Fiber Images CF hood
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madvillian
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oh mah gah i love the vented hood. im not so sure i like it so much on the red car unpainted, but on a black car i think it would look great. like on my car =)
Yeah, it doesn't look right unpainted on a bright colored car. I know it wouldn't scream CARBON FIBER anymore, but I'd paint it if I were to put one on a red MS3. It looks great on a black car though, might look great on gunmetal too. Also not a fan of the scoop. The OE style keeps it cleaner. This is on my list now. Right after coilovers, fuel pump upgrade, FMIC and an acessport.
mazdaspeed32007
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lol. thats quite the list. i have coilovers going on in the spring.
the fp, FMIC, and AP are are sick combo. youll love the car 10 times more after the fact.
thanks for the input...I think I will get one this spring. Did it take like 3 months for you to get yours??
I had shipping isses with mine only because I ordered it while I was in Iraq, so when they tried to ship it, they couldnt reach me on my cell phone to schedule a delivery time(duh!) so they took it back to the factory. They tried to make me pay the shipping again but I refused to, so ********** covered the shipping for me (almost $400 since I had several parts) and I had it about a week later.
You dont need hoodpins for this hood, it fits the factory latch. I would hang myself if I was stupid enough to drill holes in my beautiful hood just for a pair of ugly hoodpins. If you want to do it, most shops should be able to help you out, but they wont be required to keep it shut.
You dont need hoodpins for this hood, it fits the factory latch. I would hang myself if I was stupid enough to drill holes in my beautiful hood just for a pair of ugly hoodpins. If you want to do it, most shops should be able to help you out, but they wont be required to keep it shut.
i wouldnt do it for asthetics, ive heard that the cf hoods can fly open and the stock latch isnt really enough, so pins are recommended
On some hoods, maybe, but the Fiber Images hood looks like the latch is on there pretty secure. Ive spent quite a while at high speeds (140+) on the open freeway with this hood on, and had no trouble with it wobbling or looking like its going to come off.
Only takes once, though, I guess. lol
Only takes once, though, I guess. lol
mazdaspeed32007
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what happens if you forget to latch it? example #1. lol.
ooooor you dont tighten the bolts....
ooooooooooooor you use zip ties?
just sayin.
cf is as strong as steel when required. I dont think the weave pattern is for ultimate high strength. Its for lightness. Also if the nuts are woven into the fabric, then 1/2 the strength of the cf is holding the nuts in place. and all that force is being concentrated over a very very small area.
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thats not quite true, it depends on how the material is loaded. CF excels in a stiffness to weight comparison, but not so well with high pressure localized forces. that type of loading overs stresses individual fibers, which break and pass the load to the fibers next to them the part then loosens and falls out.
So, molding a heavily loaded stud, or nut directly into the matrix is poor practice. A steel (aluminum, titanium) plate with the nut/stud welded to it serves as a load spreader, and keeps local forces down.
Just saw 8.5;s post, he said the same thing with way fewer words
Well I can't help it if you don't close your hood or perform the install correctly.(uhm) Ha!
Zip ties....haden't thought of that one. When I get mine this Spring I'll sure give that one a try....not!
Agree with you both. I haven't seen this hood but perhaps the OP can tell us if they mold a plate in. I got to believe they do. Almost any Fiberglass hood I have seen [of good quality] does it this way and CF is basicly the same process. Hell if they don't do it that way for a 1k hood I don't want it. Im not driving a 69 Mustang and want chrome hood pins sticking out the top of my hood!!!
Just re-read my post and I didn't meant to mislead about FI molding just the nuts into the the CF. I don't know how they do it but a plate w nuts is def the way to go. [did I just say a plate w nuts outloud?]
