hey guys....here is the utimate review of the carbon fiber hood from ebay

genesis performance is the retailer

price was 279 not including shipping

Review:

...hood is very good...not flawless..the only flaws were MINOR warping of the cf...but not bad..but you have to expect that...fitment is good....you dont need hood pins (it attaches exactly like the stock hood

you need 2 or 3 ppl to do it (prefferably 3)

a good socket wrench or wtvr you call it

and make sure you get the appropriate bolts (genesis got them for me)---they said they were 11mm...but i think they were mistaken...either way..they gave me the correct ones (4 bolts)

i used the rubber piece from the front of the stock hood --you should too

***Weight***---CF hood was roughly 3.5LB lighter--i did the best i could weighing it..

hood was 22.5
stock was around 26

NOW FOR THE PICS

 

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PIC 3

 

PIC 4

 

PIC 5 (THAT LAST PIC WAS THE HOOD IN MY CAR--IT WAS SOO SCARY DRIVING AROUND...NO DAMAGE WAS DONE THOUGH/.

O YEH I FORGOT TO TELL YOU...MY BODY SHOP INSTALLED IT FOR ME BECAUSE I HAD NO HELP

THEY DID A GOOD JOB

 

PIC 6

 

PIC 7

 

LAST PIC (UNLESS I GET ANY SPECIFIC REQUESTS)

 

so there it is..i hope i answered everyones questions or thoughts

in the pic you cant really see the CF underwings because there was bad lighting

but when i get the CF NISMO from evo-r everything will mesh well

i only wish i got gunmetal rims

i got brushed from iforged

but maybe the light color of the wheels will enhance the darkness of the CF

(ok that was me trying to make light of things

 

looks good, but the weight doesn't do it for me.

for the price i think it's great. from the pics it looks like it fits good too.

thanks for posting the pics,
Victor

 

22 pounds for a CF hood?!?!

damn. thats heavy.

comparison to Fiberimages CF hood for maxima was 42 stock, 15 CF...

i get my CF hood for the Z in a week or two. i will weigh it...

 

but since my car is clearly not a race car (19's, 5AT)

i would rather have a hood that is secure...it has avey stable underside and i know it wont fly off the car

plus i dont need hood pins

 

plus my scale sucks a left nut so i might be way off...maybe not......probobly a pound or 2

if the fiberimages hood is 10 lb less than stock thats good (for weght purposes)

but in that case why dont you just buy a crank pulley

if you want performance CF then you need to go DRY CARBON hood..which is way out of my price range

 

its fiberglass underlay. hence the non cf type weight, that was obvious for the price.

 

IMO---if your purpose of buying a CF hood is because its light

then it should be last on the list of things to buy

there are much better performance mods to spend money on

so anyone that buys a CF hood ...even if they dont admit it...its mostly for asthetic purposes

 

i'm waiting for a CF hood with reverse louvres (sp?)

 

Looks like a good bargain if you're buying soley for cosmethic purposes...

 

NICE!!!....NICE!!! thats all i need to say!

 

i just parked my car for the night..and under the light u can see the carbon fiber really well

the weave isnt all that good..but i wonder if its like that on all hoods

it seams like a natural thing

 

OOMG!!!! roflmao!!! i cant believe you "fit"?? that hood in your trunk.. that is the funniest ***** ive seen all day!!!