Carbon fiber hood

[Ender2664]

I am really looking into getting a SS hood. I love how SS hood look they are just sick and we all know it. But they are expensive the best price i have run into is like 550 plus tax and shipping and paint. So i was just wondering if anyone else knew if a better price or if anyone had seen a black Camaro with a Carbon fiber SS hood on it yet, cause i know they are made and i was just wondering how they look in person. I am assuming they look not good and unamerican, but some muscle cars look sick with carbon fiber hoods.

[LwnGy83]

Good luck getting guys here to agree a carbon fiber hood would look good. They are so anti "rice" that they'll look over the weight savings of the carbon fiber to metal or even fiber glass hoods, just b/c the imports have it. I personally don't like the look of carbon fiber, but everyone to there own. I actually didn't even know they made them. I'd say try google.

[916Topherv6]

rksport sells one, u know u can always paint the hood, most people dont just so they can show off the carbon fiber look, i actually like the look. and on a black car it will look clean! it will be subtle but stand out at the same time

[chadder]

LwnGy83, u jump to conclusions too quickly. I (being a strong anti-rice person) actually like carbon fiber hoods that are painted tastefully. A little show of carbon fiber is OK, like the 50th anniversery corvettes, but as the entire hood showing the carbon fiber, no...

[Snuffalofogus]

Originally posted by Ender2664:
I am really looking into getting a SS hood. I love how SS hood look they are just sick and we all know it. But they are expensive the best price i have run into is like 550 plus tax and shipping and paint. So i was just wondering if anyone else knew if a better price or if anyone had seen a black Camaro with a Carbon fiber SS hood on it yet, cause i know they are made and i was just wondering how they look in person. I am assuming they look not good and unamerican, but some muscle cars look sick with carbon fiber hoods.

i call [img]graemlins/bs.gif[/img] on a real carbon fiber SS hood for 550.

REAL carbon fiber through and through is gonna be pricey. chances are the hood you are looking at is a fiberglass hood, with the top layer being pseudo carbon fiber.

to address LwnGy83's post about weight saving, I agree many folks here are rice-aphobes, but as far as weight saving goes, if you arent a hardcore racer (autoX, or drag) I dont really think the weight issue should be brought up when discussing carbon fiber hoods.

for most people its about looks rather than weight.

[darkthoughts5000]

http://www.dgmotorsports.com/details...&ProcessType=1
heres the carbon fiber hood. Its not a traditional SS hood, the scoop is bigger, but I like this one a lot. The only thing I dont like about it is the price. Im debating on buying it just because I have the money from my tax return. Hope this helps. also, you can visit http://www.importfan.com/index.php?m...th=104_117_124 to see some more extensive line-up of carbon fiber parts for the Camaro.

[CamaroKRAZED]

Like titanium, carbon fiber is one of those amazing materials. I personally like the look of carbon fiber; but, it is not all about the looks. Carbon fiber is very strong and very light weight. I just do not like it when people go overboard with it on street cars. A carbon fiber hood on a black camaro would look good(depending on the hood and other modifications - very fine line here) and I would not consider it to be rice; however, add a carbon fiber spoiler and some fake carbon fiber accent pieces, then i would indeed consider it to be ridiculous.

[LwnGy83]

Well, I guess I was wrong about alot of you guys... Please forgive ;)

[BiH]

well I just got myself an SS hood scoop [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[99v6cam]

I'd be tight if you painted the hood but like left the part carbon fiber in the shape of the anniversary stripes

[BLLDOGG]

Originally posted by darkthoughts5000:
http://www.dgmotorsports.com/details...&ProcessType=1
heres the carbon fiber hood. Its not a traditional SS hood, the scoop is bigger, but I like this one a lot. The only thing I dont like about it is the price. Im debating on buying it just because I have the money from my tax return. Hope this helps. also, you can visit http://www.importfan.com/index.php?m...th=104_117_124 to see some more extensive line-up of carbon fiber parts for the Camaro.

i've seen that hood before at my local track and was very interested in it but couldnt remember the site name so thank you for that and great find on the other one [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Ender2664]

Never said that the 550 price was for the carbon fiber hood that is just for a normal one.

[916Topherv6]

i always wanted to paint the black panel black, like the berger camaro....but now im thinkin about the carbon fiber one, what do u guys think

[99v6cam]

Originally posted by 916Topherv6:
i always wanted to paint the black panel black, like the berger camaro....but now im thinkin about the carbon fiber one, what do u guys think

at first I thought of this but then again it's alot cheaper to paint it black and it's not much weight savings because the panel is plastic sin't it? (or uerathyane or whatever the stuff is called) I can't spell by the way...

[darkthoughts5000]

Well fellas, I just ordered the carbon fiber hood! They said it should arrive in about 3 weeks, as they have to make it to order then ship it. I will try to post pics as soon as I can for all the skeptics out there. For all those who havent yet taken the time to see it, heres a pic.

If your lookin for a cheaper fiberglass version, you can go to www.fiberglassfabricatorsinc.com and they have it for $375. I have this one and am very satisfied with it. But I think the carbon-fiber will set off my car a lot more. I will probably sell my existing hood at some point in time. Talk to ya later guys.