What is your take on these two? I am looking to buy a CF hood for my Civic. I initially wanted the Fiberimages hood but have just found out that there 91 JDM SiR hood is actually made for the USDM set up??? Crazy!! So basically you must use the US headlights, radiator support, and header piece???? That is great for the US Civics, but for my JDM front it is not good. So my point to this listing is to see if VIS is worthy (compared to Fiberimages). If anyone has seen both brands please share some info.



Modified by 91CivicSir at 12:11 AM 4/26/2005


Modified by 91CivicSir at 12:13 AM 4/26/2005

 

In the pic, your car has a USDM front end.......dont see your delema

 

my fiberimages hood was awsome. i had the jdm siR style hood as well. i had so much room under the hood cause the cow goes the oposite direction and there support peices. go all around the out side of the hood. witch gives tons of clerance for a big *** motor!

 

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The cow?

 

i am still trying to follow your question.

Do you want a JDM hood to fit your JDM front end (VIS)?

or

Do you want a JDM Style hood (fiber images)?

FI does not make a JDM hood to my knowledge. VIS does not make a JDM Style hood to my knowledge.

here is my JDM front with a VIS hood.

 

JOESEFCIVIC
(my fiberimages hood was awsome. i had the jdm siR style hood as well. i had so much room under the hood cause the cow goes the oposite direction and there support peices. go all around the out side of the hood. witch gives tons of clerance for a big *** motor!)


So you are still using all USDM front radiator support, headlights, etc...

 

yes it was the jdm siR style hood made to fit the usdm front end! thats what i ment!

and yes fiberimages makes it, it cost like $600 though!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by andrew ef &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i am still trying to follow your question.

Do you want a JDM hood to fit your JDM front end (VIS)?

or

Do you want a JDM Style hood (fiber images)?

FI does not make a JDM hood to my knowledge. VIS does not make a JDM Style hood to my knowledge.

here is my JDM front with a VIS hood.
</TD></TR></TABLE> VIS now makes both the jsm Sir hood as well as a Sir style hood for the usdm cars.

 

What you are saying is what I knew.

VIS makes JDM SiR hood for JDM conversion

Fiberimages makes JDM style hood for USDM conversion

My question is how do they compare in quality and durabilty?
I want FI but I don't know if I can wait for them to come out with there JDM hood for JDM Conversions. I do know they are in the process of making one though(JDM hood For JDM conversion).

Thanks for the input though SLY

91CivicSiR

 

Okay....so what you want is a CF hood that fits the JDM front end conversion, but CURRENTLY you still have the USDM front end, as evident by your picture.

Is this right?

Just get VIS. The VIS hood I had was the best fitting CF hood I've ever seen in person, and the weave was very straight and rolled around the edges.

FI makes good hoods too. Lighter than VIS for the most part, and I don't think they use rolled edges.

Are you only concerned with fitment? Or do you want the lightest CF available, or what?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91CivicSir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What you are saying is what I knew.

VIS makes JDM SiR hood for JDM conversion

Fiberimages makes JDM style hood for USDM conversion

My question is how do they compare in quality and durabilty?
I want FI but I don't know if I can wait for them to come out with there JDM hood for JDM Conversions. I do know they are in the process of making one though(JDM hood For JDM conversion).

Thanks for the input though SLY No, VIS makes JDM SiR hood for JDM conversion (actually two of them one regualr and one vented), however, they also make one now for the usdm market as well, and JDM style SiR hood for the usdm front end. They have always had the two for the jdm front ends, they came out with one for the usdm front end cars at the end of last year.

91CivicSiR</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91CivicSir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What you are saying is what I knew.

VIS makes JDM SiR hood for JDM conversion

Fiberimages makes JDM style hood for USDM conversion

My question is how do they compare in quality and durabilty?
I want FI but I don't know if I can wait for them to come out with there JDM hood for JDM Conversions. I do know they are in the process of making one though(JDM hood For JDM conversion).

Thanks for the input though SLY
91CivicSiR</TD></TR></TABLE>No, VIS makes JDM SiR hood for JDM conversion (actually two of them one regular and one vented), however, they also make one now for the usdm market as well, a JDM style SiR hood for the usdm front end. They have always had the two for the jdm front ends, they came out with one for the usdm front end cars at the end of last year.

 

FI is one of the only companies that makes a true carbon hood. When you look underneath, the skeleton is around the edges of the hood and you can see light coming right through the skin. Other companies like VIS make carbon fiber layered hoods, in actuallity they are just an ordinary fiberglass hood with a layer of carbon on top and rolled over the edges.

I'm not sure if this equates into your purchase, but the FI is what I would use if I were looking for pure performance and weight savings, the VIS on the other hand, is a real nice looking hood, weighing in lighter than stock of course, but not like the FI.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondahans &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">FI is one of the only companies that makes a true carbon hood. When you look underneath, the skeleton is around the edges of the hood and you can see light coming right through the skin. Other companies like VIS make carbon fiber layered hoods, in actuallity they are just an ordinary fiberglass hood with a layer of carbon on top and rolled over the edges.

I'm not sure if this equates into your purchase, but the FI is what I would use if I were looking for pure performance and weight savings, the VIS on the other hand, is a real nice looking hood, weighing in lighter than stock of course, but not like the FI.</TD></TR></TABLE>FI hoods weigh in at 12 lbs, my vis vented hood weighted 14 lbs. that's alot less than the 26 lbs my stock hood weighed. And the finish was better then the fi hoods I've seen. I don't go for the sheet edge look and white finish on the corners that all of the fi hoods I've seen has.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slywfbpsi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">FI hoods weigh in at 12 lbs, my vis vented hood weighted 14 lbs. that's alot less than the 26 lbs my stock hood weighed. And the finish was better then the fi hoods I've seen. I don't go for the sheet edge look and white finish on the corners that all of the fi hoods I've seen has.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree, the VIS has a nice finish to it, but like I said for performance, FI all the way. I just sold a VIS ZC hood and it weighed in at 16 lbs. Not bad, but I'd personally go for the FI.

 

i think FI hoods are garbage.... you cant even put pressure on the middle of the hood without it bending.. you can even lift the corners.. maybe i'm too use to "good" carbon fiber hoods..(i.e. benen, spoon, and j's) i never touched a vis hood tho... and why are you posting pics of your car with a standard us front end when you keep saying you need one for a jdm front end... post pics of your jdm front end

and hondahans are you sure about your claims ...

 

VIS perfect fit..constructed WAY better(weave/edges/clear coat) than the FI and it is only slightly heavier than the FI..i love my c/f hood! almost worth the accident it took for me too need a new hood

 

You cant put pressure on the centure of the hoods I make. But then again, they only weigh 2 3/4 lbs and are for race cars.

The main things as fair as Id be concerned here are weight, clearcoats(nothing worse then seeing a bunch of air bubbles in the surface of your show hood!) and rolled edges.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by XtraFastCRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think FI hoods are garbage.... you cant even put pressure on the middle of the hood without it bending.. you can even lift the corners.. maybe i'm too use to "good" carbon fiber hoods..(i.e. benen, spoon, and j's) i never touched a vis hood tho... and why are you posting pics of your car with a standard us front end when you keep saying you need one for a jdm front end... post pics of your jdm front end

and hondahans are you sure about your claims ... </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Since you are the designer or fabricator at FiberImages perhaps you could help get the ball rolling on getting me a full JDM hood made!!!

I am ready to pay for one right now, let me know if you can make something happen or atleast let me know how long I need to wait for FI to come out with a full JDM hood.

91CivicSiR

 

I dont work for fiberimages, but have recommended their products. Most of them are of decent quatlity at a competitive price for a street car.

 

Go with Fiberimages. Iv never seen a FI with a finish problem. but I have for VIS.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=783425
VIS hoods weigh more because of the rolled edges. More CF and resin.

 

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and hondahans are you sure about your claims ... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Absolutley, look at any VIS hood, it's fiberglass with a layer of carbon on top. I sell them regularly, nice hoods, but I personally prefer the FI. Talk to Tbone or Trinity on here, they have FI (well Megan did before she made nice with a back of a truck ) .

We just dynoed Tbones car at Honda-Day and it was another reassurance that I will have that hood. It's awesome.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eHoward &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You cant put pressure on the centure of the hoods I make. But then again, they only weigh 2 3/4 lbs and are for race cars.

The main things as fair as Id be concerned here are weight, clearcoats(nothing worse then seeing a bunch of air bubbles in the surface of your show hood!) and rolled edges.

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what hood do you make that weighs 2 3/4lbs i want to see this thing cause me and a few freinds may be interested in them let me know asap!

 

The scoop was custom designed for an intercooler they were running. Unfortunately, it's the only mold for a civic that we have so it's that or nothing.

If you plan on running it with trap speeds over 100mph for extended periods of time, it's going to need "core" which will weigh a little more depending on if you go with aluminum honeycomb, nomex honeycomb or foam core.

This is a race part. Not a street part.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by joesefcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what hood do you make that weighs 2 3/4lbs i want to see this thing cause me and a few freinds may be interested in them let me know asap!</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

I'd say go for Fiber Images because I've heard nothing but positive comments about their products.