mine on my fc never shook, but on my fb it does, but thats because its front hinged and has the hood latch in the center of the back so nothing to hold it down on the corners.

 

hasnt there been cases in which a cf hood has cut off heads cause it doesnt crumple from front end crashes?

 

heh, from what i've heard, the CF hoods crack really easily so i would think it'd just shatter...i dont know if some other type of material doesnt crumple though...who knows?

 

Wow, thats funny. There is no way that could happen. First of all the windshield is way to sloped for it to just break through. Second, per U.S. law, all hoods need to have a bend zone where they can bend or crack in half in a front end collision. The FI CF hoods are no exception.

 

First, you sould be suprised how objects can behave when 10's of thousands of pounds of inertia are applied to them. A stick can be driven through a tree in a tornado. You don't think a CF hood can go through glass? Second, you do know that alot of aftermarket items do not adhere to the laws, don't you? Theres a law stating you must have a catalytic convertor. RB sells a replacement pipe that removes it, as well as several other companies. K2RD sells (or used to sell) blockoff plates for all the emissions equipment. Alot of the seats sold are not approved as "safe" in crash testing. All the manufacturer has to do is state that its for race use only, or put some disclaimer on the product. The original parts on a car need to adhere to the laws. Any parts added later are up to the manufacturer.

-Joe

 

Well I called FC3S. THey are shipping my hood out tomorrow.

To back up th whole cut your head off thing.

That is more prone to happen if you have done the lifted back vent hood mod(you know what I'm talking about). Since it now raises the back end of the hood lifting it our of it's crumple.slide zone.

I barely remeber a thread about a guy which actually flipped his FC and has a CF hood I think. I think he said the hood bowed and was a factor in him not having a roadrash haircut.

CF will bow instead of crush. It takes a lot of force to crack it. The Fiber Image guys even have vids of them driving over the hoods and they are fine.

 

i dont think that is possible in any situation while driving a car and/or getting into a wreck.

 

I got my hood today and its perfect. There are no flaws in the hood and no fitment issues. I was amazed at how well the hood was packed. Looks great on my car and should have pics soon. Oh by the way this hood is REALLY light.

 

Here they are. Initial pics until I can snap daytime pics buit it looks good.
A little scary since it has a 75+mph float in it but it doesn't seem like it will let loose any time soon.















It looks pretty good on the car. Form certain angles it matches the paint so you can't tell it's CF until it's too late

 

better pics plz.....how much shipped again?

 

My hood almost went into my car when i crashed. It is VERY possible to get your head stuck in a CF or FG hood if it doesn't crumple like its supposed to. My hood only made it a few inches into my cabin but it could have been worse.

 

I'll try and snap some tomorrow before I go to work.

I'm debating if I shoudl go hood pin on it.

The hood lifts a bit over 75pmh. It doesn't seem like it will actually go anywhere since the hood latch has the fron secure but it's a little scary seeing it wobble at those speeds.

Especially when I just spent $700 on it.

Any one care to recommend a certain hood pin? Checker had some rice boy ones with a key lock in it to prevent dicks from pulling them out. Not sure of the quality.

 

Here is a picture of my car with it on. U can barely tell its carbon fiber.

 

!eciN

 

Anyone notice the Dillards sign is backwards hehe

I like how the CF can blend right into the black paint job from one angle and then show up at another

 

Does FI have N/A hoods? I'd like to go CF but I don't wanna be ricey for getting a TII hood, when I don't have a TII.

 

yea they have N/a hoods.

 

No. Not anymore.

 

thats hoit

 

And digi, yes the dillards sign is backwards. I flipped the photo for my desktop.

 

Anybody knwo if there are plans for a vented hood from these guys??

 

Ditto, I'd like to know if anyone made a vented hood that keeps the stock scoop, and is carbon fiber.

If someone did, I'm interested for sure!

 

New day time pics.

















And Yes that is an EVO 8 in the background
It's my bosses. He had a mint 300z TT until a fire burned it to the ground.

 

Do i see outlines of flames on the hood as well?

 

Must admit, that hood looks sweet on a black car. Can't even tell it's there in some pics. I like it. Almost makes me wish that I had the money to go and make my ram air intake that I have been thinking about with using a CF T2 hood. Looks damn nice, though.