C/F club?

[djwimbo]

I might be joining soon.

I have an opportunity to purchase a VIS Racing "OEM" style hood (meaning no ghey vents, scoops or rice-tastic add ons) for "cheap" Saturday.

If I can't afford a Vorsteiner, is this the next best thing? Or at least worth the $400? Keep in mind it's "brand new", never installed and has been in a box for 4 yrs.

EDIT: pics added.

[TverRus69]

I might be joining soon.

I have an opportunity to purchase a VIS Racing "OEM" style hood (meaning no ghey vents, scoops or rice-tastic add ons) for "cheap" Saturday.

If I can't afford a Vorsteiner, is this the next best thing? Or at least worth the $400? Keep in mind it's "brand new", never installed and has been in a box for 4 yrs.

i like the way mine looks because it goes well with the red and tints so try to see what your car will look like before you buy it to make sure you like it... are you going to be using pins btw?

[djwimbo]

the guy I'm buying it from is throwing in a set of pins for free, but I don't think I'm going to use that style.

I'm thinking along the lines of the Aero Catch pin style, they're like $88 on 034's site. I'll see if I can't find them cheaper.

[europshhrc279]

do it. It should look sick!

[MidwestA4]

Yes. Do it. Would not only look sick but shed some pounds off that piggy.

[djwimbo]

Yes. Do it. Would not only look sick but shed some pounds off that piggy.

Sunroof delete was going to come first, but in the name of a good deal, it's postponed. C/F trunklid will have to wait 'til spring.

[JumboBlack1.8]

VIS hoods are said to have pretty bad fitment issues.....they are the lowest quality CF hoods available for our cars....just try searching for it. I was gonna pick one up locally before I found out about the poor quality and some issues with it.......I wouldn't pay more that $200 for a VIS hood. I'd wait it out and look for a Fiber Images or Eurogear hood....much better carbon fiber weave, and better fitment.....but that being said, some people still use it and have made it work for them

[djwimbo]

the dude I'm probably buying it from generally does everything top notch, so I don't think he'd buy a crap hood. We'll see though. Thanks for the tip though, I haven't found any negative reviews yet.

[AvalancheA4]

the dude I'm probably buying it from generally does everything top notch, so I don't think he'd buy a crap hood.

That could be why he is selling it though, after sitting in a box for 4 years.

[JumboBlack1.8]

That could be why he is selling it though, after sitting in a box for 4 years.

exactly....i did the research man. They're not the greatest quality

[AudiRacerS4]

VIS hoods are said to have pretty bad fitment issues.....they are the lowest quality CF hoods available for our cars....just try searching for it. I was gonna pick one up locally before I found out about the poor quality and some issues with it.......I wouldn't pay more that $200 for a VIS hood. I'd wait it out and look for a Fiber Images or Eurogear hood....much better carbon fiber weave, and better fitment.....but that being said, some people still use it and have made it work for them

x2 i had one the fitment was shitty and it started to yellow during the summer and the weave quality was not very poor

[djwimbo]

x2 i had one the fitment was shitty and it started to yellow during the summer and the weave quality was not very poor

now you guys are making me skeptical of this deal.

How much did the one you had weigh?
I'm not in it entirely for the look, I'm a function over form kinda guy. I'll be using it seasonally. I like snow banks and dumb shit in the winter too much to risk it.

[TverRus69]

honestly mine fits fairly well. I see no imperfections with it and the clear coat is in great shape. Its light as a feather as well. If you're going to use it seasonally then even more or a reason to get it. It wont get scratched by snow/ice and so far in my experience i can vouch for its summer performance

[Poopie]

now you guys are making me skeptical of this deal.

How much did the one you had weigh?
I'm not in it entirely for the look, I'm a function over form kinda guy. I'll be using it seasonally. I like snow banks and dumb shit in the winter too much to risk it.

they do weigh a good bit less. i have to use hood pins to force one side of my hood down cause it sits very uneven. if you are getting it cheap, then do it. I would not pay anything near retail for a VIS hood.

[kingtr]

I have Seibon. Fitment is pretty good. The drivers side fender isnt perfect and the Rieger bumper has been mangled a number of times in alleys and is just sitting on the bumper support in all pictures (not glued to rebar or connected to fenders).

I use depresurized hood shock w/ cotter pin so it sits pretty level. Hood pins would definitely make it fit perfect (not to mention secure it better...)

[djwimbo]

Well I bought the VIS Racing hood. No, fitment isn't 100% but for damn sure it's better than you guys made me think it would be.

Only complaint so far is that I have to run facelift washer nozzles and the prop rod end is different. ... and the grille doesn't fit that well b/c the "seam" at the bottom of the grill hole is too thick.
I did weigh the hood before I installed it, and it's ~18lbs. I haven't weighed the stock hood, but I'd guess it's 45-50lbs total.

On a positive note, the hood is on and clean. The rest of the car is just as dirty as normal though.

Note: my friends put a tube of pringles and can of redbull in my lower grill, that's what you see down there. ... it's still there too.

[europshhrc279]

looks sick! once you do one piece headlights and get a grill in there it should look much better...whats up with the lower side of your car?

[Poopie]

looks pretty good man.

[djwimbo]

looks sick! once you do one piece headlights and get a grill in there it should look much better...whats up with the lower side of your car?

Thanks. 1 piece headlights is an option. I just haven't been able to justify spending the money on them yet, I'd rather spend the money on speed parts. A badgeless grill should be soon. I'll probably leave the stock one in the stock hood as it will be going back on as soon as it snows.

As far as the lower part of my car being painted black, here's a link.
The "Other" painted lowers
That's the end result of me caring, but not caring at the same time. I'm not about to drop $2500-3000 on a paint job when I can build a badass rotating assembly for that. It'll end up being a track car at some point, so I don't care that much about the paint. NTM it's a modded 98.5 A4 w/ >177K on it. It's not worth shit anymore.

[A4Rob]

Thanks. 1 piece headlights is an option. I just haven't been able to justify spending the money on them yet, I'd rather spend the money on speed parts.

You consider CF a "speed part"?

[mike-2ptzero]

Well weight reductions is.

[oneohone]

Is that a Pringles can in yo bumper!!

Edit: Yeah it is...

[djwimbo]

You consider CF a "speed part"?

Yes, I do. That and the Boxster calipers I picked up today for CHEAP.

[rocky.ca]

cf is a speed part.... kind of, if you reduce the weight, you will go faster :D zoooommmmm

[djwimbo]

cf is a speed part.... kind of, if you reduce the weight, you will go faster :D zoooommmmm

Case in point:

[A4Rob]

Case in point:

Saving 12 lbs on a 3400lb car by adding a CF hood isn't exactly going to make you go faster. The only way you can tell any performance gain is if you start stripping the interior out, CF hood, doors, fenders, roof, seats, to get the car below 3000lbs.

[djwimbo]

Saving 12 lbs on a 3400lb car by adding a CF hood isn't exactly going to make you go faster. The only way you can tell any performance gain is if you start stripping the interior out, CF hood, doors, fenders, roof, seats, to get the car below 3000lbs.

Before the hood my car weighed in at 3383lbs w/ 3/4 tank of fuel and driver. "race weight" will be with Sparco seats, C/F trunk, sunroof delete, hood, rear seats removed, lighter wheels, aluminum calipers, >1/2 my bumper "rebar" is already removed, and my trunk is "stripped" 98% of the time already.

My goal is <3200lbs with a full tank and driver in car. That would mean ~2900lbs "dry weight"(200lb driver + all fluids).
End result. I will beat my customer's Cooper Works Mini around Grattan Raceway this upcoming season, or I will go broke trying.

There's a few other tweaks I have in the works that go unseen but greatly effect aerodynamics.

[A4Rob]

Like I stated, the car needs to be below 3000lbs to make a difference. Glad your doing everything rather than just a hood.

[djwimbo]

Like I stated, the car needs to be below 3000lbs to make a difference. Glad your doing everything rather than just a hood.

it's in the plans at this point. I couldn't turn down the hood b/c it was available for a "good" price. The sunroof was planned to be first, as it is heavy and at the highest point of the car. The trunk wasn't going to be part of the deal at first, until I noticed some rust behind the paint I can't deal with more rust on my car, so it gets replaced with C/F at some point.

[Tifun]

I spot Eric's GTI.....

[kingtr]

The grille doesn't fit that well b/c the "seam" at the bottom of the grill hole is too thick.

You need to use a dremel or something and grind down the areas that are too think. Prop the hood open, set the grill in place and mark the spots where the plastic clips go. Start grinding, do them all equally and gradually, you'll figure out how much to grind pretty quickly.

My car came w/ kamei grill which did NOT require any hood modification to make it fit. But I wasn't a fan of it (mostly the no rings part).

[my 1.8t]

[IMG][/IMG]this is my car with the vis carbon hood. i def like it alot and was worth all the money these pics are hard to see but will take some more in the morning[

[karmad]

All u guys need now are these









(more nicer pics @ http://www.audiforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87442)

seen em while browsing

[my 1.8t]

yeah that would be nice. what did you pay$ for that kit

[A4Rob]

I got my interior set from Terry @ Carbon Copy. It looks perfect

[djwimbo]

the dash pieces look cool, but it's not my cup'o'tea. Like I said before, I prefer function over form.

[my 1.8t]

so djwimbo are you going to get that hood and did my pics help i will try and get some better ones for you

[djwimbo]

so djwimbo are you going to get that hood and did my pics help i will try and get some better ones for you

The hood has been on since Thursday, pics are in this thread.
Hood pins should be here by the end of the week. I didn't notice the "floaty" corners until today.

Your pics look good. I'm jealous b/c my car isn't that clean.

[my 1.8t]

dont be jealous i just work on it alot i think im going to put hood pins on mine to when im on the high way the corners have kinda float around also