What do you say...paint it or leave it

 

woops...open poll...any dumb answers will result in an internet beat down..lol

 

Leave it, thats what I did. Why would I want to paint it?

It looks nice as it is.

By they way this is hilarious!

 

it's a EG forum thing...lol

 

if you paint it, garenteed you wont be able to sell it later on

 

gee, i say paint it.

it adds weight, but i sure as hell don't want to be made fun of by MTK Kommander.

 

hahaha, runs and hides from MTK haha

I put the 3 option

 

paint that shitz y0
its almost like a body kit on a car thats unpainted..
i bet you guys, in like a few months from now, everyone and their momma is going to jump on the painting CF hood bandwagon, i seen 2 cars with painted hoods at the car show so far.

 

paint it if you got the $$

dont paint it if you dont have the $$ for it and are gonna use it for functional purposes... weight reduction, or buying REAL performance parts..

 

Not everyone is into showing their cars, I could give a **** about what other people are doing. I bought mine because of the functionality not the looks, it just so happens that I think it looks really nice unpainted (guess Im just lucky that way) But if I cared what my car looked like as far as scratches and other blemeshes go then I wouldn't race it, I would drive and look at it.

 

whats are Westerns colors???

 

i wonder how many people on HT actually bought CF hoods for functional reasons or aesthetics, or are some just fronting with the functionality plea? something to think about. cuz i see a lot of kids getting heavy *** CF hoods. lol.


[Modified by JaeOne3345, 7:23 PM 4/8/2003]

 

honestly who makes a light CF hood - ones I've seen are like 13 lbs for VIS which seems to have a good fit.

No one really has EVER weighed em out...

 

Sunny stylings makes a light azz hood for the Integra that's for sure. Around 11 lbs weighed.

The fit is 4/5 star though.

 

i vote paint it, it looks way cleaner.

 

track car and/or purposely ugly car (often abused for fun, which causes dents, dings, scratches, etc.) = leave it, cuz looks dont matter on a car that you USE

car that doesnt get abused, car that gets showed, or a car that needs to keep aesthetic appeal (street driven, no need for mismatched parts and/or weight reduction) = paint it god dammit..

 

Do what you want. Paint it or don't paint it.

 

why get a carbon fiber hood if your gonna paint it, be smart about it and buy fiberglass.

 

Well then you might as well just leave the stock hood, cuz the CF hood would serve no purpose whatsoever (not for looks, and not for less weight, so it has no purpose).

My friend's Fiber Images hood on his 95 Civic weighs about 5 lbs. It only has the frame around the outer edges of the hood. Yet it is still very strong, very functional.

 

why you gonna paint it? about .5% of people buy CF for the weight reduction

 

which is EXACTLY my point.. CF hoods dont look good, and there is no need to have one for weight loss on a street or show car.. so basically.. on a track car that needs less weight and doesnt need aesthetics, its all good.. stock hood for a street car is just fine.


[Modified by MTK Kommander, 9:47 PM 4/8/2003]

 

people should do what they want
after all its their car, not anyone else's
I like how carbon fiber looks, thats why I put it on my car

 

I like mine

Cars with stock hoods sometimes look a little boring though. Sometimes a cf hood can really set off a car's wheels and provides a nice contrast.

 

well, i'm gonna have to yell at MTK on this one. painting a carbon fiber hood is retarded. A true racer shouldn't care about the aesthetics of his car, as long as the aerodynamics are there (no wrecks). I personally like the look of carbon fiber.

Many people on here (and owners of imports, in general) buy carbon fiber hoods and install them unpainted only for "looks". A true racer will install it for the fact that it reduces vehicle weight. Painting it does absolutely nothing for the car, but adds a hair of weight, and takes around $100 out of the owner's pocket, which can be used towards other upgrades.

The only reason i could fathom for painting a hood is if one is building a "sleeper". If you are building a racecar or showcar, there is absolutely NO reason to paint it. They are not at all ricey, don't take anything away from the car, and serve more of the original purpose unpainted.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 22lbGS-R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well, i'm gonna have to yell at MTK on this one. painting a carbon fiber hood is retarded. A true racer shouldn't care about the aesthetics of his car, as long as the aerodynamics are there (no wrecks). I personally like the look of carbon fiber.

Many people on here (and owners of imports, in general) buy carbon fiber hoods and install them unpainted only for "looks". A true racer will install it for the fact that it reduces vehicle weight. Painting it does absolutely nothing for the car, but adds a hair of weight, and takes around $100 out of the owner's pocket, which can be used towards other upgrades.

The only reason i could fathom for painting a hood is if one is building a "sleeper". If you are building a racecar or showcar, there is absolutely NO reason to paint it. They are not at all ricey, don't take anything away from the car, and serve more of the original purpose unpainted.</TD></TR></TABLE>

guess you didnt see the part where i said "a track car" .. meaning true racer.. plus, if someone is a "true racer" they have a car that gets abused.. not just some poser street care made to be a replica.. my opinion is CF looks stupid.. i dont see why people care so much about what i think.