Isf seibon carbon hood installed

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11-12-14, 08:49 PM

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The matte looks nice..here my share with Cwest Lip:

Looks good! I'm really thinking of getting a front lip now!

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11-12-14, 08:50 PM

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Been thinking about getting one of these and painting it like the white one

Yup you should get it, it will look really good!

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11-12-14, 09:57 PM

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I saw your car before, the hood looks sick! I may paint mine matte black and keep the vents carbon fiber still not sure. May I ask from where did you get the front lip? And how much? Thanks!

Pretty sure it's the Cwest lip as well?

Does set things off nicely though.

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11-12-14, 10:42 PM

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I'm thinking of getting one, but not sure if it's practical in a raining city like Vancouver Canada. I'm worried that too much rain water will enter through the vent holes.

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11-12-14, 11:24 PM

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I'm thinking of getting one, but not sure if it's practical in a raining city like Vancouver Canada. I'm worried that too much rain water will enter through the vent holes.

I had similar concerns living in the UK.

From what I've heard, the vents are mainly above your headers. Rain water will not therefore be a major issue in terms of any electrics or sensors etc.

You can get trays to catch the water as well I believe?

I'm going to get one at some point for sure.

Think it adds the aggressiveness needed to help stand out.

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11-12-14, 11:37 PM

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I saw your car before, the hood looks sick! I may paint mine matte black and keep the vents carbon fiber still not sure. May I ask from where did you get the front lip? And how much? Thanks!

My buddy is a vendor. Locally, its 1k. I helped laoreflxzn to get one at 1180 Shipped, fee included. It is all carbon but I decided to paint mine since my car is white. My buddy still has one left so if you are interested, I can ask him

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11-12-14, 11:39 PM

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I had similar concerns living in the UK.

Think it adds the aggressiveness needed to help stand out.

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I'm thinking of getting one, but not sure if it's practical in a raining city like Vancouver Canada. I'm worried that too much rain water will enter through the vent holes.

We had a major rain storm a couple of weeks ago in SoCal. It was crazy rain and I was a bit nervous. Everything was fine though. I don't recommend washing your car and spray water directly into the vents, other than that its pretty safe.

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11-13-14, 05:35 AM

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I'm thinking of getting one, but not sure if it's practical in a raining city like Vancouver Canada. I'm worried that too much rain water will enter through the vent holes.

It totally negates the heat loss effect you can get from having this hood, but i made acrylic "windows" for mine. I wasnt a fan of the mesh thats installed in the vents from Seibon anyways, and my car is pretty much just a show car so blocking the heat loss wasnt a concern for me.

I did stick a thermometer in the vent after some hard runs with the car (before covering the holes) and the temp's coming out of the vents were over 135F

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11-13-14, 06:23 AM

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Just realized yours is Matt black, mine is Grey lol thought it was the same color in the first pics you posted.

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11-13-14, 07:14 AM

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Did you check the direction of the airflow? It might not be going the way it appears. Airflow is often counter intuitive.

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11-13-14, 07:21 AM

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I think the colors blend well and the bottom-line is if you like it, then it a good thing.

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11-15-14, 07:54 PM

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Thanks bro! My daily driving joy!

Here is another ISF with Seibon hood and Cwest lip to show how good it looks in darker color and aggressive front lip.

I need that tow hook!!!

Anyone know where I can find the exact one. I know ebay sells it but I want the specific ISF version which is a little bit longer then the 2is. never got my tow hook from the dealer.