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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 11:33 AM
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Some ******* walked on my car last night and the paint is already chipped on one of the dents. Thinking about a carbon fiber replacement. Anyone know if this company's any good?

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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 11:43 AM
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vis is known for bad fitment on the hoods. should try seibon.

also the Z hood doesnt really weigh much. the CF still looks cool.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 12:59 PM
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Should've come to BWW with us!
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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Should've come to BWW with us!


Would it look gay if I painted over the CF to match the rest of the car?
Or should I just get my OEM one fixed and repainted?
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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Your car is already black, I'd just leave it CF.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 01:18 PM
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I have the HR OEM VIS, fitment is 9+outta 10 imo.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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I may just keep what I have and get an estimate on fix/repaint in the new year. Just hate wasting money on bullsh*t like this. I swear Laurel, MD is populated with nothing but loser white trash douchebags. This is the 2nd time I've been vandalized in this area.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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ever consider doing an RS hood cut out, pins, paint and call it a day?

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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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CF hood adds like 10 lbs to your car, unless it's a dry carbon hood (then you'll be paying 2k+) The only beneficial ones would be the ones w/ induction scoops for added cooling. OEM = Aluminum = BEST! Just fix what you have.

P.S. VIS fitment is fantastic, 9/10.
P.P.S. don't get a CF hood if your car is parked outside. It'll fade in a year. This goes for both Seibon and VIS products.

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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by WYZIWYG
I swear Laurel, MD is populated with nothing but loser white trash douchebags. This is the 2nd time I've been vandalized in this area.
I looked at a few houses in Laurel and put an offer in on one. I drove around many neighborhoods and know the area pretty well.

The white people that live in Laurel can be trashy but white people are pretty few and far between. Lots of brown, lots of Hispanics and mostly Shins.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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^ I hate Laurel with a passion.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 03:15 PM
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If you do get a CF hood get the HR one. it fits the DE's but gives the front a more aggressive look They sent me the wrong one when I got my seibon and I liked it more then the correct one so I just kept it.
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O and laurel sucks...
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Jeff somehow someway finds a way to fit me into every topic lmao. :
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Why not call around to a few junk yards?
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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Or watch the forums they show up from time to time. I sold my hood to anh for one Asian hand shake.
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And I bet that hood is still laying around Anh's garage.
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Too bad clay will never get down the super secret Asian hand shake to get it from Anh.
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Originally Posted by jeffie7
I looked at a few houses in Laurel and put an offer in on one. I drove around many neighborhoods and know the area pretty well.

The white people that live in Laurel can be trashy but white people are pretty few and far between. Lots of brown, lots of Hispanics and mostly Shins.
True, but brown, Hispanics and Shins don't vandalize your property out of boredom. This is mostly done by douchebag White kids.
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I want to do the cut outs on my OEM hood. The Seibon CF one I had weighed as much as the stock one. They are both pretty light.
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