why do people say "paint your cf hood its for wiehgt reduction not for fashion."

last time i checked paint wasnt weightless.

wouldnt painting somthign designed to be extra-light be adding weight to it?

i fail to see the logic, someone enlighten me.

 

exactly, i don't understand why some people think carbon fiber hoods are "ricey" and tell other people to paint them... well, unless you got the full sleeper look going on, painting your c/f hood IS ricey, because that is fassion over function, as paint does add weight. and for what it costs to have a hood painted a factory color you could buy a performance mod.

cliffs notes: painting C/F hood is fassion over function (rice)

 

20 views, where are all the cf painting advocates? looks liek they got shut up.

spoon hybrid

edit: my poor spelling.


[Modified by One2chi, 2:32 AM 3/19/2003]

 

I like my cars matched, the weight of paint is still significantly less than a stock 30 LB hood vs. a paint CF hood..

some people like to show off their CF *bling*, only thing Id leave CF is a duckbill.. Some people do CF for the right reason (weight), others do it for the reason (color scheme to match my sp00n rimz y0!)..

 

I agree.. if you are buying a cf hood for weight reduction.. a little paint won't matter.. i prefer the dl look.. as opposed to a police attracting cf hood.. color match it.. unless you are a blingbling stunna who wants all the attention..

 

I think CF is just an excuse for jdm show kaa's to match their sp00n rims..

 

still 30-50 lbs can help when you are shaving weight... but it is mostly a stunner thing.. too bad

 

to some ppl cf is ugly as ****..
paint of course have weight
painting the cf hood/parts = stupid?
em.. on mugen on spoon too

 

lift up a quart of paint atleast and tell me if you want to just add that much weight to your hood for no good reason... plus the cost of the labor + materials is probably gonna be atleast 300 or so... but i do admit it is starting to get old to see it even though my car is probably the only car i have ever seen in boise with a carbon fiber hood... hehe

 

for me..little bit of cf is enuff, like a lip or eg duckpill..

 

explain how its stunna to have a leightweight and in some peoples opinions attractive part for your car? why modify the exterior of your car at all, it will only attract attention right?

 

correction - jdm wannabe stunna thing!

 

on all you people saying CF hoods are for all the stunnas..how can you say they look gangsta..i dont see any bling in em at all..but hey who needs my 2 cents

 

william..I dont know how to explain but..yeah..stick around little bit more and you'll know..

one2chi: "cf hoods look like crap on non balck teggies anyway."


you said it

 

so do you guys think a cf hood will look like crap on a white 91 crx si? gunmetal rims or is that to stunna for all you

 

i made a few post about this in the civic forum....cf was made as a weight reduction. some like the look of it, and some don't. so what??? its made to be light and durable.

 

I guess what i was getting at was that if you even get to the point where you've done all you can (within reason) to your engine, and need to start reducing weight then it probably implies you've invested a shipload of money into that beast and why advertise for police, thiefs that you have a fast car.. unless you like to attract attention... which is kinda a stunna quality.. not so much about the hobby more about being bling bling yo.. just my 2 cents

 

personaly I'd paint it..Paint doesnt weigh as much when it is dry compared to wen its wet in the can ...I know cf is light but when i had my hood of my crx i found it to be pretty light for stock and wasnt worth buying a cf hood...but I dont race so shaving every pound off would be worthless to me..$300 bux to shave 10lbs or so and i think unpainted hood look ricey/trailer park since doemstic fools run black hoods as well...It makes it look like you couldnt afford to get ur hood painted..looks unfinished...almost as bad as those damn alluminum wings

 

i just want a lighter hood and cf is strong...nad i paied 700+ to get my car painted...and i like the paint. so why take more off..if that is rice sorry..i'm rice..I am filipino anyway.