1fasttl

I just got off the phone with VIS regarding a carbon fiber hood for all of us with 02-03TL's. He just told me that in order for him to make the hood he was going to need atleast 15 cars and the price per hood would be $400. The only bad thing is that everyone is going to have to pay up front including me and it would take 8 weeks for it to be made. If anybody is local in Socal and are willing to do it let me know.

TeknoKing

my , ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

BLaCk Acc

cf hoods dont belong on a tl

JimmyTLS

Fuck that, I am not in SoCal but hey I am IN!!!
I need a new one to replace the OE Tuning crap that I have now. And I love VIS quality. Definately count me in!

1fasttl

Maybe you don't like but oh well. I was refering to everyone with a 02-03 anyways.

SLAMMED_WDP_TLS

wooo so tempting, I may be in. I need to get ready for show when april rolls around. For those who dont like CF on the TL's. IT looks pretty good, even on light color cars. I have WDP and I want to get the CF hood. $400 is a good price but I need that $400 for something else. oh well. If we cna get the price lower I AM IN!!!

SLAMMED_WDP_TLS

whys that. TOO ELEGANT? Come on this is an ENTRY level luxury car. I got the TYPE S because the S stand for SPORT. I hope you dont think it stand for sedan. If I get a SPORT SEDAN why not transform it into a sportier SEDAN.

1fasttl

1fasttl

I tried to lower the price with them since i was going to get an order of 15 cars but he said that's the lowest they will go!

TeknoKing

TL is not a sports car, it is exactly you've said, a sedan. In additin, we are suppose to deviate from civics, not follow their footsteps.

BUT, its your choice.

1fasttl

So by adding rims and lowering our car's we are following there route? PLease, give me a break.

TeknoKing

no, thats makes a TL look slick, which is very nice.

1fasttl

Not to talk shit but your sitting there saying that we are trying to be like civic's and soforth, look at your car with all those damn neon light's, glow gauges, 8ball, A C U R A on your dash and so one. Really man who are you to judge!!!

TeknoKing

my car is a sleeper, its looks pretty plain from the outside.

8ball makes the car sporty? +15hp right there. lol

TeknoKing

if you do get the CF hood, can you at least please promiss me that you will not install hood pins

stiletto

I thought that besides looks, the CF hood was supposed to save on weight.

car_lost

hood pins are there for safety.

anyways, from what i have read on other forums and what not... ViS is crap. USDM made carbon fiber hoods are just really shitty quality wise. there are very few, if any, US companies that make good quality carbon fiber hoods. JDM carbon fiber hoods are much more expensive... but there is a reason for that.... QUALITY.

face it, carbon fiber is not cheap and if it is, i would stay away from it.

SatinSilverTypS

iTrader: (1)

can't you paint the carbon fiber to match the stock color of your TL? i'm not too familiar on the whole carbon fiber subject. personally though i would buy it for weight reduction and paint it to match the car. just my thoughts.

SSTS

car_lost

the wieght reduction wouldnt make a difference. it is purely for looks.

1fasttl

Anybody else want to get in?

JimmyTLS

Currently having an OE Tuning CF hood, which I paid $600 on eBay for, I can tell you right now that price ain't shit. When I received my hood, the damn cf was scraped and the under structure was cracked. And conveniently, OE Tuning went out of business when I tried to return mines. Also, the damn cf was so thin that you can actually see sunlight coming in through the weaves. I know people who own VIS CF hoods on an 03' CL-S and a 97 Integra and trust me, compared to what is available to us, if any, VIS will make the best cf hoods for us.

BLaCk Acc

yea why not make it sportier right? why not put those bigg ass 60 inch spoliers on ur TYPE S to make it sportIERR, better yet put some big ass exhaust that u can fit ur daym head in! u'll really be sportier then,

why not just give the car a clean look, a CF hood takes that clean look off a TL , on some cars it may look good on the right color, but not a TL

Do u see ferraris and lamborghinis with CF hoods? no! those cars r sporty as hell , why wouldnt they put it on?

1fasttl

Hey smart ass, in case you didn't know ferraris and lamdo's bodies are 50% carbon fiber but painted.

car_lost

car_lost

well, i wouldnt say 50% but a good portion of those cars are made out of CF. as a matter of fact, some of them have FULL CF bodies.

1fasttl

Exactly my point 50% if not the whole body.

SMILEY

I really think it's going to be impossible to get 15 people for a group buy. Not that many people like the look. So you said you tried to contact Kaido-Sports. Their website is still up and has the hood for $600. IMO I think the CF hood looks better on a 02-03 TL than on a 99-01. A while back there was a member that had a pic of his SSM 02-03 TL with the CF hood and I think it looked great since he had A-Spec headlights. I like the black look. Well here is the link to Kaido again...

http://www.kaido-sports.com/bdetails...w=KSBNTAC03TLS

http://www.kaido-sports.com/contact.asp

1fasttl

Well so far with the people that i know around were i live that's 5 people and a couple of guys here said they are in so far thers is about 7 people. So i would need about 8 more then that's it. I tryed the phone number to kaido sports and still nothing.

JimmyTLS

Hey, one of the two is me right?

1fasttl

Yes one of them is you. Don't worry i'll keep you posted

SLAMMED_WDP_TLS

I wounlt say tht so fast. Although it somewhat for looks. iit does weigh alot less. I jsut installed carbon fiber hood on my girls accord and damn th cgf hood is about 1/2-1/5 the weight. the stock hood is actually pretty heavy and i aint a weak skinny foo.

SLAMMED_WDP_TLS

ummmm whatevers foo. I dont see how puttin a cf hood is anyway rice or eqivalent to a civic or whatvers you guys put it. I kind wanna see your car. is it like any other TL on this board, Is it even fixed up? if so how, a simple drop with rims I bet. wooo may I ass a kit, Damn that is just like what 80 % of the TLs on this board. Damn i see many many people on this TL board with no imagination. They just wnat to get the plain kit, with a drop, and rims. Come one guys, that is played out, no to kock on those who have the listed. I just feel that many tler's on this board is so hooked on KEEP it clean crap that everything is so played out. DO SOMETHING DIFFERENCE FOR A CHANGE!!!!

fixedtl

fixedtl

yup i agree, everyone's TL all look alike i give props to everyone but more to thos that step up to the plate and do something different.

JimmyTLS

Originality is key to building a nice car. And hey, to each their own, build your car the way you want it and don't criticize others for their choices...

1fasttl