Ok, after much deliberation, I have decided on the Chargespeed hood to go on my car. It provides the best mix of aesthetics and functionality that I am looking for. Now I just need to decide how it will look. I could go CF and leave it all CF on the car, go CF and paint all but the two louvered sections body color, or I could go with the FRP hood and paint the whole thing. What do you guys think would look best on my car? Also keep in mind the CF version costs TWICE as much as the FRP (pretty strong motivator to go the FRP route...). Here are some pics of the hood and of my car to help out:

Hood:





My car (hard to see in the pics, but I have a few other CF accents, B-pillars, side emblems and the center section of the wing base):

 

to paint it all except the vents. This is what I am in the process of doing. Just waiting for my parts to arrive.

 

I'd say CF and paint the whole thing.

 

Risky B., you getting this hood or doing that on a different one? If the Chargespeed, PLEASE post up pics when you get it (before and after paint, and of course installed). Pics of this hood are all but non-existant, other than the two I posted above and I'd really like to see more shots of it.

 

That'd be kind of pointless, wouldn't it?

 

actually getting a different carbon fiber hood. Just a similar idea is all...

 

it's somewhat of a unique look. To each their own...

 

I was referring to the other comment of getting the CF hood and painting the whole thing. Might as well do FRP if painting it all; it's not like it's a super ligtweight dry carbon hood or anything, so paying twice as much for fully painted CF would be pointless, when the painted FRP would look exactly the same for half the price.

 

sorry...at the cottage...not thinking very clearly...

 

thread just reminded me how much I wish my new hood was here...

Come on shipping peeps....

 

Over 100 views and less than 25 votes? C'mon, people, if yer gonna look, at least cast a vote!

 

lol

 

not to thread jack, but what wheels are these??? they are hot!

 

i would paint the whole thing silver and leave the 2 section cf...

 

What rotors are those?

 

those wheels are racing harts, one of the vendors has them for sale

 

who who who?

 

Brembo.

 

+1 on the rims in the first pic! I want them, NOW!

 

I say paint the whole thing, personally I hate the look of two tone cars. Looks ghetto, like someone was too cheap to paint the thing. I dunno, just my opinion.