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danhtran 04-29-12 10:27 PM

Who has aftermarket hoods on their car?
 
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after an accident my hoods was bent so I'm looking for a new hoods :)
Please post some picture of your car with the aftermarket hoods
what so u think of this VIS carbon fiber hood? or should i stick with OEM?
Thanks

KillaIS250 04-29-12 10:32 PM

Apok-C has that hood on his car, i'll try and find pics :)

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http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/w..._5247666_n.jpg
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/w...6/FrontLip.jpg

chi123 04-29-12 10:35 PM

I got into an accident too and had to look for a new hood. I wanted the vented one too and was looking for pictures of it online but luckily, the next day I was driving home from school and I saw some guy with the vented one in your picture and I was like "Auhhhh, that is nasty." It looked terrible in person. So I bought a Seibon OEM style carbon fiber hood. It's good but I don't like it. I'm trying to find someone with a black hood I can trade with. Anyways, here's a picture of my hood the very day I got the car back from the body shop.

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...00036824_n.jpg

danhtran 04-29-12 10:49 PM


Originally Posted by KillaIS250 (Post 7198794)

they actually look good tho


Originally Posted by chi123 (Post 7198797)
I got into an accident too and had to look for a new hood. I wanted the vented one too and was looking for pictures of it online but luckily, the next day I was driving home from school and I saw some guy with the vented one in your picture and I was like "Auhhhh, that is nasty." It looked terrible in person. So I bought a Seibon OEM style carbon fiber hood. It's good but I don't like it. I'm trying to find someone with a black hood I can trade with. Anyways, here's a picture of my hood the very day I got the car back from the body shop.

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...00036824_n.jpg

its gonna be a hard decision for me tho :(

thISguy350 04-30-12 01:24 AM

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if you are going to go with carbon fiber you need to paint it to match your color code... for one cf is a ***** to upkeep, for two it looks sexy at first, but then cops think your car is fast... if you get it you should paint it. imo here is what my honda looked like before i parted her

Rash 04-30-12 03:58 AM

Keep it stock it's the best option, unless you can custom fit the ISF one.

ApokC 04-30-12 07:38 AM

Ya I got one. Thanks J for posting the pics. I love my hood! Get SEIBON tho not VIS. Doesn't get that super yellow fade, fits perfect, and even with no hood pins the thing is super sturdy :)

ApokC 04-30-12 07:40 AM

About the cops: This is true. Once I was driving to Vegas at night and a CHP followed next to me in the other lane and actually put his spotlight on my hood for a good minute trying to figure it out. He didn't pull me over though but I could tell he was thinking about it

danhtran 04-30-12 08:41 AM


Originally Posted by thISguy350 (Post 7198935)
if you are going to go with carbon fiber you need to paint it to match your color code... for one cf is a ***** to upkeep, for two it looks sexy at first, but then cops think your car is fast... if you get it you should paint it. imo here is what my honda looked like before i parted her

yea im thinking of painting it tho


Originally Posted by ApokC (Post 7199255)
Ya I got one. Thanks J for posting the pics. I love my hood! Get SEIBON tho not VIS. Doesn't get that super yellow fade, fits perfect, and even with no hood pins the thing is super sturdy :)

damn seibon is $860 without ship

danhtran 04-30-12 02:34 PM

any1 else has aftermarket hoods?

Sffd103 04-30-12 06:20 PM


Originally Posted by danhtran (Post 7200345)
any1 else has aftermarket hoods?

To be honest with you dude, very FEW people have those types of hoods cause they aren't racer/ricer cars.

CCM03 04-30-12 08:15 PM


Originally Posted by chi123 (Post 7198797)
I got into an accident too and had to look for a new hood. I wanted the vented one too and was looking for pictures of it online but luckily, the next day I was driving home from school and I saw some guy with the vented one in your picture and I was like "Auhhhh, that is nasty." It looked terrible in person. So I bought a Seibon OEM style carbon fiber hood. It's good but I don't like it. I'm trying to find someone with a black hood I can trade with. Anyways, here's a picture of my hood the very day I got the car back from the body shop.

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...00036824_n.jpg

Hey i'll trade ya :D

danhtran 04-30-12 09:51 PM


Originally Posted by CCM03 (Post 7201158)
Hey i'll trade ya :D

the one in the picture? look like OEM

chi123 04-30-12 10:07 PM

It's the OEM style hood in carbon fiber. The lighting looks like it matches the car color but in sun light, you can see the difference.

Solid12 05-01-12 08:39 AM


Originally Posted by chi123 (Post 7201439)
It's the OEM style hood in carbon fiber. The lighting looks like it matches the car color but in sun light, you can see the difference.

That looks pretty clean! Do you think it'll match better with a SGM?


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