carbon fiber hoods... worth the money?

[dirty180]

i went to my local junkyard here in japan because i needed some new tires for my 1995 180sx last week. well... i picked up 4 225/50/16R used tires with rims and 2 205/50/16R used tires with rims also for 14,000 yen... that would equal to about 120 dollars? or 130.. something like that... it took me about 4 hours to find these in a bigass pile of rubber...newayz....when i was done.. i was looking around the lot and ran across this silver 1993 180sx... it looked like it rolled down a hill or something... it was in pretty bad shape... except for the front end. i went around the front and realized that it had a carbon fiber hood on it. immediately... i got a boner... the chances of finding a carbon fiber hood in a junkyard... are... are.... i dunno.. but ive been to the junkyard quiet a few times.. n i NEVER came across one b4.. it looked fine except for a big scratch down the middle... i asked the guyz how much it would be.... n they said 25,000 yen desu ne... so i said... wtf??? thats freakin outragous... i juss told them to hold it for me newayz.. hehe... carbon fiber hoods r pretty expensive here in japan... even if u buy them used.. they go for 600-1200 dollars in most places.... what i wanna know is... do carbon fiber hoods really matter other than looks? how much is that in weight reduction on a 1995 180sx?

[gumby]

you check it for damage why wouldnt the owner have kept it? it sounds like retail price here without the shipping +$150.

[Dattebayo]

the answer is no, unless you really plan on stripping your car down to the chassis and racing on the track all the time.

[silkk]

It takes away what, 10-20 lbs?? (Guessing)

[w1ngzer0]

i need a CF hood becuase the inside of it is rusting from the acid of the battery that splashed on it >:/

[MainEvent212]

work him down to around 20,000 yen and it'll be worth it

edit cuz i'm an idiot and misread his post...i forgot the 180sx was made for a longer time in japan, so that hood WILL work on your car

[dirty180]

got it for 14,000 yen after i purchased another set of rims n some translating from my girlfriend that shiat looks niiiiice

[PantherRacer]

you think those japanese car re-selling companies could get me a carbon fiber trunk and hood too? because that would save me a lot of grief lo l:firehead

[drifter_for_life06]

simply put:

Not worth the asking price