mattg

i will soon have '03 headlights and grill surround which will make it look better. i might even paint it.

what do you guys think? btw, it's light as hell.

Zapata

nice....how much weight loss?

mattg

i would guess the stock hood weighs 40-50#, this weighs 11.5#.

CLean

Very hot car...

So what color would you paint the 03 Grille surround? Silver or black.???

Great set-up!!!!

mrsteve

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Your car is very impressive!

Ant7701

Nice....get the 03 headlights like you said and remove your fogs...then paint the grille surrounding black and get some nice black mesh grille inserts from rondog (I forgot where he got his) and you will prolly have the hottest silver CL-S here!!

Ohh....get ur rims dipped in black pearl also!!

darrinb

i aint feelin it, it looks ugly on a silver car imho
really aint worth the 30 lbs

car_lost

how is the fitment?

Doom878

Not feeling the hood. CL IMO isn't sporty looking enough to have one. I know you run so it'll work for you. I think you need to "de-shine" your rims since you're de-chroming the exterior.

rise

looks hot!!!! nice! how much did it cost? custom job?

brian6speed

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looks good to me

sgmotoring

I thought stock hood weigh 35 +/- and my carbon fiber hood weigh 23 lbs. Who is the maker of your carbon fiber hood?

ga2000

how much is the carbon fiber hood ????????????/

mattg

it fits pretty good. the gaps are correct but the hood sits just a tad higher than the fender on the sides. and the grill doesn't fit quite as flush as on the stock hood. but it's as good as it gets for CF.

sg, you're probably correct about the stock hood being 35#, i was just guessing. this is a VIS hood, and i have heard from others it weighs 11.5#. it feels that light, way lighter than the stocker.

i think these hoods are ~ $400. i bought it out of the black market for $150 and it's practically new.

if i don't like the way that it looks after the headlights etc, i'll either paint it or sell it. i figured for $150 i couldn't go wrong.

Chopsie

Matt's car visits Jenny Craig to lose a few pounds each year. Keep it up Keep pushin those times down bro.

Sly Raskal

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is that a VIS CF Hood?

mattg

allmotor_2000

that's nice.. how much??

mattg

new it's ~ $600 shipped.


i got it out of black market for $150, and had a buddy who just happened to be in seattle deliver it to my door.





thanks, and the same to everyone who has replied.


i'll probably get the grill surround in anthracite and start from there.

TranceFusion

very nice....love the carbon fiber hood!

scalbert

I never liked them in the past but as with many things, opinions change. That looks great Matt!!! Now I have actually come to like them and if I keep messing with this car, which seems inevitible now, I might get one.

IMO, I think it would look decent on a Aegean Blue CL-S with the below wheels mounted:

allmotor_2000

Out the back door and into your door eh?

allmotor_2000

Personally, I like this:

http://www.worksuperwheels.com/images/meister_s2r/1.jpg

or

http://www.worksuperwheels.com/images/termist_tm1/1.jpg

NSXNEXT

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Have you adjusted the rubber bumpers on the frame? That might help make it sit lower.

Doom878

Can't go wrong for $150.

soopa

looking good.

but if you seriously care about weight... you should remove that ugly fucking wing from your trunk as it is nothing but dead weight.

sonor kid

I agree on the wing and Matt I'm going to get the CF hood as well but I was told the hood weighs upwards of 70 lbs.
I would like to see some hard facts on the actual weight of the hood as 35 lbs doesn't seem right.

LegendC

Looking mean Matt

quikcls

very nice touch!! maybe some '03 head/tails..that would just finish it just right!
i personally think the spoiler looks great on the cl, don't get rid of it..
whoever said it was dead weight, it only weighs like 5 lbs
nice ride

AQUI NO!

nice weight savings, car is looking good, are you painting the hood or leaving it as is?

oonowindoo

looks good.. but i think you should ditch some of those chromezzzz... Especially the front grill.

mattg

they are turned all the way down. it fits flush at the front, it just bulges up a couple mm in the middle.

mattg

adam, if not for the holes i would have at least tried that years ago. the wing only weighs a few # though.


sonor, the hood is definatly not 70#. i would say ~ 40# is right.


i'm planning on getting '03 headlights and an anthracite grill surround. i might also consider painting the hood silver, possibly leaving a small part of it raw so you can still see the CF.

mantis23

Not sure I like the carbon fiber on silver... anthracite however would be hot! Does it help much with the top heavy cornering of the CL?

Hit the track and let us know how it goes.

Chaptorial

Jesus 11 and 1/2 pounds? The wind could blow it off if it wasn't held down.

Lookin real nice too Matt. Great job.

BTW why haven't YOU got the S/C yet?

darrinb

my guess is that it cost 4k

fastvtecCL

looks very nice !!!!

sgmotoring

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e/f98d3810.jpg

I think your VIS hood is over 20lbs. I remember my CF hood weigh about 10lbs less than the oem hood. VIS make strong thick hood but they are heavy! I love that carbon fiber hood, so how much it weigh didn't matter much. Wow you got a good deal on that hood. I paid $380 delivered 1 year ago and that was wholesale. I wouldn't even sell it for $150 now.

pimpscls

its sweet but how bout painting it on the side leaving it CF down the center?

Also allmotor what rims are those?

ferizzo

I like it and agree with Scalbert that it would probably look awesome on a ABP as well!