Full Carbon Fiber Hoods (2 on hand)

[Vehi-Cross-Az]

there are no safety issues with them at all..
just being CF is they seem to flex more then your std
steel hoods.
Ive been selling CF hoods for over 10 yrs for all sorts of
car, including Mustangs which travel way faster then any
VX on the freeway, with no issue.
Use it, enjoy it while you can is my opinion, thats all.
Being a hand made product, they will never fit as well as
the stock steel hood stamped out of a machine.
But they are lighter then stock which is nice too.
$580 is per hood, plus frt.
We can maybe go a little less, if they arent sold by the
Fall.

[WormGod]

there are no safety issues with them at all..
just being CF is they seem to flex more then your std
steel hoods.

I dont even know that there is room for debate there, hahaha. Ya, I agree, a lot goes into the structural integrity of the part, but I have seen way too many C/F hoods laying on sides of highways, heard too many stories or blow-offs, and seen many vids of them taking flight. I personally, would never trust the latch on any C/F hood at high speeds. I had hood pins on mine on the VX (for the whole day it was on there) and considering I do a LOT of highway miles, I could never take that chance. However, the fit was horrendous so back to steel it was (damn shame we cant get an aluminum hood made).

BTW, local autoX and rallyX circuits here on the east coast wont pass your vehicle through pre-race inspection if you have a C/F hood without hood pins.

Regardless, that is a pretty fair price you are asking. You would be crazy to think you could find a hood for less for most other cars, let alone a vehicle that has maybe 5-10 existing C/F hoods in the world, heh.

[taylorRichie]

I had a CF hood on my Audi A4, but I experienced no lift on it at speed, however the design of the A4 hood is extremely different from a "normal" hood, since the grill is integrated in the hood.

The main issue I have/had with my hood was after 2 years the hood looked horrible!! Clearcoat/topcoat was almost completely gone. Shortly after the hood cracked. I'm not sure If quality has gone up since 2001, but it was pretty disappointing

If I had a black VX I would get one... but a Silver VX I don't think it'd look too good on. Plus I'd like to go the Entire vehicle bedlinered route.

Price seams fair to me too! $300 is a good price for a cheap (CHEAP) civic hood, not a 10 year old, relatively rare vehicle.

[Vehi-Cross-Az]

all manufactureres suggest hood pins with their
cf hoods for the simple fact they lay CF over a fiberlgass
frame, and if over time that should ever de-laminate from
ago, stress cracks etc ....it would keep it from coming apart.
Ive yet to see it happen, but Im sure if did somewhere and
to protect themselves, they put mention it for liability reasons.
Ill probably put one on mine for a while and then I may have
a metal plate cut to fit for the panel even, maybe like a
diamond plate, and paint that semi-flat black and bolt it on
for a extreme look
That and some sparco hood pins may look pretty choice.
Thanks, I think the price is pretty fair too for what we
have into them.

[twistedsymphony]

I've seen a CF hood fail first hand TWICE

Two different brands from reputable companies, both hoods had been on the cars less than 3 months, and both were professionally installed.

The hood latch failed on both of them on the highway flying back and cracking the windshield/caving the roof slightly.

IMO if you're not installing hood pins... you're f-ing crazy.

if the fit was actually decent I'd buy one of these in a heartbeat... I'd paint it silver to match the vx... the factory hood is stupid heavy. the weight savings alone is worth it IMO.

[alanbradley]

You have to drill and add bonnet pins - that's what two of my friends with C-One c/f bonnets (hoods) on their Yarii did (that's the "Echo" version of the Yaris btw).



The first two questions that you have to answer are always "yes, it is real Carbon Fibre" and "No, the bonnet pins aren't fake". Makes a change from "Its a Vehicross..."

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[WormGod]

The main issue I have/had with my hood was after 2 years the hood looked horrible!! Clearcoat/topcoat was almost completely gone.

I am experiencing that with my CF-One (scooped) hood insert. It's got soon-to-be-peeling spots and it's hazed and cloudy. It had a good run, but I am in the market/design stage of finding another option now. C/F on the interior is one thing, but on the exterior, it sees the elements far too much and has taken a beating. Winter and summer won the battle.

[So-CalVX]

so are you gonna sell it cuz it is still paintable... and would look just as good flat black (or color matched) on the VX

[VCrossfan]

These are trick... http://www.deftracing.com/aerocatch_hood_pins/index.htm

[twistedsymphony]

I've a friend with those on his car... they're very nice...

installing them is a real pain though, lining them up and then you've got to cut out your beautiful hood

the hard part is figuring out where to place them and then lining up the pin location under the hood with the latch hole on the outside of your hood...

IIRC he eyeballed it and it wasn't lined up the best, ending up having to bend the pins and it looks really sloppy with the hood open.

I think if I were to do it I'd find a good location for the pins and then hang a plumb from a pulley over head... line it up with the pin then pull it back up, close the hood let it back down and mark the plumb location on the ouside of the hood... The kit comes with templates for the cut locations once you know where the pin is located.

Thankfully it's got a big lip around it so if you mess up your cut a little you wont see it from the outside...

... or you could just pay a body shop to do it for you

[ScottinMA]

I was "restoring" my VX with the CF hood insert that I purchased long ago not from CF one. It was looking really bad so I hit it with a rubbing compound and a Bosh orbital sander/polisher. It now looks brand spanking new.

[Gussie2000]

OK guys, i need you expertise on this one....

For some unknown reason the hood insert got a small peel off right at the right edge.

What can i do to fix this one ?

Is there any product that works for this sort of situations ?

All inputs welcome

[VCrossfan]

OK guys, i need you expertise on this one....

For some unknown reason the hood insert got a small peel off right at the right edge.

What can i do to fix this one ?

Is there any product that works for this sort of situations ?

All inputs welcome

Got a pic???

[WormGod]

OK guys, i need you expertise on this one....

For some unknown reason the hood insert got a small peel off right at the right edge.

What can i do to fix this one ?

Is there any product that works for this sort of situations ?

All inputs welcome

Think of it like your actual hood or another body panel with paint/clearcoat. If the clearcoat peels any at all, your paint is now unprotected and fading of the paint is innevitable. The clearcoat will most likley continue to weaken and peel away as it ages as well.

The resin coating/clear on the hood insert will do much the same. Once the protective coating is gone, the damage begins. It needs to be lightly wetsanded (I recommend 1000-1200 grit) and then re-shot with a clear. I plan on doing this to my scoop eventually and shooting the whole thing a mat black since the C/F has yellowed and faded anyways.