has a decent sized dent close to the middle of the hood, already tried a simple dent puller, but it just pops right back in. My question is, I am going to replace the hood, but I am at a 50/50 to either keep stock silver color or go CF. Any thoughts?

Also if some users do think I should go CF, then what brand/website do you recommend for one that ACTUALLY fits?

 

Oem.

 

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cant beat the fitment of oem..just save and get it fixed and repainted

 

No CF hood OEM.

 

Smaller wheels and a drop is the only way you could possibly pull off the cd hood imo.. lose the wing too

 

I like the OEM spoiler.

 

There are other things that could be done first before you get a cf hood. New Lip, better wheels, suspension, etc...

Also, assuming you don't have a motor swap or race, the cf hood is really just for unnecessary aesthetics and useless weight reduction.

 

go with CF but paint it silver

 

If you like the cf look go with cf, if you like a cleaner not import tuner look go with the stock one. Do what you want and not what people hundreds of miles away from you want, they aren't going to be looking at the car every day and driving it, you are. As far as fitment I would go with VIS.

Here's a pic of a silver one like yours with the cf hood, doesn't look bad at all. But as someone else said and i'm sure you have plans for this a drop would definitely help the looks out.

 

Thanks for all the response. I live in IL so the winters can get harsh, I already took the wheels off that came with the car in the picture and put steelies with winter tires on it. I will be ordering new wheels next spring along with at least a 1-1.5" drop and all new suspension parts to match.

I don't mind either hood to be honest, but fitment is key, I don't want an EBay hood that doesn't fit right, I will take it to a local body shop to get a quote, if not I will just order a primed one from the net and paint it myself.

Thanks again all.

(Now to just find a decent pair of seats that don't cost an arm and a leg so I can pay for the hood!)

 

If you go on eBay, Craig'sList, the Classified section of HT, etc... There are tons of OEM hoods that people are selling. The fitment is going to be perfect and it certainly won't cost as much as a good cf hood.

Again, I still wouldn't recommend getting a cf hood based on the fact that you can still get more practical stuff for cheaper/same price. Front/rear strut bar, sway bar, short shifter, etc...

Cf hoods scream for attention. It would be better if you invested in a few other items first that are more subtle so that your **** doesn't get stolen too.

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Thanks man, I am going to keep my eye out for one that is in good shape, and if I ever make it to the other side of town I can see if the body shop can repair, but I doubt it, fairly bad shape.

Short shifter was installed a couple days ago