Hood Issues...

I need some opinions here...

First off, here's the deal. Right now I have a carbon fiber hood on my h/b, & now that I've had it for about a year, every damn import in ND has one (which is pretty bad). As difficult as it is, I'm trying to be different. So I dropped my stock hood off at one of the better local body shop's to get the entire thing shaved & repainted. After waiting almost a month it turns out that they haven't started it because it's got a big-ass wave in it - in addition to hail damage.

What I'm getting at is that my stock hood isn't worth fixing. What would you do? Get another stock hood & press on with the shaving? Or a Cervini's? Or something else? I'm open to suggestions & everyone on this forum has a style of their own. So I'm curious...

hmmmm...tough call..maybe get your cf hood painted two-tone... like keep some of the cf showing? or get another stocker b/c in my opinion, there arent really any nice aftermarket hoods...they're all kinda overdone.. (no offense to anyone who has one :) )...

i like my hood:) dont you?

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/5b42e972/bc/My+Car/Crx+Front.jpg?bcFPMJ9A7fkW12cH

my car dont look like this anymore, so dont hate.

I just got a Cervinis hood (P/N 143). Its not painted, and hasn't been installed yet, but it's pretty high quality fiberglass construction, and the air-dams aren't too aggressive. Also, it uses all OEM hardware (except for the windshield squirters which are re-located to under the lip-- new ones provided). I paid $475 including shipping.

http://www.cervinis.com/shop/images/143_1.jpg

hey ci5ic, those focal rims you have look very similar to koing rated-r's. Are they a knockoff, or are the rated-r's a knockoff.

Just wondering

That's not my car. That pic is from the Cervini's web-site, so they're probably Konig's...

Here's a picture of my car with the Focal F10's (kinda low quality):
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/823899croppedSM.jpg

yikes! i see a lot of those Cervinis hood (no offence to anyone). if you're trying to be different...don't get what is becoming popular.

i say, if YOU put your mind to it....i know YOU could think up something pretty wicked :evillaugh sick :ylsuper to have made

personally, i would like to pick up a fiberglass USDM Spec SiR hood. if no quality one is found...plan B is the same hood CF and color match to the car.

ami

i like marked001 idea. paint the c/f hood. like paint the edges until the center starts to dip in, then leave the center inlet part c/f. that would look cool. just my $.02

new hoods from the factory are cheep.....probably about $130 USD.....in Canada they are under $200 CDN....so I say you pick up the Cervinis hood....it looks VERY aggressive but not too much at the same time....its nice and sleak and it would look very goos with your projectors.....on another note I say you sell my your CF hood for cheep since I have not convinced you to get the Cervinis hood :D

Hey i was gonna do my hood like that, so no one else do the cf two tone, so i can be different.

Dude, there is nothing wrong with CF Hood, who care if a lot of people have them, when I got mine I was the only guy in town with one, now a lot of people have them, but they serve a function, so I can deal with it.

i would get a sho-um clear hood to be different.

I like Marked001 idea like Travis does. Hey Travis what do you think of doing a two tone with the red c.f hood.

Chad

Originally posted by bc4g
I like Marked001 idea like Travis does. Hey Travis what do you think of doing a two tone with the red c.f hood.

Chad

i personally really like the red c/f hoods, so i think that the two-tone on that would look neato :flash:

Me too. Oh yea 10% off K&N oil filters at G.I. Joes--I think it just might be the Wa. stores though.

Chad

Man, you should definitely get rid of the CF hood! Oh my God, they're way outta style. So, here's an idea...Get rid of it to me!!! I'll buy you a new USDM hood and ship it to you and pay to ship the CF to me! How's that sound? Sounds like a plan to me. :smoker2:

The original plan was to get the cf hood painted (as Marked & Travis suggested). With the sides & front painted / leaving the center cf. However, the more I stared at the car trying to picture how it would look, the more the gaps stood out. My cf hood fits...decent, but I've got some pretty good size gaps on each side (between the hood & fender). If the sides were painted, the gaps would stand out even worse.

If I could figure out how to post a pic I'd show you all. Which hood is it that has the center raised up instead of recessed? I used to know, but can't remember right now... (Ami - is that the one you're talking about?) Would it work with my headlights?

Since I decided not to paint the cf hood, I was (trying to) having my stock hood redone so I could use cf vinyl in the center. That way it would fit the way I wanted & still have the look I was going for...

Thanks all!!!! :flash:
CZ-R

Originally posted by CZ-R


If I could figure out how to post a pic I'd show you all. Which hood is it that has the center raised up instead of recessed? I used to know, but can't remember right now... (Ami - is that the one you're talking about?) Would it work with my headlights?



it's the USDM spec SiR what i suggested in my previous post. hello.....is this thing on????? :licker:

send me pics. i'll upload them to your page on the site. i'll get you the addy to the pics and then you can post them up on the board by clicking the IMG button

you know where to find me :D

ami

ah yeah, here we go. GTP 4 layer fiberglass monster scoop hood. Dont forget Cf & Fiberglass are hella better that stock hoods for heat dicipation!! see the heat rising off your hood like a hot street! DOOOOOOOOOPE.(in my opinion) peace -wr
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Originally posted by white rice
Dont forget Cf & Fiberglass are hella better that stock hoods for heat dicipation



what?? fiberglass dissipates heat better than metal?? no way...fiberglass will absorb and hold heat in...

Originally posted by CZ-R
I need some opinions here...

First off, here's the deal. Right now I have a carbon fiber hood on my h/b, & now that I've had it for about a year, every damn import in ND has one (which is pretty bad).

Grand forks huh? Well here in BIsmarck I havent seen that many C/F hoods. I think your exaggerating a little. If you see 4 cars with a C/F hood it doesnt mean every import in your town does.

P.S. Do what you like, build your car the way you like it, not how someone els likes it.