carbon fiber hood turning yellow
01-26-2009, 06:28 PM
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If you start putting a lot of clear coats on it you will start to add weight to it and that is what carbon is for . Isn't a cf hood only about 12 lbs lighter than a stock aluminum one.
Ill take your hood yellow and all off your hands if you get tired of looking at it. Ill sand it down and put one coat of satin clear coat on and call it good .
Ill take your hood yellow and all off your hands if you get tired of looking at it. Ill sand it down and put one coat of satin clear coat on and call it good .
Last edited by pascal; 01-26-2009 at 07:42 PM.
01-26-2009, 06:41 PM
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01-26-2009, 09:02 PM
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01-29-2009, 08:39 PM
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If you were really concerned about weight that would actually slow you down, you would be spending the $500-$700 on a 1 piece driveshaft and light weight wheels, not a hood that is just 12 pounds lighter than the stock one. Plus, as pascal said, it's not like clear weighs much anyways.
01-29-2009, 09:40 PM
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If you were really concerned about weight that would actually slow you down, you would be spending the $500-$700 on a 1 piece driveshaft and light weight wheels, not a hood that is just 12 pounds lighter than the stock one. Plus, as pascal said, it's not like clear weighs much anyways.
Sarcastic with a little truth in it . I would buy the hood for less weight if I already had lost 700 pounds and needed that last 12 pounds to reach the magic number 712for a v6 that is.
I have been thinking of ordering a raw stock hood and not paint it at all . just shine and buff it . Or strip one down . But I have a fear that their would be a flaw in it and look bad.
Take about a pound off the stock hood .
not trying to be a argumentative .
Last edited by clintster77; 01-29-2009 at 09:44 PM.