CF Hood: Paint or leave it be

Post by **gmckey** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

KEEP IT BARE!!!!! :oy:

Post by **corn322** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

wow, that does look bada$$.

Post by **JeromeS13** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

I'm about 1/2 torn right now. I kinda like the way it looks, but I think it stands out too much. I'm going to be leaving it for a little while, as $$$ isn't common to me right now. So, we'll see.

Post by **TrueSlide** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

Its looks kickass the way it sits now!!!!

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

you need a new grill that would really set the car off. It looks good but I still like the painted clean look just me I guess.

Post by **Touring240** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

I say paint it. I like it all white personally

Post by **stretch240sx** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

i say paint part of it... like the center or the edges... so you get a little of both... thats what im gonna do if i dont like it with out paint...

hood=|) (|

Post by **Eklectrick** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

well, I like it after seeing the pics, but I thought I'd like it a lot more. I change my vote to paint it.

Post by **JDM** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

Thats looks HOT! I would not paint that.

Post by **JJ240** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

I say leave it and use the money to buy some sideskirts and paint them white so your side lines match up

if that wont happen just save the money. Looks nice that way.

Post by **DAEDALUS** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

Maybe I'm too old school, but what about UV damage to the composite resin? My senior project was all about composites, and UV protection had to be considered for any outdoor applications. UV will destroy the phenolic over time, causing it to chip and look cloudy, probably down around the hinges first, and then spreading forward. It does look SWEET as is, and I'm usually turned off by CF usage on cars.

Post by **TomsMR2** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

that hood ruined your car. it now looks like a junkyard matched up POS wreck. the only people who think black CF hoods look MaD JdM TyTe are ricers. everyone else in the world thinks you're some halfassed cheapo who cant afford to paint his car fully. your car is seriously NICE, totally not tacky and very tasteful. dont ruin it with unmatched bodypanels.

as for everyone else who likes mAd TyTe JdM black CF hoods.. just spray paint yours black. from a few yards back, they look the same anyways... like an unmatched car. or buy the ghey CF stickers. if you're doing it for looks anyways, who cares if its not lighter.

Post by **89240sx** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

ya i change my vote to paint it ... definately

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

Paint it and get a new grill from bomex. Would be very nice that it would. :batman

Post by **I H8 UR DSM** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

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Post by **stutt944** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

after seeing pics with it installed, i say paint it. or do the translucent white paint. i think it'll look better. its just too much contrast the way it is. but a very nice hood indeed, uh huh.

Post by **240marcuSX** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

If it your car was black, id say leave it, thats what im doing, becuase its basically black, and i think it'll have a cool effect, but with the all white silvia, paint it white when you get the money. it depends on if you're about "go" or "show".

Post by **240marcuSX** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

WOW i shouldve looked at the pictures before posting, that looks very nice. leave it. I love the way the looks, im impressed. How do you like the VIS by the way??, how much does it weigh? would you recommend it? im gonna have to replace my hood soon, it has some mystery paint, or glue on it that wont come off, from when i bought it. thanks

Post by **Eklectrick** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

TomsMR2 wrote:that hood ruined your car. it now looks like a junkyard matched up POS wreck. the only people who think black CF hoods look MaD JdM TyTe are ricers. everyone else in the world thinks you're some halfassed cheapo who cant afford to paint his car fully. your car is seriously NICE, totally not tacky and very tasteful. dont ruin it with unmatched bodypanels.

as for everyone else who likes mAd TyTe JdM black CF hoods.. just spray paint yours black. from a few yards back, they look the same anyways... like an unmatched car. or buy the ghey CF stickers. if you're doing it for looks anyways, who cares if its not lighter.

You just called half the people posting in this thread ricers. be careful in expressing your opinions. you don't have to like it, but don't pass judgement on those who do.Also, who cares what the other 98% of the population thinks when they see his car. if they think junkyard mismatch, they just don't know anything about modding cars and they don't matter.BTW; my friends and I always joke when we see a cheap *** car with mismatched junkyard body pannels saying "did you see the carbon fiber on that car? Damn!" but we all think CF is a pretty neato thing to have.

Post by **Rockenreno** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

I like it better all white, but the carbon fiber is not horrible. That being said, paint it

Post by **stutt944** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

as mentioned earlier, does anyone have good pics of this translucent paint over CF scheme?

Post by **JDM** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

True Crabon Fiber Hoods or Body panels lighten your car which is a performance aspect. In my mind adding performance mods (in most cases) is not rice. That is a high grade hood, why try to hide it? I think It goes great with the car.

Post by **rudee023** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

C'mon you got to leave it. I mean just look at mine, sweet huh? j/k

Anyway you paid $650 shipped? I hope you got the high quality hoods with the rolled edges for that much. Mine was $400 picked up.

http://www.villagephotos.com/p...09219

Post by **Onizuka** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

TomsMR2 wrote:the only people who think black CF hoods look MaD JdM TyTe are ricers.

oh ok, amid my identity crisis i wasn't sure wheather or not i was a ricer, thats for clearing that up for me. :withstup

ATTENTION EVERY ONE: ACCORDING TO THE GRAND MASTER IF YOU LIKE BARE CARBON FIBER YOU ARE RICER SCUM LIKE ME. WE MUST CONFORM TO HIS WAYS AND FORM A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE ARENT ALLOWED TO HAVE OPINIONS!

Post by **graphikg04** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

Paint it. Subtlety is the key. Ricers get CF hoods, and I dont want Nissan owners to be classified as ricers. TWO1

graphikG

Post by **lessthanjakejohn** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

paint adds weight

I can't believe this thread is still going on...

Post by **DR1FT3R** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

I think its BEAUTIFUL unpainted, and I also think partially painting is a ****load more ricey than no paint at all. The hood matches the black of the edges of the back of the windows and it matches the tires. Have you ever thought about how you're going to make the paint stick? I'd cry if I had to sand down a new CF hood. It makes me cringe just thinking about it! X:

Post by **JJ240** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

Ricers get CF hoods because they are carbon fiber hoods. Others get carbon fiber hoods because they are light. So its not owning a CF hood that makes you a ricer. Im pretty sure all you anti-rice troopers would say spending money on something purely cosmetic that doesnt affect performance is rice. Yet here you are telling him he needs to spend 300 dollars painting something that looks fine because if he doesnt it is rice. Hmm that doesnt make much sense to me. If he spent that 300 dollars on something else cosmetic like underbody lights you would tell him to use it on go fast parts instead. So dont say either painted or unpainted is ricey. If that is the only justification for your opinion you dont even need to bother giving it.

Post by **Eklectrick** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

graphikg04 wrote:Paint it. Subtlety is the key. Ricers get CF hoods, and I dont want Nissan owners to be classified as ricers. TWO1

graphikG

You missed the announcement. all nissan owners are now known as ricers. sorry. but hey at least it frees us up to do whatever we want to our cars now no matter what anyone thinks.

Post by **Eklectrick** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:29 pm

JJ240 wrote:Ricers get CF hoods because they are carbon fiber hoods. Others get carbon fiber hoods because they are light. So its not owning a CF hood that makes you a ricer. Im pretty sure all you anti-rice troopers would say spending money on something purely cosmetic that doesnt affect performance is rice. Yet here you are telling him he needs to spend 300 dollars painting something that looks fine because if he doesnt it is rice. Hmm that doesnt make much sense to me. If he spent that 300 dollars on something else cosmetic like underbody lights you would tell him to use it on go fast parts instead. So dont say either painted or unpainted is ricey. If that is the only justification for your opinion you dont even need to bother giving it.

:Werd he should paint it cuz he wants the all white look, not cuz he's afraid of being classified as a ricer.

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