Kastigir Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Looking at purchasing a hood for my Talon in the near future. I've heard some different brands, and the ones that stand out in my memory are Seibon, and VIS. Of the 2 which is the better company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Comparable. As with any of the main US manufacturers (Vis, Seibon, Fiber Images, etc), the quality and fitment will vary per hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 Seeing as how Seibon are about $90.00 cheaper, guess I'll go with them. Gonna grab an OEM style CF hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapaneseDomesticMarketGSR Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I love the look of carbon fiber but trust me, do not waste your money. I have tried both Seibon and VIS. Maintained the parts regularly and they still oxidized on me. The hood will look noce for a couple of years at best. I know most people will disregard my input and buy carbon fiber anway. So my advice for you to keep your stock components as they will come in handy economically and aesthetically in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 true, cf will turn on you, but you can get it buffered and clearcoated again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 or just repaint it later on. by then you'll probably be sick of th cf look anyway. JDMGSR, do you have your car parked outside a lot of the day? I wonder if the parts will still yellow eventually even if not exposed to uv rays very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapaneseDomesticMarketGSR Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 or just repaint it later on. by then you'll probably be sick of th cf look anyway. JDMGSR, do you have your car parked outside a lot of the day? I wonder if the parts will still yellow eventually even if not exposed to uv rays very much. Yeah it's outside all day. CF would last longer but still, damage is inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS John Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I wonder why they don't come with clear coat on them instead of the gel coating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschikenbell Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 are those VIS stuff even real carbon fiber....I've seen formula 1 carbon fiber and that looks nothing like the ones in VIS carbon fiber hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 It's the build quality. I've seen some cheap ass CF hoods that had really big weave patterns wheras other, more expensive products had much tighter weaving. Clearcoating is probably the best thing to do to any CF product you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I say just skip the CF. It is a hassle and if you leave it uncleared it will turn to crap, and if you leave it unpainted it will just make your car a target for thieves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Painted dry carbon fiber is awesome though. DEAD THREAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 revive it! save it! besides, if we post in it some more maybe we can get good ole' kastigar to post a little more often since it is his thread. its not that old, just two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 I could post again, but why? I have my answers. Crap...I already posted. Guess I could ask, since my Celica has the pop-up headlights, what do you do about that is you were to buy a CF hood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 They make hoods with the slots for the pop-up lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 They make hoods with the slots for the pop-up lights. Yea, but won't that look ghey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 it will look really bad if you get the cf hood and the have 2 painted squares at the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael vtec Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 No offense, but Carbon Fiber anything is a waste of money. The only time i'd recommend CF items is when you're trying to make your car lighter. Once your CF crap starts going, it's really hard to buff out a lot of the damage, most people tend to take there cars for granted instead of a good buff and wax like they should. If you haven't yet, don't waste your money. Put it towards something a little more useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 No offense, but Carbon Fiber anything is a waste of money. The only time i'd recommend CF items is when you're trying to make your car lighter. Once your CF crap starts going, it's really hard to buff out a lot of the damage, most people tend to take there cars for granted instead of a good buff and wax like they should. If you haven't yet, don't waste your money. Put it towards something a little more useful. yeah i agree with you, but some people like the look of cf hoods. i hated them at first because it looked like your hood got messed up and you picked up one at the junkyard and didnt paint it yet. but eventually the look grew on me. some cars look good with them. also if you sand it down and put a clear coat on it, like hungGSR did, you can treat it just like paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubs Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Carbon Kevlar :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I agree that carbon fiber is kind of a waste of money. I sure wish I had the $600 that my hood cost (shipped) to put into the motor or a nicer set of wheels. The money could be spent in so many better places than a hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Technically, everything we spend on our cars could be spent in better ways, but that is another argument altogether. I, for one, like the hood on your car. If my car actually ran correctly and I wasn't dumping cash into it mechanically I would pick up a cf hood for it. Provided the ride isn't already faggoted up like a 12 year old girls notebook, a cf hood is very tasteful and stylish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolFreak Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 im know this thread is dead and already been brought back once but i have a question for hung. im looking 2 lighten up my car as much as possible without stripping the thing to peices. what did you do to ur hood to keep it looking new? and why cant you buff the hood the way it comes like once or twice amonth like i already do to my car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 i think he sanded down whatever top coat was on it, and then sprayed it with a few coats of clear, so then he could treat it like the rest of his paint on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolFreak Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 so you cant treat it the same as the rest of your car the way it comes to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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