Are the vents on their hoods functional, or are they just for looks?

I really like both styles they have with the shark gill looking vents on the sides but if they are functional (let rain and water in) then I will have to pass.

 

i want to say that they have grills in them. about the only thing that they could do is dispence heat a little better.

 

They are functional.

 

I just got my Seibon TS CF hood. The worst quality hood ever. They said they fixed the fitment problem on the first batch last year, but I just bought one now and the fitment is horrible. The clear coat has tiny spider cracks around the vents. So becareful with Seibon. It's not just me, but a few other people that got the same hood got the same problems. But the vents are pretty good at releasing heat in the engine bay.

 

trash...

 

i have one.. they are pretty much junk, but the vents are functional

 

I had one. Cracked in 6 months where the latch is. Just got a real Veilside replacement.

 

i have VT version. 8 months now. Still hold up good.

 

almost pulled the trigger to get a TS hood today........I am glad I did not buy it based on the above comments...

 

Because you painted your hood. If you didn't painted it, I don't know how it will hold up

 

I'm starting to get worried by reading this just put my hood on last week seen a few imperfections on it looks like it bubbled a little, what scares the sh:t out of me is when I drive around 65-70mph looks like it wants to fly up but around 90 smooth

 

Hmm now I'm con fuggi'n fused. It seems like there are equal amounts of people who say Veilside is crap and that Seibon is crap.

So who's the crappiest? Always asumed Veilside made good stuff but maybe not? Some say Seibon is better and others say Veilside is better.

So what yer saying is I should save myself the stress and money and keep the stock hood and get a Nismo exhaust instead?

 

I hahve a seibon hood and id say the fitment is great! but it seems like there are some bubbles commin up on it maybe. anyone else have this?

-b-

 

I have had 2 VT hoods due to an accident and both were flawless in fit and finish. Sucks others have not had the same luck.

 

how is that has to do with the latching part?

 

+1

 

how about oem style hoods in cf do they all suck too?

 

I'm with you on this idea. You aren't going to save much weight from Seibon if any, I still say these hoods are just for looks

 

Hood pins >>>>> latch

 

I'm not talking about the latching part. I was talking about the clear coat on the CF hood being cracked. They must've used poor material on the clear coat.