Top Secret vs. Seibon
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My hoods from first to latest:
Seibon CF VT - cracked where the latch is...like a lot of other people after about 6 months.
Veilside CF V3 - it fits like a glove...like a baseball glove on a baby's hand...
Real Top Secret CF hood - Dry CF, fits perfectly, extremely light...but at a hefty pricetag.
Seibon CF VT - cracked where the latch is...like a lot of other people after about 6 months.
Veilside CF V3 - it fits like a glove...like a baseball glove on a baby's hand...
Real Top Secret CF hood - Dry CF, fits perfectly, extremely light...but at a hefty pricetag.
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Originally Posted by Cannysage
anybody's got TS hood here? how you like it? heard a few complaints with seibon (although I still trust it, especially for the price).
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Originally Posted by serg 350z
Im having fittment problems with the TS. I talked to Seibon people and they told me since i have the motordyne 5/16 plenum that it wont fit right.
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Originally Posted by CarbonLTD
I've got all my TS hoods to fit fine. It just takes some tinkering with the latch and hinges to get it to fit 100% perfect. Thats why professional installation is recommended.
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..yes it will. If the gap is on the side you simply dremel the holes in the factory hinges and you can slide it side to side. If you have $1000+ to drop on a hood then I say go for it. I on the other hand would rather have a 3-5lbs heavier wet carbon fiber hood and use the remaining cash to get a hatch or performance upgrade. I've installed 3 TS hoods on Z's and yes they did take some tinkering to get them to fit like I wanted them to. No aftermarket hood is going to fit like OEM.
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Originally Posted by CarbonLTD
..yes it will. If the gap is on the side you simply dremel the holes in the factory hinges and you can slide it side to side. If you have $1000+ to drop on a hood then I say go for it. I on the other hand would rather have a 3-5lbs heavier wet carbon fiber hood and use the remaining cash to get a hatch or performance upgrade. I've installed 3 TS hoods on Z's and yes they did take some tinkering to get them to fit like I wanted them to. No aftermarket hood is going to fit like OEM.
I know that most likely all aftermarket hoods won't fit like OEM, but Seibon makes the claim all over their site that they will.
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if the motordyne spacer fits perfectly fine under the stock strut bar why would the hood be having problems fitting with it on? Is it rubbing on the plenum now because its a tad bit higher?
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I currently have a TS and though I'm using hood pins fitment is very good. I did dremel a little on my hinges to bring it forward but I'm also using a Aerosync bumper which may be why I had to dremel slightly. All in all I satisfied.
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I have been trying to fit my seibon TS hood now for 2 weeks and have had no patients.... i could not make it latch, however the gaps on the side and front looked pretty good, now i just put the OEM hood back on and my first try tightning the bolts it latched perfect. Now i have to take the car to the body shop to get the hood on and they have to drill holes for hood pins too cause i dont trust it.
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I had a seibon scoop on my wrx. I was not impressed with the quality. To of the bolt holes were completely off, the weave wasn't very good and it started to yellow over time.
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Originally Posted by LiNks
I have been trying to fit my seibon TS hood now for 2 weeks and have had no patients.... i could not make it latch, however the gaps on the side and front looked pretty good, now i just put the OEM hood back on and my first try tightning the bolts it latched perfect. Now i have to take the car to the body shop to get the hood on and they have to drill holes for hood pins too cause i dont trust it.
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Originally Posted by LiNks
I have been trying to fit my seibon TS hood now for 2 weeks and have had no patients.... i could not make it latch, however the gaps on the side and front looked pretty good, now i just put the OEM hood back on and my first try tightning the bolts it latched perfect. Now i have to take the car to the body shop to get the hood on and they have to drill holes for hood pins too cause i dont trust it.
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I've never had a problem with my TS shaking. It is rock solid without hood pins but I do have that problem with the latching you guys are talking about. Its such a pain to get it to latch down right. I almost never want to open my hood cause I know its gonna be a nuisance.
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Originally Posted by CarbonLTD
Did you try adjusting the height of your stock latch. 90% of the time that the problem.
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Originally Posted by LiNks
Should i be adjusting the height up or down? I guess I have nothing to loose at this point. The OEM one goes on so easy anyway. But i am going to eliminate the latch and go with the aerocatch/top secret locking hood pins.
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Is the TS dry carbon? For the extra ching it should be, and if so most of the time you will not have that high gloss. Dry carbon is where its at when it comes to weight savings though.