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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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Does anyone out there know if there is a carbon fiber ram air hood available for 98-02 trans ams? I ran into some problems with my factory hood and just checking to see if there is carbon fiber of good quality out there for our cars before I buy a new hood and spray it.


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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 03:34 AM
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Yeah I saw one the other day scrollin thru a import mag at work. I think the company was like "VS" hoods??? something like that...........dunno the quality though. Please tell me you plan on painting it though.
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 07:54 AM
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yeah I've seen some from that same company. who cares if you paint it, i'm sure it will look good either way.
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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Please leave it un-painted. Id love to flame you for it.

And then you'd go from being a stock TA to a super fast ricer.
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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**** you guys lol i have a unpainted carbon fiber ws6 hood. cost me about 800 +shipping.
i think it looks good so does everyone else that sees it in person
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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yea every one who sees my carbon thinks it looks great un-painted. flame me all u want because i had my car plum, grey, flat black, glossy black, now carbon. none of the other colors have people askin me about it @ red lights. my hood is VIS and is great quality. i have had 3 CF VIS hoods for my other rides. it has a abs like under shell its very light and looks great
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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I have seen them on E-Bay!!!
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Old Sep 4, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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did any of you carbon fiber hood guys weigh your hoods? i was just wondering how much lighter they were than the original hoods.
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my hood lifts on its own now, and i did CF hatch and replaced my rear window and it lifts really fast when i press the button. dont know the weights but i know its quite a bit
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