i have heard many diffrent opinions on carbon fiber hoods.
i was thinking of possibly getting onein the next few weeks

so does any on have anything bad on CF hoods
or good things

light weight, cool look, what else can i say!!! just dont get no cf hood with like a hood scoop, seen it done on a couple hondas, TERRIBLE!!!

Go with FiberImages best company

is also is that somthing i could put on hith the help of a friend

Yes

yea CF hoods are wicked, just get the normal one. and another point, dont paint it. show your cf :-)

only thing is dont leave it up for a long period of time in the sun.
Its an easy install I use a VIS one its great nice weave on it lots of clear coat. Spend some extra money get a good hood.
Painting it is just like anything esle its up to you but unpainted can look good or like crap unpainted depends on the car

www.bodykitsnw.com

Got my 99-00 hood from them and I love it.

http://www.rtek.org/images/conversion4.jpg

what about that
http://racerelements.zoovy.com/product/CFH96HCOE
great price and free shipping.
anyone have any info on that company

what about that
http://racerelements.zoovy.com/product/CFH96HCOE
great price and free shipping.
anyone have any info on that company

Never heard of them.

Kaminari and Fiber Images both make very high qaulity CF hoods. VIS oem style CF hoods are good and usually fit well, though I have heard of issues on some the the non-oem style ones not fitting very good. Their oem style one's for hondas are usually pretty good.

well that good to know
but
what the hell does "OEM" stand for.
i cant figure it out

Original Equipment Manufacturer (in other words, direct from Honda)

thank you
so it would be the smart thing to only get oem

well, OEM is generally best for fit because you know the guys who made it had all the right specs and tested everything thoroughly. It's also usually best for durability, because that's Honda's focus. They are usually not the best for high performance, because they are the stock parts and optional equipment you would get from the dealer, so they are built with economy in mind rather than racing. I use OEM when replacing most interior parts (console panels, shift boot, etc.) but aftermarket brakes, intake, exhaust, etc. Generally speaking - and I mean very generally - OEM lasts longer, aftermarket goes faster. Depends on what you want.

Okay, OEM does mean Original Equipment Manufacturer. OEM Style means the hood LOOKS liike the OEM design, versus a turbo style hood with vents, etc.

With Carbon fiber, the OEM style is the CF hood that looks like an OEM design. So VIS Racing's OEM style CF hood tends to fit pretty well, but some of their other designed CF hoods, like the turbo style with the vents, etc...don't always fit well.

Fiber Images and Kaminari tend to have very good fit, regardless of design. All OEM Style means is the look of the hood is an OEM style look, versus a different design look. You'll never find a true actual "OEM CF Hood" for your honda, since honda never made CF Hoods. You'll only find OEM Style CF Hoods, which I explained above.

it said on the link for the hood i was looking at that it was an OE style
is that not as good as OEM

it said on the link for the hood i was looking at that it was an OE style
is that not as good as OEM

Dude, didn't you read what ecko posted 6 hours before your post? :disappoin

Okay, OEM does mean Original Equipment Manufacturer. OEM Style means the hood LOOKS liike the OEM design, versus a turbo style hood with vents, etc.

With Carbon fiber, the OEM style is the CF hood that looks like an OEM design. So VIS Racing's OEM style CF hood tends to fit pretty well, but some of their other designed CF hoods, like the turbo stle with the vents, etc...don't always fit well.

i thoght there was a diffrence between
OEM
&
OE
my bad

Don't sweat it some of these guys will jump down your throat for nothing.

i know its crazy
they scare most people away

We're not jumping down his throat for nothing. We're trying to help, and he keeps confusing himself. Okay, say for example you have an 1999 Civic. Only a genuine Honda hood, like the hood the car came with the day it rolled of ther assembly line, is an OEM hood. Why, because OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer, and Honda was the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the car.

Now, Honda never made Carbon fiber hoods, never have, never will. This means there is no Original Equipment Manufacturer Carbon Fiber hood for a Honda, since Honda never produced one. However, you can buy a hood made of Carbon Fiber that has the same look DESIGN WISE as the Original hood the car came with. This will be know as an OEM or OE STYLE HOOD, not to be confused with actaul OEM products. It is called OEM or OE (Orginal Equipment) Style becasue the style Design (the looks) of the hood looks like the OEM style design, versus the carbon fiber hoods you see with vents, etc.

Of course an OE Style or OEM style hood MAY NOT fit as well as a Geniue OEM hood, it's not an OEM Product. The Fitment of it depends on the qaulity of the molds and how close the company got when designing the hood. However, if you want a Carbon Fiber hood, you have no choice. Honda NEVER made a CF hood, therefor no TRUE OEM CF HOOD EXISITS, ONLY OEM STYLE (OR OE STYLE).

I am not trying to jump down your throat, and I don't apperiate you 2 new members bashing us and saying crap like that. It's not apperiacted or respected to gbash on people helping you like that. I have explained this 3 times now, and it does get irritating explaining the same thing over and over, but I am trying to be nice and help you understand. Don't you come in here after all that and tell me I am jumping down your thoart. Show some respect to other members, or take it somewhere else.

Amen brotha well put!

well i am honesty very appreciative that you have take the time to help me and have given me a thurow explanation.
i know honad never made cabon fiber hoods.
i though that there may have been a diffrence between the to styles OEM & OE

we all have to start some were
again THANK YOU for your imput.
but you must admit some times people a down right nasty
but some people deserve it

well i am honesty very appreciative that you have take the time to help me and have given me a thurow explanation.
i know honad never made cabon fiber hoods.
i though that there may have been a diffrence between the to styles OEM & OE

we all have to start some were
again THANK YOU for your imput.
but you must admit some times people a down right nasty
but some people deserve it

Some people on here can be mean, but that is true anywhere you go in life. I have noticed thatsome members tend to jump on people and accuse everyone of "jumping down someones throat" or trying to argue, when in reality, they are doing it just as much as others.

It really irritates me when someone comes in like that and starts saying such things, that is when members really do get nasty. Like on the other thread (I am sure you know the one). Re-read it and you'll see.

As you said, people on here can be nasty. Sometimes it's your friends doing it, other times it's people you don't care for. However, that doesn't change the fact, regardless of whether they are your friend or not, that such flaming is just wrong.

Anyways, I an glad I could help. Just what out for things other people say, and try not to get involved in flame wars. Comments like that will drive people away quick, make you more enemies than friends and generally will be counter-productive.

i dintnt even relize it was me and Kafziel gangen up
but i see it now
just a ironic
I actually dont even know any one on this forum so every one is really my friend( As corny as it sounds)

its ok to get in a skuffle evry one i a while
i guess im not the bigger man to stop first-LOL

i dintnt even relize it was me and Kafziel gangen up
but i see it now
just a ironic
I actually dont even know any one on this forum so every one is really my friend( As corny as it sounds)

its ok to get in a skuffle evry one i a while
i guess im not the bigger man to stop first-LOL

Scuffles and flaming are not appericated here at AF, plain and simple.

If you need to disscuss anything else further, pm the person you are wanting to talk to and please and keep it off the boards.

Now, enough of all this. Back to the topic of CF Hoods please.

As I said, Kaminari and Fiber Images make good CF hoods, and VIS Racign OEM Style Hoods are good too. I know Kaminari hoods don't require the use of hood pins to stay on while driving, something a lot of cheaper hoods do require, thanks to the cheap latch construction.

Also, you might want to look into getting the hood clear coated. So manufacturers will do it for extra, tohers you have to have a body shop do it once you recieve the hood. Call the manufactures and talk with them for more info, they can be quiet helpful.

what ever

so any way back to the topic
i normaly dont order things off the net.
any one have anything on this company
or will i be the first to try it out.
i mean its a good price

what ever

so any way back to the topic
i normaly dont order things off the net.
any one have anything on this company
or will i be the first to try it out.
i mean its a good price
anyone get theirs for cheaper

what ever

so any way back to the topic
i normaly dont order things off the net.
any one have anything on this company
or will i be the first to try it out.
i mean its a good price
anyone get theirs for cheaper

Look man, I've had it with this drama, I'm out. I tried being nice, but some people don't get it.

Here's one site

www.kaminari.com

Do a search for the other companies: Fiber Images and VIS Racing

www.google.com

Type in the company name and you'll find their wedsite. You can get the numbers from there.

Good luck. Remember to ask the company if they recomend the use of hood pins with their hoods.

sorry about the double post
i keep geting a server error or something
anyone els have the same problem

man i never even though abpout pins.
where do those hook up to. i meen i seen them before, but is that the only thing keeping people from messing with my engine. or is that just a safty thing for the front