Carbon Fiber..... - Honda Prelude Forum

dickwitLUDE · 03-04-2002, 08:44 PM

what company makes a good carbon fiber hood??

UZ 2 B AUTO · 03-04-2002, 08:45 PM

i hear fiber images, vis (prelude only), kaminari are all good...i know this one guy that has a hans auto trend and he says its good

97blacklude · 03-04-2002, 08:56 PM

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Originally posted by slvrvteclude
i hear fiber images, vis (prelude only), kaminari are all good...i know this one guy that has a hans auto trend and he says its good

Agreed. Watch the fiber images video www.fiberimages.com

axngen · 03-04-2002, 09:12 PM

my VIS hood is in the mail and on the way

supposedly the old VIS hoods were of poor quality, but that's b/c they were made by Sunny Styling.. that's no longer the case..

H22A VTEC · 03-05-2002, 08:03 AM

I've had 2 CF hoods in the past year and I would have to say that the one I got from TC Spoilers was the better one by far. The first one I had was supposedly Sunny Stylings and it was paper thin, had ripples, and the gloss was very poor. The hood was very light and it had a fiberglass skeleton w/hood latch. Some lady ran a red light and hit me at my drivers side fender/bumper and the hood bent up about 4-6 inches but amazingly, no cracks and no rips (although the clear coat cracked a little). Behold the power of Carbon Fiber.
The hood I have now is IMMACULATE. The gloss is beautiful, fitment is perfect, weave/patter in perfect, and the underbody has a full skeleton that looks like stock and has a metal hood latch. 2 of my friends have a FiberImages hood and that thing is perfect too. Just make sure that when you buy it, you KNOW you're getting the brand you want because most hoods don't have a stamp saying what company made it (esp the cheaper ones).

AmeenR · 03-05-2002, 08:55 AM

I too have a fiber images hood and i must say it is awesome. It weighs nothing (compared to our heavy ass stocker) and looks beautiful. Really nice fit and no hood pins too!!!

agressivelude23 · 03-05-2002, 08:58 AM

i went to fiberimages.com right bc i wanted to see what they looked like and price, did i not find them bc the only one i saw was on a fourth gen prelude. i have a 97 and the list says 93-97, are they the same hood?

axngen · 03-05-2002, 10:08 AM

no, it's not the same hood.. they just don't have it up on the website for some reason..

HRC · 03-05-2002, 10:32 AM

i love my fiber images' cf hood. no pins.

HKCitizen · 03-05-2002, 07:42 PM

I've got a FI one.. Not happy w/it at all. Had to get hood pins and some of the gelcoat has peeled off. Plus the edges are rough...

If I could do it again, I'd get the kaminari one. my 2 cents..

KulSecHskY · 03-05-2002, 08:06 PM

Does Fiber Images stamp their hoods? Like aerogear?

SuperDude · 03-05-2002, 08:36 PM

Can you paint a CF hood?

KulSecHskY · 03-05-2002, 08:38 PM

Yes, but y would you? I've seen CF hoods that are painted but the middle is left unpainted looks very

HRC · 03-06-2002, 10:30 AM

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Originally posted by KulSecHskY
Does Fiber Images stamp their hoods? Like aerogear?

the older ones had a FI stamp near the top of the hood, but the newer ones don't have this, mine doesn't.

sagaprelude · 03-06-2002, 10:54 AM

mines vis...heavy..fitment is aight....eh....i wanna sell it.....damn fiberglass backing cracked!

axngen · 03-06-2002, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by sagaprelude
mines vis...heavy..fitment is aight....eh....i wanna sell it.....damn fiberglass backing cracked!

how long ago did you get it? heavy?!

sagaprelude · 03-06-2002, 11:06 AM

i got it on friday...heres the story...went to vis to buy it from them for 350..we get there, box is partially open and we see a crack on the fiberglass skeleton...didnt think damage was so bad..they offered a new one, but would have to wait 2 hours...we were in a big hurry tho to get back down to sd..so we offered to buy it cracked...so they said 250..we bought and took it home. when i got home to open the rest of the box...saw 2 more cracks on the edges...damn..so i got beat...i wanna sell it and buy another one

sagaprelude · 03-06-2002, 11:08 AM

o yea...and its not even that light! id say like 20-30 pounds..thats whack..honestly, it looks like it could break easily...the only thing i do like is the weave...looks badass!

axngen · 03-06-2002, 11:11 AM

saga, random question...but since you live in SD area...have you dealt w/ ARD? i just bought my wheels from them, and the customer service was excellent. they gave me a ridulously SWEET deal.

sagaprelude · 03-06-2002, 11:18 AM

really? wha rims and how much? they arent that popular around here...i think they are way to expensive...and their customer service is really nothin to brag about...theyre nice, but pricey...