Okay so ive only seen one carbon fiber hood for the mkiii and its oem style., on carbonfibrefx.com, does anyone know of any others?:1zhelp:
Hoods, carbon fiber?
- Thread starter Suprafast44
- Start date
The only other replacement hood I've ever seen is the Stout one from Japan, and getting that is big bucks.
There's two oem carbon fiber hoods that i know of. Neither any of them have any stylish vents on them. One is on carbonfibrefx.com and the other is a generic one on horsepowerfreaks.com. Both is at least 650 plus an extra 150 or more for shipping. Carbon fiber hoods look great but are NOT worth the money in my opinion. Cost way too much.
tonysupra said:
Its not all bout the look though, The stock hood is heavy, Whereas carbon fiber isnt :icon_bigg. not only is it less to lift up ( cuz god knows us 7m people are under the hood constantly) but it also saves some weight on that heavy front end.
The CFX carbonfibre hoods are EXTREMELY light... You can lift with one finger.
For me, the weight saving, is just as, if not more appealing than look.
For me, the weight saving, is just as, if not more appealing than look.
I know it saves weight, thats obvious, but if you have the funds to spend 800dollars to have a weight reduction of...50-70lbs? (I think it is) then go for it. 800 dollars is an upgraded ct26 for me=) Maybe you can share some of that money. lol
I agree with what's been said... CF hoos look awesome, bud dayaaaam, they're very very $$$ ! .. I used to have one on my 94 Integra with japanese front end, and everyone looked at my car :-( ... lol. I will get one of those hoods one of these days. 
After shipping the cheapest Stout you could get, which would have to be imported from japan, would be $1400. Rounded ofcourse. You would get the Type R hood for this price tho, not the Type S hood, which some of you may not know about. The R hood has many more vents, hence the r for racing since it cools better I guess..
you know what a cheeper way of doing it is cut the stock under hood bracing out
that shit is pretty heavy really
that shit is pretty heavy really
If you take the supports out of the hood why not take the bracing out of the doors too. And then drill holes in the frame rails to make them lighter also. :icon_razz
eric
eric
In answer to the original question, there is one more I know of but I don't know what the quality is. Try here : http://www.geminicomposites.com/products/toyota_carbon_fiber_hood.html
Brian
Brian
Damn guys, get off yer asses and run a few miles!
Youll look good, and lose weight! :icon_bigg
Carbon fiber hood do nothing for me, unless you have a black car and a lot of money.
:icon_razz
Youll look good, and lose weight! :icon_bigg
Carbon fiber hood do nothing for me, unless you have a black car and a lot of money.
:icon_razz
Stretch said:
hummm well the door's will get the braceing taken out as soon as i put my killer cage in but i am still kidna iffy on that but we will see
as for the hood braceing cut out wonte afect any thing cetp if some one sit's on your hood but since our car have cowl hood it will keep it's shape even when weight on it to certon point
3 phone books and not an issue
ps wiht the braceing cut out ti like 18 pounds lighter i thinsk not sure don't really remmber but ti liek night and day wen you pop your hood
Gargoyle, that site is awesome. They have door panels and a lot of other stuff on there. I don't know the conversion rate from Canadian to American though. When I do get a blue carbon fiber hood it is going to be from Duane. Just thought I would tell you good find though.