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Kaioshin1982
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Dont flame me please :( I just wanna know the difference between fiber glass hood and carbon fiber hood, I need to get a new hood and I happen to come across fiber glass hood. I know what carbon fiber is but whats fiber glass??? is it heavier then fiber glass but lighter then stock? is it strong? please someone help :help


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aleph1
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Car: 1990 240SX hatch MODS: class.
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Fiberglass is heavier than CF, but lighter than stock. It tends to crack/shatter when in an accident, definitely not as strong as CF or stock.

MrFox
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Not everyone knows or wants to work with real CF. Some of the cheapo carbon hoods actually only have a surface layer of CF epoxied onto fiberglass. Don't be fooled.


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