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Old 04-07-04, 08:04 PM
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I like my car being one color, I see a lot of IS300's with carbon fiber hoods @ car shows would everyone here choose to have one or stick with current hood? I'm just wondering whats the better look, I also don't want to look like a civic!
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I think its all depends on how you want it to look like. For me I like one solid color. When I do get to the point where I get a carbon fiber hood I will do something like wxman where its the same color as his car but you can still tell its carbon fiber when you look closer. I think thats SICK!
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Originally posted by ISLEXUS300
I like my car being one color, I see a lot of IS300's with carbon fiber hoods @ car shows would everyone here choose to have one or stick with current hood? I'm just wondering whats the better look, I also don't want to look like a civic!
I love the reflection in my pretty black paint. Can't get that with carbon fiber
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i love the way phillzpeed has done his. he has carbon fiber but has white painted on the sides.
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Originally posted by amy011079
i love the way phillzpeed has done his. he has carbon fiber but has white painted on the sides.

dood his car was PIMPED! at nopi riding out with him.. he got all the pics! hehe it will be different this yr!! haha "hopyfully"
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i like the fiber hood on certain colors, my buddy has a carbon fiber hood and front lip on his graphite is and it looks bad(in a good way)....also that 2tome hood phiiy did is just awesome imo...here is my buddies pic


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I like phillzpeed hood, I wonder how much that cost? Do they paint right on to the carbon fiber?
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Originally posted by ISLEXUS300
I like phillzpeed hood, I wonder how much that cost? Do they paint right on to the carbon fiber?
well he actually had to get a shop to do it from what i understand. but whoever did it, did a fantastic job becuase there are no seams what-so-ever. it looks just like the hood came that way.
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