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View Poll Results: Should i get a carbon fiber hood
yes
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no but do something else with hood (specify)
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Old 07-23-10, 05:35 PM
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thats my car i need peoples opinions if i should get a carbon fiber hood or not
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Old 07-23-10, 06:32 PM
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Car is Dark already, not sure if CF Hood will satnd out. I say No.
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Old 07-23-10, 06:34 PM
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do it!, and get a cf lip..
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i like some contrast, i'll vote yes
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Check out the IS in my garage. If you like how that looks, get the CF hood.
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yea his or Texxis

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...cent-pics.html

i vote yes.
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yesss get one, u can do a ghost carbon hood, like pray a light coat of black but you can still see the carbon fiber.. just an idea.
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vote yes. add cf front lip as well
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Old 07-23-10, 10:33 PM
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carbon hood trunk and kit .
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the question is why not?
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Old 07-24-10, 06:34 AM
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You should get a hood, trunk and my Seibon INGS Kit that i still have for sale!
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^ +1 on that..m sure Rob will give u special price for em
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if i do it im defiently not getting a kit im planning on dropping it too low to have a kit that hangs an extra 1.5 inches lower than the oem "kit" i will scrape ... off the kit hahaha
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Your car looks great as it is, but if there was any color I would say yes to a carbon fiber hood it would be black.
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Old 07-24-10, 10:07 AM
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the thing is i dont love how it looks i think it looks a little weird when you get up close and its different or even from far away when u cant see that its cf it looks like a bad paint job
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