Red FD with CF Mazdaspeed Hood?
 

I want to get a CF Mazdaspeed Hood should I paint it or leave it CF. Regular Red FD.

I am thinking of doing the same thing. I have never seen a red fd with a CF hood though

Well I have the paint so I guess I can buy the hood, see if I like it, and if I dont paint it. Hmmm well that solves that problem lol. Sorta hurts to paint CF i guess, but w/e.

Just found a car like I want to do mine
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...6.jpg.orig.jpg

I would say that red and a CF hood go well together. Here are some pics to help you decide. I tried to find pics of cars with similar exterior mods so you can compare better.


https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91777&stc=1

VS.

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91775&stc=1

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91774&stc=1

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91776&stc=1

more...

Lt1-7's car.

Before

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91778&stc=1

V.S. after

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91779&stc=1


before

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91780&stc=1

V.S. after

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91781&stc=1

Red Rx-7's car
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91782&stc=1

V.S.

Evot123's car
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91783&stc=1


https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...id=91784&stc=1

That's it hope it helps.

Sorry if i screwed up some of you guy's screen names. I'm working from memory.

turbojeffs car
http://image14.webshots.com/15/2/3/1...3MdnFAi_ph.jpg
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...highlight=hood


http://image14.webshots.com/15/2/3/1...3MdnFAi_ph.jpg

painted
http://ourworld.cs.com/sb%20rps13/o0.jpg

Painted looks better IMO.

I noticed that you don't have any hood pins and the hood is completely flushed with the rest of the car. Is your hood the real deal or a replica?

can you paint CF, or does it get all wavey?

CF is paintable, the finished surface is smooth. I think they add a clear resin to it.

Atihun. The drivers side by the headlight is not so flush. It has a lot to do with how you center the hood. As i moved it around it really changed how flush it sat.

damn, acosta did red rx7's 20b?

damn i didnt know that

for some reason carbon fiber, when painted,makes the paint look lighter than non cf areas. I think its because more prep is needed the resin used to make the cf is slick and is harder to get the paint to stick to. and yes i know what I'm talking about, I paint cars occasionally at the family dealership and customize arrows, and carbon fiber was used in arrows way before it was made as body kits to the public, that resin is why I have to use a special glue to attach veins.