BAMBAM11336

does anybody know if they make a carbon fiber hood for 1gen? and if yes who sells them?

Kerebrus

iTrader: (30)

No.

pinoyremix

fibermatz does

BAMBAM11336

Do You Have A Link Or Know The Address For Fibermatz Pinoyremix?

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

He is no longer a vendor on this site and has offered many Carbon fiber parts but members have not been willing to pay the asking price.

BAMBAM11336

Oh,ok So No Go On Hood Oh Well.thanx

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

He has not been online for almost a month but here are his email contacts.
FIBREMAZ@gmail.com
or fibremazconcepts@hotmail.com

Last I knew the hoods were around $640.00 shipped

BAMBAM11336

Thank You Rx-7doctor,yah I Can See Why Nobody Bought From Him You Have To Be Rich To Buy A Hood.

MattG

iTrader: (2)

They are very nice products, alot of time and money went into making them. It was a shame that they didnt go over.

FB owners are CHEAP ****'s Everyone said "Oh yeah make this and I will get it" Then when the time rolls around to fork out the cash, its a different story

Why isnt he a vendor on here? He didnt want to pay the outrageous fees of IB?

BAMBAM11336

oh,i see. nice hood. well he should still be a vendor for people that can afford it.

Joker1337

If an FB owner can afford that hood, he's either never seen an FC / FD / FE or he's too cheap to buy either the hood or the FD / FE I'm in the too cheap category for now.

BAMBAM11336

yah aren't we all.

evil_motors

iTrader: (3)

i think the main problem would be price to weight ratio. i really dont think that a cf hood would be that much of a weight savings from a stock fb hood. they dont weigh that much.

BAMBAM11336

Yup Carbon Fiber Is Not Light I Would Imagine If It Were All Hood,it Might Weigh More Than Fb

elwood

iTrader: (1)

Say what?!? Carbon Fiber is extremely light -- that's why every racecar that can afford to uses it. OEMs use it too in a few exotic applications, where cost isn't an issue. The aerospace industry is also a big user.

The weave can be oriented to maximize strength in certain directions and it can be layered to increase the thickness exactly where it's needed -- something sheet metals aren't as good at.

Something to remember is that most aftermarket CF hoods aren't totally CF. The hood inner (or bracing, or ribs, or whatever you want to call it) is usually fiberglass. In some cases, even the hood outer is mostly FG, with a CF skin to give it the look. This is done to keep the cost down.

I have a fiberglass hood from Fibremaz, and its a lot lighter than the OEM one. A CF one would be lighter still.

MattG

iTrader: (2)

I have seen the wind blow a Full CF hood right off an FD just sitting in a parking lot

nobodymv

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In MY opinion that sounds pretty darn light as I have never seen the same of ANY stock hood !

rotary84

iTrader: (4)

LOL .... your kidding me right .... if you think carbon fiber is heavy YOU are on crack !!!!! do some HW on carbon fiber ... it is as strong as steel , light weight and very expensive ....

rx-7ames

iTrader: (1)

I would like to see the CF hood on a first gen. I just don't think it would look as good as an FD with a CF hood. Maybe it's just me, or the fact that I haven't seen one installed. How much was he asking anyway? Just curious.

JSmith0101

iTrader: (6)

I know somebody makes them. I looked into getting a red weave CF hood, no scoop.

elwood

iTrader: (1)

C'mon guys! The weight of the hood doesn't hold it on the car -- the hinges and the latch do that job. If the hood blew off the car, it wasn't properly attached. If you're seriously worried about that, I suggest you shouldn't fly on a new Boeing 777:

Carbon fiber & carbon fiber reinforced plastic: used on portions of the tail including the tailfin and elevators, wing trailing edge control surfaces, engine nacelles, landing gear doors

Kerebrus

iTrader: (30)

I agree, because the hood stops at the headlights/nose panel on the FB it is a smaller look and I dont believe it looks good on an FB. FC/FD hoods are a little better from what I've seen in CF. Atleast on the FC hood the nose panel is part of the hood and not separated.

BAMBAM11336

well i was told the hoods were about as heavy,but i dont know ive never even seen one.

BAMBAM11336

guess they are not,if the wind blew one of the car.

Vashner

They just don't get it. The 1st gen is the best and perfect design. And should have the same toys as the other cars.

If it's not high HP they think it's not good enough for some CF or fancy wheels.