Nuckz23

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Here's some pics of what he had on his car: https://acurazine.com/forums/showt...598&highlight=

Nuckz23

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The one in the BM is an overlay. He said that his fabricator thinks if they did that in a CF overlay it would warp from getting heated and then cooled down by the engine.

nf3d0149ab

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^ Maybe that's why he has an overlay there.

Don't they fab those for other makes and models though?

Mista Juice

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yeah.. the cover in the BM honestly doesnt look like carbon fiber at all IMO.. just a funky pattern..

i DONT have photos of this youngin.. thats simply the site where i got the pic from..

i DO prefer the jailbait though..

Nuckz23

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LOL!

Mista Juice

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what

nf3d0149ab

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Ha ha...funny shit.

Nuckz23

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Nothing just having some fun with you.

Mista Juice

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hmmmm... alrighty..

Rockstar21

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10 bucks theres a big white van with no windows involved in this convo:detective

Malayalee King

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Nuckz23

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Mista Juice

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shhhh...

Rajca

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he is the guy in the big white van. lol

SLushhYYY

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CARBO...Q5fAccessories

Anyone trust this?

Rajca

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seeing his feed back, id be kinda sketchy buying from this user

SLushhYYY

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Shipping F-, Great hood though, took only about 2 months to receive.

CARBON FIBER HOOD 99 00 01 ACURA TL (#220304512111)

Somebody bought it but who???

younggunz88

i know this is an older thread but no point in starting another one

so does anyone have a picture of an 02-03 tl with a cf hood on it? ive been looking and looking and i havent found anything

i know someone who has a vinyl company in tampa bay, fl and he has a great CF weave design. i think im just gonna end up having him wrap my hood with that vinyl along with my engine cover too.

here are some pics of his work. wat do u guys think?

he says to just clear coat the vinyl after 2 weeks of having it on and it will last a good amount of time. def a very cheaper way of doing a hood. and if i get bored of it, i can just take it off lol.

Rajca

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looks cheap, and shitty if u wrap it. i can tell the diff between my cf hood and inked on cf look a like hood latches. big difference. u dont get that 3d look

younggunz88

yes thats true. thats y i really dont wanna wrap it. ive been looking for a cf hood. checked seibon and vis and nothing. fucking whack.

Rajca

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ive seen some on ebay, they pop up once in a while, but ppl have had fitment problems.

younggunz88

i dont understand y no manufacturer made cf hoods for 02-03 models. cf hoods on 2nd gens would make it look agressive as fuck with the black headlight housing.

Rajca

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yes, but their not in demand. wouldnt be worth it if only a few ppl are interested in it

younggunz88

im gonna see wat ill do about this situation. my plan is to have a cf hood on the car. ill prolly do the outline of the grill in cf too and leave the inside part in chrome. the black headlight housing would compliment that too. i def want an aggresive front end on this bitch in the next couple of months. major changes coming within the next 2 months. cant wait

TL-A-Spec

^^hood not fully closed in this pic.. and fitment is perfect! Chances of finding one? next to none... i searched for 3yrs b4 i got this. costed me $1000+ there's one left but in really poor condition that StanMan is selling with a blue CF lay. He was the ONLY guy who HAD the CF engine cover that was ever made by OE. the hood is super light if i remember it weight just under 12lbs and was made with the smaller 3x3weave so the pattern isn't as big like VIS hoods and looks more classier i think. Anyways enjoy

TL-A-Spec

or was it the 1X1weave? can't remember now.... in the day time when the hood is popped you can see right through it since it's only one lay... pretty cool

Rajca

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see right through it? seems cheap to me and can easily break if closed the wrong way.

Silva-type-s

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funny..... i just left DC3328's house where's he putting an 03TL-S motor in his 2000 TL and he has s cf hood. I looked at it for a minute and its very good quality..... i wonder what brand that one is

TL-A-Spec

^^ VIS make them for the 99-01

you'd be surprised how strong it is plus it came from the US to Canada though shipping!! and it was just in a box with newspaper it... then one horrible day... my buddy was checking out my car and left the hood on the latch and he told me after... a day later i take it for a drive... it survived! and just had to polish it out and fix the nuts... still disappointed...

Skeete32

Is this the guy in Quebec?
I also saw it for $200 now it went up I pm him and tol me to call but so busy I didnt get to. If he gives me a good deal I will drive there to see if it fits. Im not paying over 2biills for shipping I can use less than that for the gas to drive there...

Bham03TLs

i got a cf hood on an 03 tl-s through one of my friends in VA. the guy goes through cars like people use toilet paper with the runs. took him a while and had to pay a lil bit. but the fitment is perfect. you can judge for yourself. oh and if you can get your hands on one, you're definitely gonna have to get rid of the hood struts from the stock hood. i also got the foam protection underneath, so the cf hood isnt takin all the heat from the engine bay. i guess im just bein a lil precautious so the color of the weaves dont change on me cuz another one my buddies got a boser cf hood on his jetta without the foam and there were a few spots where the heat got to it and turned the color a light brownish

http://img198.imageshack.us/i/005fso.jpg/
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Rajca

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i got hood struts on my cf on my cl. have no problem. just opens quicker and a bit harder to close.

Bham03TLs

yeah i just decided to use a prop instead cuz my struts were new and pretty hard to close... but do you have hood pins in? i was thinkin about puttin some on

Rajca

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i got hood pins. made a diy on the cl side

Bham03TLs

nice thanks ill give it a look.

Bham03TLs

woooow!!! great f-ing job.. except you just scared the crap out of me to attempt cuz it was hard enough to even find one and it would be such a shame to ruin a perfectly good cf hood

Rajca

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i was scarred and shaking the whole time. but with the right tools and time, its all good.

hANDYcaptd

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Wow, I shook when I was drilling through my trunk lid. I would not have the balls to do a CF hood. lol

Bham03TLs

haha im gonna have to wait to grow some balls big enough to try this lil project unless i have another cf hood on standby just in case

Audiovibe-Mike

I got one off ebay over a year ago for my 99. It is still in great shape and the carbon is of good quality. The only iossue i have with fit is on the driver side above the wheel it sticks up about 1/2 inch. I think the issue is with where the latch is located. I think it is too far back by 1/4 inch and is causing a slight stress which in turn is "lifting or flexing" the hood on one side. other side is perfectly flush. I gave up trying to fix it a long time ago. lol.
and make sure you ask about the shpping b4 you buy it, cuz I got screwed.....

edit: that oe tuning c/f hood looks nicer than mine. mine was made by CarbonFX.