Which CF hood company do you guys think is the best quality? not which one looks the best! and why?? just trying to get some thoughs from others

 

I believe that Benen are all carbon or carbon/kevlar, not carbong fiberglass. Search up Benen on the net.

 

benen good but costly
my vote=JDMshit

 

VIS if you want a cheap good hood they re-enforce all of there edges and they wrap the carbon fiber back to re-enforce the hood latch.

 

does benen even produce carbon fiber products anymore??? last i've heard is they've been doing custom orders only...i dunno. as far as good affordable hoods go, i recommend VIS, FI, OR JDMSHIT. oh yeah, whatever happened to sunny styling?

 

jdmshit $379 shipped
go buy and you will have this on your face all the time!!

 

you can get a vis oem style for like $300 and you can get a mugen style cf hood for 375

MUGEN *****

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerosearch

 

I can tell you what hood NOT to buy.
Stay away from BKNW (Body Kits NorthWest) products in general. My cf hood looks ok its just after the first month the skeleton (frame underneath the actual hood) seperated from the hood and scarred my valve cover...actually its going to be a permanent scar until I can unload the hood.

My cf d/bill doesn't fit well and the edges are white there was also 1 crack in it to boot

Next time its JDM ****. Hopefully next year. Theres nothing quite as aggravating as popping your hood open upon request to see an engine swap that you can tell is done perfectly just to see the valve cover scarred and crappy looking.....

 

jdmshit is the **** no-way cant beat $379 shipped!!

 

VIS (i have never seen a bad vis hood and underskeleton is nice and strurdy)

don't go cheap...... cheap CF hoods suck *** and usually the weave looks terrible or NO skeleton

 

i got a jdmshit hood on my car

 

dude i hat bknw and mine is working out good i totaled my car and everything was trashed except the hood. The fenders were totally fucked the doors the trunk...but the hood not a scratch i just pulled it off and its sitting at shop now. One bad product doesnt kill a company...mine is good sorry that you had some problems did you try talking to them and seeing if they would fix it? If they said hell no then i say **** them and i would give bknw a more info please. Dont just say **** a company with out backing it up with more info.

DEF

 

Fiber Images

I love mine. Very light.

 

benen is the way to go, but they aren't making carbon products to my knowledge right now.. someone correct me if i'm wrong.

 

fiber images

 

get fiber images

 

all my friends has JDMShit cf hood!! no one ever complaint!!

 

VIS or FIBER IMAGES...but VIS gets my vote

 

Spoon, Fiber Images, Benen in that order. Hands Down.. owned one of each. Selling a brand new Spoon Sports Carbon Fiber Hood... for 96-98 civic

 

How much u asking for it?

 

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I let andy know what my expectations were as I (like most people) have put a lot of time and money into my car. I let him know that if he couldn't fill my order...to the tune of about 1000 bucks I would glady go elsewhere.

The first shipment came in with a damaged hood right off the bat...so much for there quality control. andy apologized and mentioned that he didn't have anyone in shipping at the time (dont know if they fired everyone but the shipping manager) and to send it back.

Along with that shipment I also had a c/f d/bill which had a corner completely cracked off...andy insinuated perhaps it happened in shipping. The d/bill was wrapped with about 10 sq. feet of bubble wrap and was sent out in a very sturdy box, no way it could have happened in shipping.

I let andy know that I also own my own business and didn't want to see him lose money on the deal offering to help with shipping cost) but he paid for the shipping back to Washington St. So then he sends me another hood and d/bill packaged in the same box just smashed all together...real professional move there.

The hood I am sure would maybe squeek by the worst manufacturers q.c. process, however the condition of the d/bill was horrible. Its a piece of **** plain and simple. Im in a quandry about the d/bill and hood at this point becuase I could not honestly sell either piece to anyone knowing how shabby they were made.

Yes I talked to andy about the other hood and d/bill....basically he said "well you got them, problem solved" So anytime I see someone posting where to buy a c/f product Im obligated out of goodwill to express my own personal experiences.

I know aftermarket parts aren't going to fit perfect, but this is beyond that. My buddy that I unfortunantly hooked him up with this deal (hoods ordered together) is experiencing the same seperation problem and his valve cover is looking just as crappy as mine now. Im not going to put words in anyones mouth but a mod. on h-t has spoke of this same problem from time to time.

 

FI gets a from me Next spring JDMshit. Ill keep the FI itll be my winter rocker

 

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Best response so far. Its been covered many times. I would go JDMshit though. They are awesome and great prices too.

 

h22_hatch make me an offer