<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 2kLuder:
www.fiberimages.com is the big company right now for CF hoods. Thats a high price $700-800, they better be DAMN good.</font>
I have a fiber images cf hood. I have never seen another brand on a 5th gen, but I wasn't particularly impressed with mine.
Reasons:
1) the Fitment was not very good, the left side is about 1/2" to 3/8" above the quarter panel.
2)They screwed up when making the mold.
A)They didn't remove the rubber surround that is attached to the stock hood that seals the gap between the headlights and hood. So if you want to replace those seals you can't just get new seals to plug into the hood(It has little fasteners so you don't need glue). You can try to glue them on if you want.
B)They did the same for the strip that about in the middle of the hood that seals up with the radiator support. A and B are important for a couple of reasons. Most importantly, I got the "street" hood that isn't supposed to need hoodpins---BULL****, and without those seals the hood will lift up almost an inch on either side. So, I got hoodpins. Also, this is important because without the seals, you are actually increasing lift on the front end--not a good idea.
C)Yes, there's more: They also leave no holes for the windshield sprayers, so you'll have to make due.
D)The two edges at the rear of the hood were scuffed due to shipping. Not a big deal unless you actually look there.
E)Lastly, the fasteners provided to attach the hood to the hinges seemed suspect to me, although I have had no problems with them.