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Old Jul 7, 2003, 11:56 AM
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Carbon fiber hood
Anyone know if a carbon fiber hood is available for the evo8?
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Old Jul 7, 2003, 01:10 PM
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We'll hvae our OEM style one out very soon..ETA is a couple weeks.

Look for it first on Lou's car (black Evo VIII)
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Old Jul 7, 2003, 01:22 PM
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Are the C/F hoods going to have a gloss finish or are they going to have the dry carbon look?
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Old Jul 7, 2003, 01:44 PM
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I want a CF hood!!~!~~ It will look SICK on my Black EVO...

Im only interested in OEM fit ones though, no goofy hood vents or hood inserts...
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Old Jul 8, 2003, 12:26 PM
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ours will be glodd and direct bolt ons
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Is it a big difference in weight between the stock hood and the carbon one or is it purely a looks based thing? If its weight then does anybody make a simple fiberglass hood that can be painted?
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I'd be willing to bet that the CF one will weigh about 1/2 of the stock OEM one since steel is heavier than CF by far.
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check out ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2422443493
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well since the evo hood is aluminum itll be alittle lighter but not 1/2 the weight
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Thats what I was wondering about. So the difference will mostly be a cosmetic one. I'd rather have fiberglass since I'd only have the carbon one painted over.
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I don't know of any readily available fiberglass ones..a few made in Japan, but big $$ in shipping if you want it quickly or a long wait to rbing the costs down (like 2-3 months), adn we obviously have no contrl over the quality 9which ranges about as much in japn as it does here!)

blkEvo will have the first CF hood from us, am sure he'll post pics
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Thats what I was wondering about. So the difference will mostly be a cosmetic one. I'd rather have fiberglass since I'd only have the carbon one painted over.
Why not just stick will the aluminum? I don't think fiberglass will be any lighter. Our hoods are pretty damn light.
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If the difference is so minimal I don't see the point in paying extra for carbon to just paint over it. I wonder how much difference there is in weight between a stock trunk and a fiberglass trunk lid?
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Originally posted by Topper
well since the evo hood is aluminum itll be alittle lighter but not 1/2 the weight

exactly!
so those goin for the carbon fiber hood will be doin it for mostly looks
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exactly!
so those goin for the carbon fiber hood will be doin it for mostly looks
Yep!
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