Spacestasian

I don't know if this has been discussed before but I want to know what you guys think are the pros/cons of owning either hood.

I'm asking because, recently, due to the rain and potholes, a car spun up a big rock that broke my hood scoop and dented my aluminum hood. Any suggestions is appreciated. Thanks

lunardeathgod

I have always considered carbon fiber as ricer IMO, unless your actually doing autox.

other then that, nothing beats jdm t2 hood

JustJeff

iTrader: (13)

Why a JDM turbo hood...why not a USDM turbo hood?

Also, why not repair your current hood scoop and fix the dent on your current hood? Seems alot cheaper than replacing with a 20yr old hood which is in all likelihood also going to need some repairs and dents fixed.

RotaryRocket88

iTrader: (7)

Because a JDM aluminum hood is much cooler than a USDM aluminum hood. Duh.

If you go with a carbon fiber hood, next time you spin up a big rock (?) you'll get a hole instead of a dent.

bumpstart

not to mention that in an accident,, the alum bonnet folds
the carbon fibre one may just relocate fully intact backwards,, where your head used to be

if your lucky it will shatter and instead spear you with hundreds of arrows that the xray machine cannot see
--flachette--
there is a reason they are illegal in some countries,, collision impact and pedestrian impact reasons

Rob XX 7

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benefits of a CF hood- you can get a "perfect" new one, and paint it, most can be ordered in regular glass and will be cheaper

cons of alum- hard to find good clean hoods without dents, also the adhesive that holds the bracing the skin causes depressions that look like small dents, machine sanding the hood and the heat it generates can really aggravate this problem.

another benefit of the CF hood is the built in scoop

cons of CF- price. if you can find one in good shape the AL hood will be cheaper, possibly have good insulation, and will have the underhood decals

kuro

I got a CF hood. It was $400 shipped, works with my stock latch, super light. It was cheaper than buying a used aluminum hood and fixing it.

Spacestasian

Where did you get your hood from, what does it look like? Thanks

Besides, the real question is, is it worth it for me to repair my dented aluminum hood or should I just purchase a carbon fiber hood, just for cool-factor. Thanks

RE Drifter

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I would be afraid of somebody stealing my car or breaking into it if my hood was Carbon Fiber, but you can always paint it. JDM is ghay as phuk! My hood is not JDM but aluminum

kuro

I got it from eBay, it just took forever to ship. It fits nice, no hood pins, and it is really light weight.

NI got it from eBay, it just took forever to ship. It fits nice, no hood pins, and it is really light weight.

The picture is from before we adjusted the latch, now it fits snug.

http://www.zombiefilehost.com/pics/252d9dcc4f2d617f767a693335435c42.jpg

tuscanidream

iTrader: (6)

Like humpty says... Dowhatchalike!

Hypertek

iTrader: (3)

wow soo much hate towards jdm, I guess japan is full of clowns and ricers huh.

The thing is aluminum hoods are already light.

Kuro i bet it would look better if you remove the grill. The grills imo make them look cheap.

joeylyrech

iTrader: (11)

Good point.My mad dorito drif bad *** jdm hood got a couple of dents during a storm here in PA and when a local body shop tried to repair it they couldnt.I found another guy that did the work for me and he explained to me that the aluminum is so thin and the underbrace is so cheap that when you apply pressure to the hood it can deform and make things worst.He use heat to pop out the dents a special filler then he worked the whole hood several times until he got it perfect,my scoop was cracked to and he used a product named LORDS BONDING to glue back together.He gave a lifetime warranty on the scoop and he said that it will never crack again.

Spirit-RE

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That is exactly what they clearly spelled out. You're an excellent mind reader.









Think the mocking has to do with the OP making the 'jdm' aluminum hood sound better than the usdm one, which is the same as we all know.

Spacestasian

Thank you for pointing this out. Besides, you people are missing the point - the point is, I recently damaged my hood scoop (alluminum hood), is it worth repairing or should I just get a carbon fiber hood. FYI, a hood scoop is very hard to find, all I can find is a new carbon fiber scoop replacement, which is why I'm asking. Thanks guys!

JustJeff

iTrader: (13)

I'm so confused

So you are wanting to replace the entire hood because the scoop is broken. Have you gone to a body shop and gotten an estimate on repairing the current damage?

Here is a link to a company that sells reproduction hood scoops. They are on these forums and some searching on your part would have turned them up.

http://www.shop.retro-spec.net/produ...&categoryId=11

I'm not at all trying to be rude but the answer is simple. Talk to body shop, compare their estimate to the cost of buying and shipping a hood. Sounds like you've gotten as much info as you can. A carbon fiber hood is going to shatter when it breaks and possibly causing injury. Your current hood may or may not be worth repairing.

Oh and the last part. There is no difference between a JDM hood and USDM hood. Well accept that the JDM hood may have radioactive dirt and spiders. In which case you likely could become the next Thing or Spiderman...but you would be a manga version of those superheroes so you will unfortunately come off as overtly strange to your USDM friends.

Spacestasian

Yes, Jeff. That was the type of info I was looking for. Thanks

Tofuman FC3S

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I wouldn´t call CF rice straight away. I think buying wet lay CF hoods is stupid, since a normal FRP hood will be just as heavy (or light). Now, this is assuming you paint the hood car color. If you like the carbon fibre look and don´t care about what it costs you can just by a wet lay hood or put CF foil on your FRP hood, both will be rice, yes, and both will be equally heavy.

Now, if you actually care about weight, have a dry CF hood made, which doesn´t have to weigh much more then 2 KGs. It won´t be cheap, it won´t be rice but will be awesome.

RX7SpiritR

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I may be changing out my aluminum hood for a CF hood but only because I dont want the scoop anymore since I am changing over to a FMIC.

Spacestasian

I don't understand, are you selling me something? Thanks

arghx

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if you don't paint the carbon fiber hood it will fade and look like crap. ask anyone who bought a carbon fiber hood 5 years ago when they were more popular