VIS CF Hoods Good Quality? - Honda Prelude Forum

axngen · 02-20-2002, 01:41 PM

For those of you who have them out there, how are they in terms of fitment, quality, and weight? No hood pins needed right? Thanks

axngen · 02-20-2002, 04:02 PM

ttt

JDM H22A4 · 02-20-2002, 05:09 PM

class a wrap around hood oem style..from vis is clean...hood pins not needed but you never know what can happen if your plannin to get one let me know

prelude19 · 02-20-2002, 07:53 PM

i would recomend them over fiber image any day. i have seen alot of them installed though not one on a prelude. the fitment was perfect plus the price is very competitive. i say get it because it looks very clean and i would say it needs pins just to be safe. but i know vis claims u dont need them. peace

shadowZZ · 02-20-2002, 07:56 PM

mine fits great, it has a bit more weight to it but its because it has a large vent in it and it needs some bulk to withstand the shape and also no hood pins are on!!

axngen · 02-20-2002, 07:58 PM

i've got a friend telling me not to go w/ VIS...and i've got u guys saying VIS is good..damn...i just want something that'll fit nice like stock...would u guys say it's the luck of the draw when it comes to getting one that fits nice??

Blue___Lude · 02-20-2002, 08:01 PM

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Originally posted by axngen
i've got a friend telling me not to go w/ VIS...and i've got u guys saying VIS is good..damn...i just want something that'll fit nice like stock...would u guys say it's the luck of the draw when it comes to getting one that fits nice??

Their old hoods were crap

Their new ones, however, look pretty damn good

Mr.Flash · 02-21-2002, 12:54 AM

i have a VIS hood, let me just say "EXCELLENT QUALITY", carbonfiber wrapped around, good latch.

i saw a fiber images hood and it sucked, rough edges, washers always fell out, bubbles on the hood , but it was lighter.

u want looks and durability go with VIS, u want lighter hood go with fiber images

Edit: yes it does fit nicely, like OEM, well almost OEM

BoYgUaN · 02-21-2002, 01:18 AM

hey flash if you want to sell your hood let me know.

axngen · 02-21-2002, 07:48 AM

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Originally posted by Mr.Flash
i have a VIS hood, let me just say "EXCELLENT QUALITY", carbonfiber wrapped around, good latch.

i saw a fiber images hood and it sucked, rough edges, washers always fell out, bubbles on the hood , but it was lighter.

u want looks and durability go with VIS, u want lighter hood go with fiber images

Edit: yes it does fit nicely, like OEM, well almost OEM

got any pictures?

JDM H22A4 · 02-21-2002, 10:10 AM

yes the class A wrap around hood is very clean and fits perfect with not problems...ill post pics soon

Tom_Collins · 02-21-2002, 10:24 AM

Check out Kaminari hoods, they are pretty good quality.

http://www.kaminari.com/new28.htm

Thats the one for the 5th gen.

http://www.kaminari.com/vs.htm

That's some pics of the quality of their hoods.

Not sure bout how competative their prices are though.

chrisho · 02-21-2002, 10:30 AM

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Originally posted by Tom_Collins
Check out Kaminari hoods, they are pretty good quality.

http://www.kaminari.com/new28.htm

Thats the one for the 5th gen.

http://www.kaminari.com/vs.htm

That's some pics of the quality of their hoods.

Not sure bout how competative their prices are though.

wow!

$800 for the kaminari hood! the quality looks great though and it better be for that price.

Tom_Collins · 02-21-2002, 12:02 PM

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Originally posted by chrisho

wow! $800 for the kaminari hood! the quality looks great though and it better be for that price.

Well, you can find them for 600 something on nopi and I'm sure you could find it for even less if you looked around. Still a good bit of money yeah, but if you want a good CF hood then you're prlly gonna have to pay for it.

HoNdAHaXoR · 02-21-2002, 12:21 PM

the kimari is real CF though not a fiberglass hood with a cf sticker

axngen · 02-21-2002, 04:11 PM

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Originally posted by HoNdAHaXoR
the kimari is real CF though not a fiberglass hood with a cf sticker

i didn't know they had one's w/ CF stickers? i hope these don't include fiber images, sunny styling, or VIS..

97blacklude · 02-21-2002, 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by axngen

i didn't know they had one's w/ CF stickers? i hope these don't include fiber images, sunny styling, or VIS..

Go on www.fiberimages.com and watch the videos. Real CF or else it wouldn't bend like that

axngen · 02-21-2002, 04:20 PM

i've decided. i will buy a VIS hood, as long as it fits as good as, AND has as tight a weave as Dan Yi's "DYI01" Fiber Images hood.

Mr.Flash · 02-21-2002, 05:02 PM

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Originally posted by BoYgUaN
hey flash if you want to sell your hood let me know.

u wanna buy it?

axngen · 02-21-2002, 05:30 PM

i retract my previous statement! the vis hood at that link looks NICE! i'm still waiting on finalvtec for a shipping price to MD. i'm checking out another member's CF hood tonight, and if i dont' like it, VIS, here i come!!