Ralliart Hood and Trunk...
Wow, half the point of purchasing a CF hood/trunk is for the looks itself. Painting it would give you the look of ~Gasp!~ a stock hood or trunk?! Oh Noez!!11eleven!! Paint=weight...so that throws out the other half of the point to a CF hood.
You'd be possibly making a point IF the hood itself was vented or something different.
The hood isn't really THAT much lighter than stock...trunk weight savings is significant but at this moment I'm too lazy to research the thread that has that specific information.
Why would we spend so much damn money on a CF hood/trunk?...maybe because the price justified the quality of the flawless 1x1 weave/pattern and guaranteed fitment. Believe me, if a single thing was wrong with the hood/trunk, I'd personally drive down to their Cali office and smash it over their heads.
Is it authentic
...I believe so; and even it weren't, the end result of these beautiful CF items is worth it to us.
You'd be possibly making a point IF the hood itself was vented or something different.
The hood isn't really THAT much lighter than stock...trunk weight savings is significant but at this moment I'm too lazy to research the thread that has that specific information.
Why would we spend so much damn money on a CF hood/trunk?...maybe because the price justified the quality of the flawless 1x1 weave/pattern and guaranteed fitment. Believe me, if a single thing was wrong with the hood/trunk, I'd personally drive down to their Cali office and smash it over their heads.
Is it authentic
...I believe so; and even it weren't, the end result of these beautiful CF items is worth it to us.
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How much does a slim layer of paint weigh, guy?
Most likely the paint will weigh close to nothing.
I would only buy carbon fiber anything for weight reduction, not to show off that I have carbon fiber, and not to tell everybody that I have JDM bling bling status.
Most likely the paint will weigh close to nothing. I would only buy carbon fiber anything for weight reduction, not to show off that I have carbon fiber, and not to tell everybody that I have JDM bling bling status.
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Most production super cars have their carbon pieces painted. Pretty much all race cars have their carbon pieces painted.
Having unpainted carbon fiber makes you look like that you spent so much on the carbon that you could not afford to paint it.
Hey if it looks good to you than that's all that matters.
Having unpainted carbon fiber makes you look like that you spent so much on the carbon that you could not afford to paint it.
Hey if it looks good to you than that's all that matters.
This was a limited production peice that they were testing the waters with. Ralliart made about 20 Hoods and Trunks to supply to their vendors (i.e. GarageHRS, JUN, Mines, Monster Sport, etc.). We were able to get 7 Hoods, and 7 Trunks after they were released to the vendors. There is no news yet if it will ever be released into production, but these are the real deal. We also have the full documentation from Ralliart stating that these are the real deal.
Most production super cars have their carbon pieces painted. Pretty much all race cars have their carbon pieces painted.
Having unpainted carbon fiber makes you look like that you spent so much on the carbon that you could not afford to paint it.
Hey if it looks good to you than that's all that matters.
Having unpainted carbon fiber makes you look like that you spent so much on the carbon that you could not afford to paint it.
Hey if it looks good to you than that's all that matters.
I know that's not what you were implying...
And yea, some of us do buy parts for the shear visual aspects? Why else would someone spend a few hundred dollars on head/tail lights that only differ in appearance? To each his own.
Originally Posted by Makos1610
So it means that there's only 7 ralliart hood for sale in U.S??
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