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Old Aug 16, 2007, 02:47 PM
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Trying to find a Carbon Fiber Hood...
There was a thread about a guy in California that makes carbon fiber hoods... i thought is was something 3000gt... i wanted to get a quote for a hood...

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Old Aug 16, 2007, 02:53 PM
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Most CF hoods are heavier than stock. Don't waste the money.
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http://www.deftracing.com/

That guy? He makes some killer looking hoods in paint-matching colors too. Cheaper than most of the other c/f makes, and supposedly his won't yellow after a year because he uses high-quality UV resistant clearcoat. I'm thinking about getting a hood from him as well, but it's something I'll do after performance mods & new wheels...
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This company does good work
http://fiberimages.com/
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This company does good work
http://fiberimages.com/
I had clearcoat problems on my 200sx with a FI hood.
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Robispec!!
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Old Aug 17, 2007, 06:30 AM
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yep this is the guy... i thought his hood was lighter than stock but i am going to call today about it... it looks like he does very quality work...

isn't the RobiSpec hood like 1100 dollars? i sent him an email for a quote but i thought it was really expensive...


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http://www.deftracing.com/

That guy? He makes some killer looking hoods in paint-matching colors too. Cheaper than most of the other c/f makes, and supposedly his won't yellow after a year because he uses high-quality UV resistant clearcoat. I'm thinking about getting a hood from him as well, but it's something I'll do after performance mods & new wheels...
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cf hood that is lighter than the stocker = 1.5k +
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Originally Posted by XSivPSI
Most CF hoods are heavier than stock. Don't waste the money.
wow, that is a shock to me. i thought CF was always lighter. is the same true for s2k hoods? their hoods are damn light.
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Old Aug 17, 2007, 05:27 PM
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my Deft Racing CF hood is lighter than stock

I paid $300
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Old Aug 18, 2007, 11:32 AM
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What about a Carbon Fiber wind front end diffuser/splitter? Where did you guys get yours?
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They are elusive and I have not found any yet for a reaonable price...
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Old Aug 18, 2007, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MRevolutionRed
Robispec!!
+1 for robispec, really high quality dry carbon hoods and trunks. Hoodpins come highly recomended for the hoods. Varis also makes really nice carbon stuff as well.
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be forewarned....CF is in high demand so its going to be super expensive
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I'm the guy you're talking about, and yeah, i have a 3000GT spyder.

Here she is with my 575 style CF hood



Let me know if you have questions
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