Carbon Fiber Hood for GS...
03-24-02, 05:16 PM
#16
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Re: Re: email
Originally posted by v300
Ryan,
The idea probably got rejected because of demand.
Ryan,
The idea probably got rejected because of demand.
03-24-02, 05:21 PM
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Originally posted by LexusRules
i know dexter painted his CF hood and it looks great, everyone says painting CF is so bad but is it really that bad?
i know dexter painted his CF hood and it looks great, everyone says painting CF is so bad but is it really that bad?
Now, my UGO STBs are.
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03-24-02, 10:15 PM
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Originally posted by LexusRules
i'm interested in this hood....
how much did you pay? you say it fits like stock? for real? do you have to use hood pins or does it just work like stock right?
can you still utilize the hydrolics to open the hood?
i'm interested in this hood....
how much did you pay? you say it fits like stock? for real? do you have to use hood pins or does it just work like stock right?
can you still utilize the hydrolics to open the hood?
03-24-02, 11:16 PM
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Originally posted by v300
Hey Ray,
I was considering on putting a carbon fiber hood on one condition... if there was an air scoop (similar to AB Flug's) atop the air filter portion. You're right about the carbon fiber clashing especially with our paint schemes... maybe a two layer paint job and three layers of clear coat.
Hey Ray,
I was considering on putting a carbon fiber hood on one condition... if there was an air scoop (similar to AB Flug's) atop the air filter portion. You're right about the carbon fiber clashing especially with our paint schemes... maybe a two layer paint job and three layers of clear coat.
03-25-02, 04:39 AM
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the last thing to figure out is if it would look good on my car...
i wonder if a painted grill would work with it or if i should go with the TRD so called carbon grille...so dex its not really CARBON FIBRE? just the look?
i wonder if a painted grill would work with it or if i should go with the TRD so called carbon grille...so dex its not really CARBON FIBRE? just the look?
03-25-02, 04:58 AM
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Originally posted by LexusRules
...so dex its not really CARBON FIBRE? just the look?
...so dex its not really CARBON FIBRE? just the look?
I mean, again, you wouldn't be saving a lot of weight and adding to structural rigidity using a C/F grill. Its a plastic part in factory form anyway.
03-25-02, 08:35 AM
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Originally posted by itsallgood
Sasha, I paid $525 shipped to Hawaii. I don't use hoodpins on my hood because it fit like stock. I did not put back the stock hydrolics because the stock hood weighs much more than the CF hood and when opening the CF hood with the hydrolics hooked up the hood would shoot up, so if your not paying attention you might get slapped by your own car.
Sasha, I paid $525 shipped to Hawaii. I don't use hoodpins on my hood because it fit like stock. I did not put back the stock hydrolics because the stock hood weighs much more than the CF hood and when opening the CF hood with the hydrolics hooked up the hood would shoot up, so if your not paying attention you might get slapped by your own car.
itsallgood you gave me a good laugh with that visual this morning. Thanks for the help. I was looking into Fiber Images myself so I guess the recommendation helps with the decision.
BTW I might be in Oahu May 23-24 for a conference. I will definitely be in Maui April 5-12. I love it there!
Brent
03-25-02, 09:51 AM
#26
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Originally posted by GlobeCLK
Quest has a CF hood for the Aristo and it looks kinda cool..... but also kinda weird. It's a hybrid 1/2 frp 1/2 CF hood I think. What's the difference between wet and dry carbon?
Quest has a CF hood for the Aristo and it looks kinda cool..... but also kinda weird. It's a hybrid 1/2 frp 1/2 CF hood I think. What's the difference between wet and dry carbon?
I like that look!!!
03-25-02, 01:23 PM
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Originally posted by GlobeCLK
that's real hahaha.
Costs around 150,000 yen tho. very costly.
that's real hahaha.
Costs around 150,000 yen tho. very costly.
.How much is that hood in dollars??