carbon fiber hoods!!!

[kognition]

My hoods are $1,000.
I think $1,500 is a little steep. The difference being that they are made with epoxy and not vinylester or polyester resin, which shrink and have a lower density. Dry carbon using epoxy will never fade on you. And you can also take it to a body shop for a REAL clearcoat if you want the three dimensional effect. And it is a stock hood, (s14 kouki).

Originally Posted by LS14

thats exactly it!! lol... i see a bunch of ppl didn't read the part about me wanting a stock replacement cf hood. so that leaves dmax out, and a couple others as well. and as far as kognition, their hoods look amazing, however dry carbon is really expensive and 1500$ for a hood is a bit more then i'd like to pay...

[driftking777]

^^^Congrats on the Baby Girl KOG!!!!

[kognition]

Thank you,

Originally Posted by driftking777

^^^Congrats on the Baby Girl KOG!!!!

[vodka2]

K o g u c h i ! ! !

[blakeZX]

Am I the only one that dislikes the look of a CF hood? I mean, I'm all for weight savings and whatnot but I'd rather have it paint-matched. I think it looks good on say, a charcoal grey car. But I'm just a hater

[GSXRJJordan]

Originally Posted by blakeZX

Am I the only one that dislikes the look of a CF hood? I mean, I'm all for weight savings and whatnot but I'd rather have it paint-matched. I think it looks good on say, a charcoal grey car. But I'm just a hater

Nope, I'm right there with ya.

If my car weren't flat black, I'd have it painted body-color. Trunk too =P

I think having a Kognition hood would be too baller for my car, I'd have to scratch it up or something lol. If you want an OEM-style, Kognition would be awesome.

For vents, I think Garage Saurus takes the cake. Dmax would be a close 2nd for me.

[brndck]

the vis hood that i had was golden. great fitment, light as fuck, i really liked the style of the vent. there was nothing i didn't like about it. (and it was about 1/2 the cost of a seibon).

[Gordo714]

got mine this past week at the junk yard for 50 bucks no namer though and clear coat has seen better days still looks sick i wish it was a VIS though
Pick your parts in so cal of Beach in stanton represent!!!

[Felipe]

Originally Posted by brndck

the vis hood that i had was golden. great fitment, light as fuck, i really liked the style of the vent. there was nothing i didn't like about it. (and it was about 1/2 the cost of a seibon).

(sorry for off topic) is it me or your sun roof is open really high?

[aoiken3]

seibon 4 sure!! i know a guy that wrecked his s14 front w/ seibon hood. busted the whole thing..................except the hood

[blasting_speed]

I'd go D-Max. I've had friends that are satisfied with them and they look like great quality.

From your choices though. I'd pick Seibon

[MadScientist]

that list is all crap... pick one the results are the same... they are all Fiberglass hoods that have a single visual layer of Carbon.

D-Max is great... awsome prices, US stock... Japan made.

I personally have a Garage-S... super light weight.

Poly is weaker, but UV additives are available... if the company uses it.
Epoxy is stronger, but no UV additives... however automotive UV clear coating is just fine.

-Drew

[s142jzkillav10]

sibone is Great " Q "

[iloveturbos]

there really is not alot of quality carbon fiber products out there , cause they r mass produced products ..i just bought a vented vis carbon kouki hood ..just because of the vent and the weight..
i had 2 wet sand and re-clear it for it too look half decent ..fitment is
booty but its light and vented..cf trunks and lip spoilers are a waste of money imo..

[LoneStarSilvia]

I've heard that VIS is Seibon's "failed QA" brand.

I've had 2 Seibon's, both Zenki and Kouki stock style and they've held up nice, very few noticeable blemishes in he weave. Would LOVE to have Kognition or Origin, but good lord that's alot for a hood either way. We'll see what the future holds, I'd love to have a super high quality hood.

[MandTPhotography]

My hood flew up and annhialated itself so I got a Seibon OEM Style (S15 Hood.) brand new off of eBay for like $520 shipped IIRC.

Fitment was OEM and I absolutely love it. It's very light and it looks great IMO.

[sr20sean]

voted for the wrong one accidently but kaminari makes some sick hoods my friend had on on his eclipse. no flaws, the carbon wasnt all wavy, it was amazing. but im not sure if they make 240 hoods

[s142jzkillav10]

sibon Perfect fit

[SexPanda]

Personally, I don't dig the whole carbon fiber thing. Yeah there are advantages, but the majority of people with carbon fiber body panels don't own racecars. Race inspired cosmetic enhancement imo. Its just more accepted.

"but i wanna lose weight!" Ok... So you can go 0-60 in 7.1 seconds instead of 7.2?

now, if you have a car you track, more power to you. I know how 100 lbs can mean the difference between 1st and 3rd.

[Chad4061]

Originally Posted by s142jzkillav10

sibon Perfect fit

AGREED! Got one from enjuku racing for my kouki w/ some aerocatch hood pins

[Enna]

Kognition is the shit. I want to pick up a stock CF one.

[Drift N Dragg]

^^ Agree Right there

[240sxfamily]

Oem ftmftw!!!

[bornslippy73]

D-max is what I have, but if you like no vents. Seibon.

[1_Bad_Silvia]

seibon for sure and to finish it off, throw candy color on top..looks great...

[mmdb]

I have Kognition hood and all I can say the fit is perfect, the quality is top notch and it's been flawless since I first installed it. It's also very light and very strong.

[pancakes562]

seibon all the way

[ROOSEY]

Oem seibon!!!

[mynameisray]

CARBON-CREATIONS! hands down

[Wake]

says the brand noob.