Carbon Fiber Hood???
06-11-2011, 12:05 AM
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Carbon Fiber Hood??? Done plenty of searching and there are VERY few pics of carbon fiber hoods on 4th gen camaros. I think a cf ss hood would look badass on a black camaro, but I've come up empty handed in my search. Does anyone have any??
06-11-2011, 12:27 AM
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06-11-2011, 05:32 AM
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Ask and you shall recieve!!
DG Motorsports Carbon fiber ZL1 Big block hood
Race/ show quality pure carbon fiber, not carbon fiber skin over fiber glass frame like some companies sell.
http://www.dgmotorsports.com/dgm_pro...tID=50-12-1093
DG Motorsports Carbon fiber ZL1 Big block hood
Race/ show quality pure carbon fiber, not carbon fiber skin over fiber glass frame like some companies sell.
http://www.dgmotorsports.com/dgm_pro...tID=50-12-1093
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wowzers, that is a lot of money for a hood.
06-12-2011, 12:19 AM
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you get what you pay for man.. have you ever seen the cheapie CF hoods??? fiberglass frames with defective CF patterns and crappy clearcoats...? if its going unpainted, go with a real hood, not some crap put together by a 12yr old...
06-14-2011, 11:29 AM
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My friend has VIS CF hood on his cobra. They look good but not pure carbon fiber. there are many different "grades/ weaves" of carbon fiber. The VIS hood is still pretty heavy compared to DGM cf hoods due to fiberglass framing and made only for looks more than looks/functionality. Not sure how long they will last since my friend only had it for 1 year. I had the DG motorsports hood since 2002.
All in all VIS hoods are probably the best cheaper alternative to DG motorsports. the reason why i dont like them is because they offer 2 hoods for camaros... a stock SS scoop cf hood ( boring, looks stock, DG ZL1 hoods scoop is 2x higher and 2x wider) , and a fugly ricer looking hood.
All in all VIS hoods are probably the best cheaper alternative to DG motorsports. the reason why i dont like them is because they offer 2 hoods for camaros... a stock SS scoop cf hood ( boring, looks stock, DG ZL1 hoods scoop is 2x higher and 2x wider) , and a fugly ricer looking hood.
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06-14-2011, 06:28 PM
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DG is for a real enthusiast with function as his primary goal. VIS is for a ricer who wants to look like he knows what he is doing. I had a 97TSi years ago and it came with a VIS hood, the pattern wasnt uniform and the underside was rough fiberglass. the clear was hazy and golden brown colored, like it was extremely weathered.. It was lighter than a stock hood but not by much. I just painted it to match the rest of the car...Again, you get what you pay for..
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Basically it seems that there is a big gap between the cf hoods in the $500-$700 range and the DG. While VIS hoods may be better than others they cannot compare to the quality of a DG.
