Carbon Fiber Hood Yes or No??? - Honda Prelude Forum

94lude · 05-11-2003, 06:27 PM

Carbon Fiber Hood???

For my car... yes or no??? Just wanted to get some opinions.

I'm about to take a road trip to LA to pick up a VIS carbon fiber hood for my brothers JDM front Integra... figured since I'm going down anyway... might as well pick myself up a hood too... that is... if I decide to. Just wanted to get some opinions before deciding.

Thanks,

Ken

92 SI Ludester · 05-11-2003, 06:49 PM

if you do get a hood get the oem one...i think it will look really good on your car

94lude · 05-11-2003, 07:14 PM

Yeah... I would only get the OEM carbon fiber hood

y_b_lamron · 05-11-2003, 07:16 PM

I think it would look pretty damn good on that car.

MR.CLIFFORD · 05-11-2003, 08:03 PM

Rack me up one on the 'DO IT' side.

I think it would look SIC Ken.

yield · 05-11-2003, 08:08 PM

NOoooooooo. I will go against the tide here. Your car is my favorite 4th gen - it is soooooo clean, the paint and wheels match perfectly, drop is perfect, everything is just perfect and I don't think you should mess with it. I think a black hood would kill the lines and totally break up the flow of your car. It would make it look more aggressive but that doesn't mean it will look better IMO.

SikRedRX-8 · 05-11-2003, 08:12 PM

just look how sexy mine is.

LUDE'Z · 05-11-2003, 09:25 PM

Yeah paint it IF you do get the cf hood man.

Ludatic · 05-12-2003, 03:09 AM

pay me a visit if ur comin down to LA

shadowz · 05-12-2003, 03:18 AM

OEM carbon hood would just add to the great looking car you have

Qveon · 05-12-2003, 03:26 AM

Get a carbon fiber hood PAINTED your car's color. Contrary to popular belief you don't have to keep the CF hood stock, you can paint it.

Z · 05-12-2003, 10:58 AM

Get the OEM style carbon fiber hood and paint it... but not completely painted, mix the paint with clear coat and then paint it, it'll still be translucent but up close you can still see the carbon fiber weave, like pearl.

SLICK96 · 05-12-2003, 12:05 PM

I voted yes, but it depends on what you're going for--a JDM look, or not. If you do paint it, make sure it's a PERFECT hood--no dimples or unevenness at all. I personally love the look of c/f, so if you got it, I wouldn't paint it. It wouldn't ruin your lines, or anything, but then again, do you want the Spoon car look, or do you want the lightness of c/f but painted, so that it's a sleeper hood? Ronnie's car is the perfect example--c/f, unpainted hood, w/ a VERY clean, light-colored car.

J

P.S--Where in the world would you put your brother's hood in/on your car??

MidNKight-lude · 05-12-2003, 05:14 PM

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Originally posted by SLICK96
I voted yes, but it depends on what you're going for--a JDM look, or not. If you do paint it, make sure it's a PERFECT hood--no dimples or unevenness at all. I personally love the look of c/f, so if you got it, I wouldn't paint it. It wouldn't ruin your lines, or anything, but then again, do you want the Spoon car look, or do you want the lightness of c/f but painted, so that it's a sleeper hood? Ronnie's car is the perfect example--c/f, unpainted hood, w/ a VERY clean, light-colored car.

J

P.S--Where in the world would you put your brother's hood in/on your car??

i got my hood, and i have a very dark car, it is very hard to notice it, but i love it get it. BTW wat prices are you gettin on the hood

SLICK96 · 05-13-2003, 02:32 PM

Mine stands out when the sun, or any form of light hits the hood...I LOVE it!

J

VTEC Shore Lude · 05-14-2003, 08:26 PM

OEM Vis hoods are 400 bucks

ECHprelude · 05-14-2003, 11:07 PM

voted yes. love the way mine looks. but i have a dark color car. just dont sit on it. ughhhh

brendon2k · 05-15-2003, 04:26 PM

i say yes

SLICK96 · 05-15-2003, 10:29 PM

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Originally posted by ECHprelude
voted yes. love the way mine looks. but i have a dark color car. just dont sit on it. ughhhh

Yours is a Blue Green Azure car, right?

J

94lude · 05-16-2003, 11:32 PM

Good stuff!!!

Thanks all

Ken