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Carbon Fiber Hood
Posted: September 29th, 2005, 1:44 am
by GregoryChristian
has anyone purchased a CF hood off ebay , if so how's the quality ?
Posted: September 29th, 2005, 4:15 pm
by Legato626
I got one off eBay from a good guy and I liked it a lot. Took a few weeks to get it because when he got it had some faults in it so he sent it back and got a new one that was really cool. Hell I would sell you mine but mine has some damaged if you wanted it for like $150 bucks I would even throw in some locking hood pins. I still have it on my car right now.
Posted: October 11th, 2005, 2:34 am
by mr_icez
i did and the hood was ok but again i did but it for $100. it was just one side didnt go down all the way. I am trying to say is one side is higher then the fender.
Posted: October 12th, 2005, 7:29 pm
by Josh
yah thats normal for a side to be higher than the other. thats why you have to adjust the hinges. to adjust them bending is involved. the Ebay hoods are ok. but i sent my first one back, due to poor quality. i still am not happy with the one i currently have. but im alot more anal about this stuff then most.
Posted: October 12th, 2005, 11:14 pm
by freakyalien
Legato626 wrote:I got one off eBay from a good guy and I liked it a lot. Took a few weeks to get it because when he got it had some faults in it so he sent it back and got a new one that was really cool. Hell I would sell you mine but mine has some damaged if you wanted it for like $150 bucks I would even throw in some locking hood pins. I still have it on my car right now.
Got some pics of it?
Posted: October 13th, 2005, 4:04 pm
by hgallegos915
Carbon fiber hood + fire = bad... mine cought on fire and the midle part warped.. water would go in the vent into the old distributor i had and cause it to miss ... my car hated the rain... i isbtalled my stock hood and notice the weight difference is not that much believe it or not.maybe a few 30 punds or so but. well... now my car can go into carwashes. Also next timke which i hope never..if it catches on fire.. fire wont feed off the hood. I do miss the look :O( im refibeglasing mine and turning it into a fiberglas hood and painting the color of the car...one day.
Posted: October 13th, 2005, 5:20 pm
by cjthor
hgallegos915 wrote:Carbon fiber hood + fire = bad... mine cought on fire and the midle part warped.. water would go in the vent into the old distributor i had and cause it to miss ... my car hated the rain... i isbtalled my stock hood and notice the weight difference is not that much believe it or not.maybe a few 30 punds or so but. well... now my car can go into carwashes. Also next timke which i hope never..if it catches on fire.. fire wont feed off the hood. I do miss the look :O( im refibeglasing mine and turning it into a fiberglas hood and painting the color of the car...one day.
Caught on fire4? What happened. Im sure it wasnt the hoods fault
Posted: October 14th, 2005, 12:36 am
by hgallegos915
no it wasnt eh hoods fault of course...but it did aid in fueling more to the flame and doesnt stand heat at all! the clear coat starts to flake after a couple of months (non garaged environment)
Posted: October 15th, 2005, 2:04 am
by mitmaks
ive got mine for sale if right offer comes up, real easy fix. will sell cheap too.
Posted: October 16th, 2005, 12:40 am
by hgallegos915
mitmaks...how much shipped to 79927 ?
Posted: October 16th, 2005, 1:53 am
by mitmaks
not sure about shipping but anyone with serious intentions pm me with your offer
Posted: October 27th, 2005, 6:58 pm
by Aaron Sharpe
I bought one off ebay awhile ago... One of the ones that was B+ grade, inverted scoop. I payed $100 for the hood and $250 for shipping, it fit great and it had its imperfections, but I got what i payed for.