carbon hood question?

[msp03.5]

Ok so I have a Vis carbon hood. I have had it for about 2.5 years and it is faded to shit. started cracking along the edges a lil and across the middle of the hood. I am going to be buying a new one soon so I am thinking of these three.
1 Dg motorsports oem carbon hood
2 xcelerated concepts ( I think thats the name??) oem
or the Gemini hood. oem

If anyone has heard anything about any of these hoods I would appraciate the feed back so I can make a better judgement etc. I just don't want the hood to fade like this or does it not matter? Will carbon just fade no matter what? Its not yellow the clear coat looks all scuffed and very dull.
Again thanks for any info you guys can give I appreciate it.
albert
msp03.5

[stdntDrvr]

get a fiber images...and clearcoat it...but you'll need to clearcoat any CF hood, iirc.

[JarHeadSpeed]

I have only heard great things about XC (xcelerated concepts). I have one on order right now but it will be a little bit before I get it.


get a fiber images...and clearcoat it...but you'll need to clearcoat any CF hood, iirc.

[CrazyCaker]

get a fiber images...and clearcoat it...but you'll need to clearcoat any CF hood, iirc.

Not ours, we use PPG clear coat on everyone of our products.

[stdntDrvr]

nice. mine FI hood had faded. too bad everyone doesn't offer the same service you guys do!

[SHUEY33]

can someone pm me with a place i can order a CF hood for the MSP please

[msp03.5]

Not ours, we use PPG clear coat on everyone of our products.

You guys have the best deal out of the three so thats a definate plus for me. How is the fitment and is the underside of the hood just black or is the skeleton overlayed as well. Dg says theirs are overlayed underneath as well. This is steering me towards them a bit. Also how are the seibon hoods you have for sale?
Thanks for any info you can provide
albert

[msp03.5]

Thanks guys anyone have any more info on the other hoods?

[SHUEY33]

what are websites or somethin where i can look at CF hoods for the MSP?

[msp03.5]

http://www.xceleratedconcepts.ca/xceleratedconcepts//catalog/
www.dgmotorsports.com
www.protegegarage.com
www.corksport.com
www.nopionline.com
www.ebay.com (search protege carbon fiber hood)

[msp03.5]

s t r e e t u n i t .com

why does it not let me type in street unit as one word it comes out like this ***************? wierd

[Rush]

I don't think you can get a Gemini Composites hood anymore, unless you purchase it from somebody on the forums that already owns one. They're hard to come by.

I'd definitely go with CrazyCaker's hood. His hoods weren't really 'circulating' when I bought my reverse-cowl -- but if anything happened to my current CF hood (God forbid!), he's who I'd buy the replacement from. Excellent quality and fitment from what I've seen and read.

[yellowmsp035]

i have a dual vented xcelerated concepts hood and the fitment is oem quality for sure.. he is a great guy to deal with and the products are simply amazing.. i bought my hood and trunk from him and he helped on the install and everything (since i live near him). i have gotten compliments on it by lots of people including other fg and cf laying companies on how well the cf is layed. i have seen lots of cf products from dg and others (as i have alot of cf in and outside of my car) and i am most impressed with the xcelerated concepts products...

xcelerated concepts ftw!!!!

[MP3Architect]

i have the xcelerated concepts dual vent hood and helped install my friends xcelerated concepts trunk (i have jsp).... i would give them a better than average grade for sure. although the first hood i had from XC wasn't the best quality at all, this one is much better. just my $.02

[msp03.5]

thanks for all the input I am sold on the XC oem hood and will be purchasing as soon as my income tax comes in. 645 shipped is an awesome deal and you guys are all saying the carbon finish is better than average so that makes me feel confidant in purchasing their product.

thanks again
msp03.5

[benflagg]

The Gemini Composites site is still up, and it seams that you can still order the reverse cowl hood for around 900 shiped.

[Earful]

Hmmm....I had a OEM VIS hood for a Civic coupe for over a year, never faded or spider-webbed on me. I would buy another VIS hood.....

[SeR_Cyclops]

Not ours, we use PPG clear coat on everyone of our products.

ppg good stuff we use it at our body shop :d

[msp03.5]

ppg good stuff we use it at our body shop :d
I have heard nothing but good things about ppg My cousin paints and thats all he said he uses.

[BlkWidow]

i got a hood from crazycaker B/red weave, u r going to love the way it looks i am very happy if it.

[jeg0024]

s t r e e t u n i t .com

why does it not let me type in street unit as one word it comes out like this ***************? wierd

SU is banned...dont ask.


Ive been looking into a cf hood but im just no sure how its gonna look on sunlight silver, how did it look on yours? And if its gonna fade and crack it just seems like a waste?

[CrazyCaker]

And if its gonna fade and crack it just seems like a waste?

That all depends on what brand you go with because there are brands available that do not do this ;)

[Kansei]

It looks awesome on sunlight silver if you paint it sunlight silver..

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/297659774_e60f02f752_o.jpg

[jeg0024]

That all depends on what brand you go with because there are brands available that do not do this ;)

and how much could u hook me up with one for?

[jeg0024]

It looks awesome on sunlight silver if you paint it sunlight silver..


what about just the sides?

[Kansei]

just the sides looks nice too. that's what I was going to do too but decided to supress the ricer inside and just go all out w/ the paint.

[jeg0024]

just the sides looks nice too. that's what I was going to do too but decided to supress the ricer inside and just go all out w/ the paint.

is the reduced weight really worth painting the whole hood?

[Kansei]

no, not at all. getting an oem-style CF hood and painting the whole thing would only give you the bling factor of opening the hood and showing people the CF underside.. but I don't even know if most CF hoods are 100% CF, I know my fiber images is.

I definitely wouldn't have painted the whole thing if it was oem-style.. but then again I would never have bought a CF hood if it was OEM style :P

[jeg0024]

no, not at all. getting an oem-style CF hood and painting the whole thing would only give you the bling factor of opening the hood and showing people the CF underside.. but I don't even know if most CF hoods are 100% CF, I know my fiber images is.

I definitely wouldn't have painted the whole thing if it was oem-style.. but then again I would never have bought a CF hood if it was OEM style :P

well even with one like yours, with a scoop or something....worth the $?

[Kansei]

no, of course not. spend 1k on a hood, another 800 on paint, all just to have the oem mitsu evo vent on a protege.. totally not worth it. I don't really know why I did it in hindsight. Yeah it looks hella nice but.. it's so subtle for so much money, and with no performance gain in speed or handling? yeah a big money pit :P

[jeg0024]

no, of course not. spend 1k on a hood, another 800 on paint, all just to have the oem mitsu evo vent on a protege.. totally not worth it. I don't really know why I did it in hindsight. Yeah it looks hella nice but.. it's so subtle for so much money, and with no performance gain in speed or handling? yeah a big money pit :P

yeah, i think im gonna skip this mod lol

speaking of mods...im gonna have a new project to work on tomorrow:)

[msp03.5]

SU is banned...dont ask.


Ive been looking into a cf hood but im just no sure how its gonna look on sunlight silver, how did it look on yours? And if its gonna fade and crack it just seems like a waste?

I tried to find some pics w/o my piss yellow headlights lol here are a couple I found.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2161000-2161999/2161252_5_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2161000-2161999/2161252_1_full.jpg

and some w/ yellow headlights.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2161000-2161999/2161252_11_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2161000-2161999/2161252_45_full.jpg

[CrazyCaker]

and how much could u hook me up with one for?

Prices are on our website.

[jeg0024]

I tried to find some pics w/o my piss yellow headlights lol here are a couple I found.


yeah, I dont know if i like the look too much, maybe on black or blue, but not silver. just my opinion though

[kudakev615]

i <3 carbon on silver

[CrazyCaker]

i <3 carbon on silver

so do I. Although a silver kevlar/carbon hybrid weave is even sweeter!

[h8rsnv]

i wish cf hoods would only cost around 250. i need a hood bad considerin some one slammed a basketball into my hood when i wasnt around leavin a huge dent.

[blkspdfreak]

mines double-coated for safety.......

[h8rsnv]

mines double-coated for safety.......

bad a$$ hood

[blkspdfreak]

bad a$$ hood
thanks, its the vis evo hood. when i first got it everyone said that they fade quickly due to the clear-coat. i had my buddy go over it twice so now there is 3 on it. i love the way it looks and fits. no complaints here(headbang)