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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 12:50 AM
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Carbon hood on road car?

Cool or Tool?
Yes or No?



lol

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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 03:20 PM
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Looks better or worse depending on your car's color and whether not its complimenting other modifications.

For example I think lowering the car first will make it look more aggressive which will compliment the hood

Usually looks good though if you take care of it, I say go for it
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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Looks better or worse depending on your car's color and whether not its complimenting other modifications.

For example I think lowering the car first will make it look more aggressive which will compliment the hood

Usually looks good though if you take care of it, I say go for it
yeah im planning on lowering, new rims, bodykit, Evo wing, then the evo carbon hood.
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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I think cool, but I have a carbon fiber hood on my car lol
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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Looks good. I have one on my silver O.Z. and its sick. I dont have a drop but I do have a turbo so it helps and looks good at the same time.
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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Would it look good on a octane blue?
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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Looks good on any color but black or gray I think.^ Just doesn't stand out. It looks great on blue
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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I have one on my Thunder Gray OZ-T and I think it looks good. I got it because I wanted a vented hood to let some heat out from the turbo mani...
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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well i have an es...and even though things are coming along with my mods...i thought the idea of the cf hood on my car was absolute tool.

and you dont even wanna know the price i couldve gotten on a cf hood.

im not really racing it...hence the fact that i have an es...so i just want it to look nice...not ricey.
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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Just remember to get a good quality carbon fiber hood. Many people make crappy ones that look great for the first year. Oh and if they say its a vis Racing hood. Call vis racing first to confirm that they sell hoods to that company. Thats what happened to me.
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Old Dec 27, 2010 | 12:32 AM
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i got one on my 03 lancer, still cant decide if i like it.
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Old Dec 27, 2010 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Roarke
Would it look good on a octane blue?
Yes, I had one on my Daytona Blue 350Z and it looked awesome but you should think about having some small cf accent parts too!
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Old Dec 27, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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I have one and it looks like hell. The clear coat needs to be redone and it's been yellowed out from the sun (looks kinda cool whenever I clean up the clear coat). If you enjoy contrast between your car color and the carbon look- go for it, but it comes at a price. Personally, nothing beats that stock look.
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Old Dec 27, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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i have one on my 05 ra, pheonix red, lowered with black/red wheels and tinted windows. i love it personally, but its up to u. if u like it, go for it
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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i have one on my car and i absolutely love it. course for me it just brreaks up the monotony of the LY lol. its a good investment especially with the other mods your talking about doing. good luck with the build and keep us updated.
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