synth19

Hey guys, I'm considering the Seibon carbon fiber VT hood, it WILL be painted, but I'm considering leaving the side vents left unpainted ... what do you guys think? And no, keeping it ALL carbon fiber is NOT an option. It's not the look I'm going for...


Here is the original:




Here is a painted VT hood:





Here is the vents kept CF:



And the mesh will be painted black....

orgnlprankster7

thats a HOT hood. id paint it cept for the vents. looks more agressive

Corrosion

No hood pins, please.

synth19

^ I HATE hood pins... it may be the only reason I won't get a CF hood... but do you guys think it's REALLY needed? I would hate to drive on the highway one day and have it fly off and smash my windshield.

Crazy Bimmer

Hood pins are for safety.

I dunno, your car is too clean for a hood with so much going on. Would look better if there wasnt that center part of it.

Oh and i like the look of the vents not painted.

synth19

alternative to pins... but I still dont like em.. and yes... I know they are for safety......

synth19

agreed.

saiko_cl_duck

I'm with Jesal

subinf

I voted paint the entire hood, but I do kind of like leaving the vents unpainted

Crazy Bimmer

are you?

saiko_cl_duck

how YOU doin'?

jz-97-c7

vents unpainted, no center vent, the flush hood pins, and a large sprite

AMGala

iTrader: (4)

I like the hood that is in Post #7 the best. It's still got the side vents, but the center section has a much cleaner look than the one with the hood scoop. I think the first one looks a bit too rice

Shoofin

I think that would be too over the top, and ruin the smooth lines you already have, IMHO

njzprettyboy

I dont like it with your car...its really clean right now. This is a little too aggresive IMO. Do they make CF copy of the OEM hood?

EuRTSX

synth19

Yes they do, and it's cheap. But I dont like the look of CF on that much of an area.... I think I'm going to try to find a hood, with the vents, and without the middle scoop. I'll paint it all silverstone. No hood pins since I think I should be okay with a heavier, fiberglass hood.

synth19

can you guys stop flirting on my thread? lol

EuRTSX

If you get the seibon hood, can you fill in that middle ugly part?

synth19

I'm leaning toward the veilside, no middle hood:

saiko_cl_duck

hey, I voted on your car, so I get to give a little homoerotic leg-humping if I so choose





J/K.........................

dragon084

i donno about that middle part.

cdrink80

paint and leave the vents unpainted cf it would look good.....where can you get those more stealthy looking hood pins?

AMGala

iTrader: (4)

How about a CF stock hood with just the middle area in CF, and the sides painted? Kinda like the Veilside hood with the beveled middle section but without the vents, and the middle area is CF while the sides are painted.

is300eater

just out of curiosity... how much lighter does a C.F. hood make a car?

synth19

I'm not sure about other cars, but it's mostly looks for the Z... the stock hood is already pretty light.

is300eater

well, I voted to keep your OEM hood... and I'm really stickin' with it... IMO, any mods should be functional AND aesthetics... or just functional... but if it's just aesthetics... then that's a big NO. Like someone else mentioned already... if anything... you kinda lose "the line". again... just my

Crazy Bimmer

Oh then put your money into something else.

synth19

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CLpower

the center completely kills it



I say no hood though, and paint your IC black. Stealth is key!

ShavedH22CL

I voted for paint the whole thing. But the more i see it with the unpainted vents the more i enjoy it.

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

Doesn't the underhood temps on turbo Z's reach ridiculously high numbers? Is that why you were going with a vented hood?

If so I'd definitely paint it.

TL CHROMETIDE

I'd get a carbon fiber copy of the original and paint it to match the car. But since that is not an option, keep the vents unpainted.

What are the chances of the carbon fiber hood breaking off the latch without the hood pins?

leedogg

In that case, I say paint the whole thing so you cant tell its a CF hood.

bigman

It depends on how good the hood latches to the car. I had a friend with a fiber glass hood that slammed into the windsheild on the highway. It was a pinless hood that used it's own latch. It still managed to come loose at highway speeds though.

CLpower

isn't the stock hood aluminum?

stangg172004

nice hood. i said keep the vents CF. How much is the hood gonna cost ya?