Best quality carbon hood

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LT_Z
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Im wanting a carbon fiber hood but im wondering which is the better quality and fitment, cuz i keep hearing bad stories about how they dont fit properly and all. thanx !


MR2NER
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Car: 1991 240SX

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Vis makes decent hoods from what I hear and of course C West and any reputable japanese company would produce a strong hood. When shopping for a CF hood make sure its double sided carbon fiber, they're more durable.

DR1FT3R
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Buy a VIS hood. I bought a OE Tuning hood and overall i'm dis-satisfied with its quality. It didnt fit correctly, nothing was pre-drilled, it doesnt have wrapped edges, and its single sided CF. It's about a pound lighter than VIS's though. I guess OE Tuning sells the "hardcore lightweight" hood and VIS sells the "quality 1st place at the carshow" hood.

Dj E Spin
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SHIFT SPORTS! haha...on taka kaira.com they have a FRP Vented hood, and then they have the Carbon Fiber one.

uhh...then on importfan.com they have the YASHIO FACTORY carbon vented hood, and the C-wings double sided carbon hood.

AJ-SPEC
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Car: 1995 240sx/se, 5 lug, no sunroof, no lsd

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Damn, I didn't know you could get a Yashio factory anything yet... I'll check that out! anyways, VIS has kinda a questionable rep here in DFW, some like it, some say if fits ****ty. a damn good one is fiber images, look them up on google. their hoods are 4ply, not like the 2ply fiberglass cheap ones. their a little expensive, but with carbon fiber you really get what you pay for.


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