Full Carbon Fiber Hoods (2 on hand)

[Vehi-Cross-Az]

I just found 2 new in the box full Carbon Fiber
Hoods in my whse.
Any takers let me know
$580 plus shipping.

[LittleBeast]

The entire hood not just the insert? I have never heard of that before on the VX. I mean I am not a fan of body panels not matching at all and would never do this, but has anyone seen a VX with the entire hood in CF? I have only seen the insert myself.

[Knigh7s]

The entire hood not just the insert? I have never heard of that before on the VX. I mean I am not a fan of body panels not matching at all and would never do this, but has anyone seen a VX with the entire hood in CF? I have only seen the insert myself.

I have ...mine...



Yes that is real CF!

[WormGod]

I have ...mine...



Yes that is real CF!

CFOne I take it? Looks like the same crappy fit mine had. It didnt seal well at all around the headlights which means air was able to get under and give the hood llift. Careful, thats the last thing you need on a highway. Hope you at least put hoodpins on there.

I still have mine in storage but it is unsuitable for safe use. Glad they gave it to me free as a prototype fitting. Damn shame because I thought their actual C/F work was great quality, just not so much their fitting.

[clive goodridge]

Is that $290 each?
How much in total to send 1 or both to the UK please?
Are they a direct replacement fit with all necessary bolt/fixing holes etc?
Thanks
Clive

[Joe Isuzu]

I have no interest in it as I'm also someone who likes the panels to match, but it seems like the price is good as the normal metal hood should be $2-300 (wagging it) and to that you would need to add painting which wouldn't apply to the CF one

[Knigh7s]

CFOne I take it? Looks like the same crappy fit mine had. It didnt seal well at all around the headlights which means air was able to get under and give the hood llift. Careful, thats the last thing you need on a highway. Hope you at least put hoodpins on there.

I still have mine in storage but it is unsuitable for safe use. Glad they gave it to me free as a prototype fitting. Damn shame because I thought their actual C/F work was great quality, just not so much their fitting.

Yupper, thats the one. It is the one I got from Wolfgot here on the forums... I actually don't have it installed, because of that reason. I kinda just bought it to see how one is made, to make them myself. rolled edges and such... When I test fitted it the first time, It sat square, but for some reason, I can't get it to align anymore so I just kept it off...I was planning to have it painted the same color but leave some area's clear where you can still see the cf...

@Vehi-Cross-Az
Are you able to get some pictures. I would really like to see the quality (edges, straightness of fibers and how it fits on the VX).

[Vehi-Cross-Az]

there are no safety issues with them at all..
just being CF is they seem to flex more then your std
steel hoods.
Ive been selling CF hoods for over 10 yrs for all sorts of
car, including Mustangs which travel way faster then any
VX on the freeway, with no issue.
Use it, enjoy it while you can is my opinion, thats all.
Being a hand made product, they will never fit as well as
the stock steel hood stamped out of a machine.
But they are lighter then stock which is nice too.
$580 is per hood, plus frt.
We can maybe go a little less, if they arent sold by the
Fall.

[WormGod]

there are no safety issues with them at all..
just being CF is they seem to flex more then your std
steel hoods.

I dont even know that there is room for debate there, hahaha. Ya, I agree, a lot goes into the structural integrity of the part, but I have seen way too many C/F hoods laying on sides of highways, heard too many stories or blow-offs, and seen many vids of them taking flight. I personally, would never trust the latch on any C/F hood at high speeds. I had hood pins on mine on the VX (for the whole day it was on there) and considering I do a LOT of highway miles, I could never take that chance. However, the fit was horrendous so back to steel it was (damn shame we cant get an aluminum hood made).

BTW, local autoX and rallyX circuits here on the east coast wont pass your vehicle through pre-race inspection if you have a C/F hood without hood pins.

Regardless, that is a pretty fair price you are asking. You would be crazy to think you could find a hood for less for most other cars, let alone a vehicle that has maybe 5-10 existing C/F hoods in the world, heh.

[taylorRichie]

I had a CF hood on my Audi A4, but I experienced no lift on it at speed, however the design of the A4 hood is extremely different from a "normal" hood, since the grill is integrated in the hood.

The main issue I have/had with my hood was after 2 years the hood looked horrible!! Clearcoat/topcoat was almost completely gone. Shortly after the hood cracked. I'm not sure If quality has gone up since 2001, but it was pretty disappointing

If I had a black VX I would get one... but a Silver VX I don't think it'd look too good on. Plus I'd like to go the Entire vehicle bedlinered route.

Price seams fair to me too! $300 is a good price for a cheap (CHEAP) civic hood, not a 10 year old, relatively rare vehicle.

[Vehi-Cross-Az]

all manufactureres suggest hood pins with their
cf hoods for the simple fact they lay CF over a fiberlgass
frame, and if over time that should ever de-laminate from
ago, stress cracks etc ....it would keep it from coming apart.
Ive yet to see it happen, but Im sure if did somewhere and
to protect themselves, they put mention it for liability reasons.
Ill probably put one on mine for a while and then I may have
a metal plate cut to fit for the panel even, maybe like a
diamond plate, and paint that semi-flat black and bolt it on
for a extreme look
That and some sparco hood pins may look pretty choice.
Thanks, I think the price is pretty fair too for what we
have into them.

[twistedsymphony]

I've seen a CF hood fail first hand TWICE

Two different brands from reputable companies, both hoods had been on the cars less than 3 months, and both were professionally installed.

The hood latch failed on both of them on the highway flying back and cracking the windshield/caving the roof slightly.

IMO if you're not installing hood pins... you're f-ing crazy.

if the fit was actually decent I'd buy one of these in a heartbeat... I'd paint it silver to match the vx... the factory hood is stupid heavy. the weight savings alone is worth it IMO.

[alanbradley]

You have to drill and add bonnet pins - that's what two of my friends with C-One c/f bonnets (hoods) on their Yarii did (that's the "Echo" version of the Yaris btw).



The first two questions that you have to answer are always "yes, it is real Carbon Fibre" and "No, the bonnet pins aren't fake". Makes a change from "Its a Vehicross..."

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[WormGod]

The main issue I have/had with my hood was after 2 years the hood looked horrible!! Clearcoat/topcoat was almost completely gone.

I am experiencing that with my CF-One (scooped) hood insert. It's got soon-to-be-peeling spots and it's hazed and cloudy. It had a good run, but I am in the market/design stage of finding another option now. C/F on the interior is one thing, but on the exterior, it sees the elements far too much and has taken a beating. Winter and summer won the battle.

[So-CalVX]

so are you gonna sell it cuz it is still paintable... and would look just as good flat black (or color matched) on the VX