front Hood question?

[mercyboy]

Hi guys Mercy boy here...I was wondering if there is any chance of the measurements of the front hood....Length x width...i just need the answer, cause instead of buying a real carbon hood..im just going buy a self-adhesive 3D twill-weave carbon fiber vinyl sheet That you stick on your stock hood..

plus another question should i put it on with the wax coating on the hood or just try to strip of the wax to stick it on better...let me know

[visualpoet]

Don't.
Nobody is going to appreciate a fake cf sticker on your hood. In many circles, it's going to get you made fun of and called the "R" word.

If you still insist on doing it, remove the wax with a good strong cleaner or you'll end up with adhesion issues. You're going to want about two yards by two yards so you can wrap the edges over.

[jdmwannabee]

if there's nothing wrong with your stock hood... just leave it alone and save up until you can afford a carbon hood. or you can buy one used.

[deevergote]

Honestly, if you're only going for looks.. wrapping it will be cheaper, more solid (real CF hoods can be flimsy, and some have latching issues), and fitment will obviously be perfect.
Is it "ricey"? Sure... but if you do it well enough that it looks real, then I see nothing wrong with it. Getting an expensive lightweight hood for 'weight savings' on an otherwise underpowered and overweight family sedan is just as "ricey", IMO.



However, if you're going to wrap it... why not go out and measure your hood yourself, rather than asking for measurements? I don't believe anyone here knows them offhand, so they would need to go outside to their own car and measure themselves... something you're perfectly capable of doing with your own!
visualpoet has the right idea. Buy more than you need to ensure you do it right. Cleanly wrap the edges.

[PointBlank]

Talk to BilleK. He seems to wrap a lot of shit in CF.

[darkfusion42]

Honestly, if you're only going for looks.. wrapping it will be cheaper, more solid (real CF hoods can be flimsy, and some have latching issues), and fitment will obviously be perfect.
Is it "ricey"? Sure... but if you do it well enough that it looks real, then I see nothing wrong with it. Getting an expensive lightweight hood for 'weight savings' on an otherwise underpowered and overweight family sedan is just as "ricey", IMO.



However, if you're going to wrap it... why not go out and measure your hood yourself, rather than asking for measurements? I don't believe anyone here knows them offhand, so they would need to go outside to their own car and measure themselves... something you're perfectly capable of doing with your own!
visualpoet has the right idea. Buy more than you need to ensure you do it right. Cleanly wrap the edges.

Agreed. I personally don't hang out in any "circles" and pretty much just drive to work and back, and I'd do it if I had, say, a really bad faded and peeling hood or something. Sh*t, I've thought about completely wrapping my coupe in vinyl before the wreck happened (not carbon, mind you).

I'd say 2x2 yards is good.

Hell, I've seen a 5th gen prelude with a wrapped hood in "dry" carbon vinyl....looked amazing.

[93blackcb7]

people will peel that shit right off

[Sarthos]

Why not just do a legit CF wrap? With the actual fabric stuff and resin so it's insanely rigid?

[deevergote]

1) because that would be very expensive, and 2) because that wouldn't increase the rigidity of the steel hood.

[93blackcb7]

idk man i would just bite the bullet and get a cf hood you wont regret it

[BillKisme]

i have been asked to wrap a hood in CF and with what the real carbon fiber and resin and other materials needed would cost, you can buy a real carbon fiber hood.

[drunken monster]

If your tight on money to be thinking of wrapping your hood in vinyl, I say if you think it looks good than go for it, it's your car and you're going to be looking at it everyday. But whichever way you decide to do I want to see the wrapped pictures. Good Luck.

[Losiracer2]

I bought my VIS CF hood for 100 bucks on Craigslist and just had it recleared. The guy thought it was damaged lol. Try searching for a deal on the forums, CL or wherever, someone has to have one.

Imitation is never as good as the real thing.

[mercyboy]

i feel like there lot's of people not liking the deal, i think i should just pass it . im just not into the hood thing even though my car will look good with one..anyway im just saving the money instead for my funding of my future dream car.....r34 skyline while putting some money since i think im losing interest in a cb7.....!!!!!

[Losiracer2]

since i think im losing interest in a cb7.....!!!!!