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Old 10-03-08, 06:55 PM
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Default Carbon Fiber hood and trunk anyone?

Anyone here have a carbon fiber hood or trunk? I was offered an ok deal on both. Just wanted to see if anyone had it on their car already and to see how it looks.

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I think you should pass on it... not on a white stock looking car anyways. Its sort of having wheels with no drop.
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Do it Jay
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DO IT!!! and then do a black roof..that would be SICK!
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Not on a white car, if you really want to, just get the hood only.
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it sure will flow better on a 3GS then a 2is.
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If it's a Seibon C/F hood and trunk, the fitment is very very poor and the C/F turns green overtime. Beware.
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Originally Posted by flipside909
If it's a Seibon C/F hood and trunk, the fitment is very very poor and the C/F turns green overtime. Beware.

fitment is one...but the solution to keeping c/f looking new is having it sprayed over with a few coats of clear and even some clear-bra for protection. the laminate on the c/f alone won;t hold up to the amount of sun it will usually see, as many have come to learn
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Originally Posted by ek9vboi
I think you should pass on it... not on a white stock looking car anyways. Its sort of having wheels with no drop.
+2... not a fan of cf hood & trunk on luxury cars, but it's ur $$..
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