Just got a CF Hood.

[Auditude2.0T]

Hey just got a CF Hood painted briliant black with two stripes CF exposed. Not sure what to do. I either wanna paint the hood Quartz gray totally, paint it Quartz Gray with CF Euro Gear writing exposed, or sell the hood and stay stock. Im so confused, hoods in good condition but just confused. What to do, oh what to do.

[B7A4Sport]

I've never been a fan of the partly painted CF hood, and a fully painted one defeats the aesthetic purpose of a CF hood in the first place. True, they weigh slightly less, but that's only a concern for hardcore, tracks-spec cars.

I think a full CF hood would look awesome on your car w/ the quartz grey. I think with parts of it painted, the color wouldn't really flow very well.

And if you wanna paint it all the way, just get a stock hood.

My vote is to sell for full CF!

[eastwick897]

dude forget the hood did u get your cam problem fixed yet so u could unleash the beast???? I voted the last 1 by the way

[CZA420tAvant]

sell it and buy a CF hood if you want, then vinyl for stripes and stuff such as that. It is a sin to buy a CF hood then paint it. You are not a race car and therefore dont "NEED" a CF hood (weight savings is nice) you are getting it for the CF look I am sure. With the vinyll you can change it also.

Enjoy and good luck with the build.

[jpcallmotor]

I voted for option 2.

[italia8287]

Hey just got a CF Hood painted briliant black with two stripes CF exposed. Not sure what to do. I either wanna paint the hood Quartz gray totally, paint it Quartz Gray with CF Euro Gear writing exposed, or sell the hood and stay stock. Im so confused, hoods in good condition but just confused. What to do, oh what to do.

my car is brilliant black and im looking for a cf hood. and im local so lemme know.

[D.C. Designs]

pete,
get a full carbon fiber hood and paint the sides and clear the middle a matte clear. so you get the carbon exposed but not over powering as with the glossy clear :)

[whitevdub]

KEEP IT...dont do anything to it pete. put it on the car first and see how you like it

[Auditude2.0T]

[blackbox619]

dude, i thought u wanted a sleeper? i just got my car back today and i left the cf in the middle exposed. gonna post pics when the cam is finished charging.

[italia8287]

any more pics??

[Auditude2.0T]

dude, i thought u wanted a sleeper? i just got my car back today and i left the cf in the middle exposed. gonna post pics when the cam is finished charging.

awesome i want to see your car. i want a sleeper and want the weight reduction thats why im so stuck. i dno what to do lol.

[1FASTB6S4]

U Should Edit The Poll
Should I Give The Hood To Stuart Lol... Lol

[D.C. Designs]

paint it stock color and you get both words :)

[Auditude2.0T]

[rams456]

paint it all quartz grey

[D.C. Designs]

god I hate those hood pins

[jojogoya88]

HEY THATS MINE! haha jk

paint it quartz grey, but leave the same designs...it would look sick......

SOmeone get a photoshop going...

[Auditude2.0T]

HEY THATS MINE! haha jk

paint it quartz grey, but leave the same designs...it would look sick......

SOmeone get a photoshop going...

Hey Joe thanks man. yea now im stuck on the look, i dno how the black will look on my car painted would look soo much better. haha

[whitevdub]

actually, the more i think about it.....go with dolphin grey and the cf stripes

[eskimopunk]

god I hate those hood pins

they're in a shit position. damn.

[barkerd427]

I don't know why people don't realize that if you race you need to save as much weight in the front as possible. It may not be a lot in one mod but it will help. I think you should paint the whole thing to keep it looking stock and euro, but you could leave the stripes and if you don't like it just paint over them. You could do it all yourself. It isn't hard to paint a hood. I have done a lot of them.

[Quattro]

or you can get mine, only paint the sides and left the rest carbon!

if your going for the sleeper look, paint the whole hood.

[Sharkfin]

I thought you were low on funds, hellll no you arent lol

[06B7audiA4]

they're in a shit position. damn.

where would u mount them? Im doing a location nobody else ive seen do yet, so for now just tryin to get any other ideas..

[italian a4 1032]

buy the vorsteiner one in the classifieds

[Sharkfin]

buy the vorsteiner one in the classifieds

its been sold for awhile

[eskimopunk]

where would u mount them? Im doing a location nobody else ive seen do yet, so for now just tryin to get any other ideas..

where you see most ppl mount them is the best place imo - on the inside part aligned with the lines of the hood. they're not for style, they serve a good purpose all though they do look better than most hood pins

[06B7audiA4]

where you see most ppl mount them is the best place imo - on the inside part aligned with the lines of the hood. they're not for style, they serve a good purpose all though they do look better than most hood pins

U can mount them in many locations and still have them functional and useful, thats why I asked...

But ull see sooner or later what I got planned :P

[eskimopunk]

U can mount them in many locations and still have them functional and useful, thats why I asked...

But ull see sooner or later what I got planned :P

yeh i know i just think it looks best that way. and make sure you follow the directions for which way they should be facing.

alright cool i wanna see

[RedS-line]

I would paint it gray but right where it reaches the windshield i would have it blended so that you can still see carbon fiber. I saw a pic of this and it looked good but i cant find it to illustrate it.

[supamannn99]

lol, is that quattro's hood?

[06B7audiA4]

I would paint it gray but right where it reaches the windshield i would have it blended so that you can still see carbon fiber. I saw a pic of this and it looked good but i cant find it to illustrate it.

Ive seen that too, pretty sharp...Darker colored cars as I stated in another thread seem to be able to pull off a carbon/paint scheme...dealing with silver I found what ive seen I dont like with the mix of the carbon and paint...
Just my thought

Im in the same boat, got a carbon fiber hood and need to make a final decision.

[p1nk50ck]

awesome i want to see your car. i want a sleeper and want the weight reduction thats why im so stuck. i dno what to do lol.

meh... yes, you'll get some weight savings, but trying to save a few pounds on our heavy fatassed cars is like bringing this:


to put out this:



i say if you like the look of the hood, keep it, paint it, do whatever. but the weight savings excuse is pretty much worthless unless you do a ton of other weight saving stuff.

free weight savings: take out the spare tire, remove rear seats, gut the trunk, remove floormats, etc

[Alecd90]

keep the hood the way it is and get a few more black accents on your car and some matte b rimms. that would look real good i think.

[barkerd427]

On this car you want to get rid of as much weight up front as possible. Getting rid of all that other stuff and not lightening the front would just cause even worse understeer. I still say keep it and to reduce weight more you should swap out that battery. There isn't much you can do up front so you might as well do what you can.