Colored Carbon Fiber Hoods? Where are they?
06-15-2007, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPhantum
VenomZ, can you see the carbon weave through the paint?
06-15-2007, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPhantum
Looks like it's two against one so far... and Abishop could switch sides if he saw it from another angle...
Remember, Abishop, people with black cars have been putting CF hoods on their vehicles for a long time, and nobody thought that the hood had to match the body exactly. That's kind of the point of having a CF hood, so it's eye-catching.... BLAH BLAH BLAH
Remember, Abishop, people with black cars have been putting CF hoods on their vehicles for a long time, and nobody thought that the hood had to match the body exactly. That's kind of the point of having a CF hood, so it's eye-catching.... BLAH BLAH BLAH
06-20-2007, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by lonewolf
No, the point of having a carbon fiber hood(or any carbon fiber part) is weight reduction. To me it looks tacky in most cases, but I can't speak for everyone. Besides, there's MUCH better ways to spend 600+ to make the car faster than a dry carbon hood.
06-21-2007, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by OffsetZ33
Man, you need to take that back to your painter - they painted it the wrong color 
06-23-2007, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jadaniya
LOL. I'm guessing you have little to no experience with carbon fiber. first of all, our stock hoods are already very light. You will save almost no weight by switching to carbon fiber. And if you were going to spend more money to get dry carbon to save weight it'll cost way more than $600, you wouldn't save much weight, and nobody does this.
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