carbon fiber

I finally have the funds to get a CF hood.
I am looking at getting just plain OEM type. I dont know why but I just love the way it looks and i need a new hood any way.

my main question though is..
can this easaly be put on. what does it take . just a wrench and a friend to help put it on.

soo...
Any one know a good company with a fair price.

also when it say OEM, does that mean it will have the same latching mechanisim in the front or will it have to use pins

Yeah you should just need a friend and a wrench to put it on. It should latch in the front like the regular hood. OEM for the CF hoods just means it's the OEM style, as opposed to the ones with the scoops and such. When you put it on, make sure the latch holds it down. Drive around for a week or so, and you'll know whether you need the pins or not. I know when my friend would drive his car around on the highway the thing would flap up and down like crazy, so he got hood pins to be safe.

yah, if your hood shakes violently get pins ASAP. I've read, heard, and been witness to a few people's CF hoods coming up and smacking the windshield on the freeway.

so is there any certaint company to stay away from then.

I want to do this right the first time.

my personal preferance is carbon creations they have a pretty decent hood for the money also have you thought about getting a carbon kevlar hood alittle more expensive but stronger

really?
never even heard of a kevlar hood.
I will have to check that out.

carbon creations seem to be good. i have yet to hear of any compliants.

its not just kevlar it a combo of carbon and kevlar a decent one will cost about 600 hondo but its worth it plus you can have color combos in it m friend has a red and black weave threads that looks awesome

so is there any certaint company to stay away from then.

I want to do this right the first time.

FiberImages (http://www.fiberimages.com/)

I see cars all the time without pins.
will it be possible to stay away from them

fiber images has a really nice web site

fiber images has a really nice web site

Their products are damned near bullet proof too.
A friend of mine has a fiber images hood, and you can hit it, bend it even, and it doesn't crack like your normal cf/fiberglass hoods do.

As for the hood pins.. it all depends on how well you get it to fit. If you can shut it and latch it good with no problems, that's fine.... but if you're driving down the road and notice the hood flapping and shaking more than normal, you'll want to get hood pins just to be safe.

sorry wrong site for carbon creations here is the right link
http://www.carbon-creations.com/index2.asp

I see cars all the time without pins.
will it be possible to stay away from them
It is possible, depends on how secure your hood is. I'm sure if you have it bolted on tight, your latch is strong and there is a bit of weight to keep the hood down you won't need pins. But at the first sign of any violent shaking get pins.

I've never seen pins on a Spoon hood. I can pretty much ganrentee the quality is as good as an OEM hood. I can garentee it'll cost more too though. Food for thought.

JDM nutt...

:iagree: spoon hoods are good but expensive about 1000

Everyone here posted good answers.

Carbon fiber is like Suspension
You dont want to go half ass or buy cheap stuff.

I have a Fiberimages Hood which is great actually the best.

VIS is just as good they come close to perfect.

I would stay away from other brands, cause in the long run you'll be waisting your money. Putting on is easy takes 10 min tops.

When you order your product try ot do it locally instead of having it shipped to your house. MY Carbon Fiber Trunk cracked during shippment.

i think i might go with a VIS.
my friend has one on his lude. he seems to like it.

well i changer my mind on the whole OEM thing
once i looked at this.....

http://www.visracing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=135&osCsid=f3fc5e8024efb050f2fb5fc5afaf198a

it will look a litle goofy fo a while until i get the rest of the body work

I was affraid it would come to this. I think.... I think the OEM is better, but thats just one opinion from a guy you'll never meet. Good luck.

I Agree Oem Is A Alot Cleaner Looking

OMG I hate those Evo CF hoods. Every fucking Sentra owner and their mom has that damn hood. Evo hoods belong on Evos.

I didnt even realize it was an Evo hood, i just like the way it looked

why buy a carbon fiber hood if you dont need like a few more seconds on a racetrack? Isn't it just more hassle than its worth?

^^^ Not only is it a waste of time if your not racing. But it is definetly not cheap, 350 - 500 dollars for a hood that is gonna be just for looks is horrible. Unless of course you have money to just blow on stuff, in which case why not just buy a better looking car.

well then i guess it is good that it is my car and not yours
then

Burn!

Burn!

Burn? I don't get it.
Anyway, I agree with the DJ. You don't have to listen to us though. We all do it, I bought Spoon mirrors that will serve no purpose, but looks. In my defense, it's SPOOOOOOOONNN.

i mean, i did ask for your (the forum) opinion. wether i like what people say or not is another thing.
i believe it will be a great addition to MY car.

^^ To each his own. CF is a nice addition.

Since someone asked about good CF hood brands, Kaminari makes good CF hoods that do not need Hood pins. Basically, as was said, cheaper CF hoods need Hood Pins to stay latched, because the latch used is cheap and crappy. Bad things can happen, llike the hood can fly off, etc, with cheap CF hoods with no pins.

Here's a link to Kaminari's site where they explain it and show pics, comparing thiers to a crappy qaulity CF hood.

http://www.kaminari.com/brandXhood.htm