i was looking at some CF hoods and i found VIS to be nice and cheap are thay good hoods? or what is a good brand for a good price. and from what web site i found the VIS for like 450 shipped

 

Id say Seibon is the best.

Tyler

 

seibon for usdm, spoon +clear coat for jdm.

 

from my research (i am looking into getting one too) Seibon seems to be the best

 

does anyone know if someone makes a dry carbon hood for the fit? usdm or jdm.

 

I would say seibon for USDM... As far as spoon the best for JDM.. I have found that Spoon tends to have alot of loose weaves.

 

I have the seibon myself and i love it its one of the best looking carbon fiber hoods i've seen thats mass produced!

 

my spoon hood, the weave is fine, its the resin. there are a few bubbles in it and a small ditch in the resin. i am just going to put a good five or six coats of clear over it and it will be perfect.

 

None of them. Both VIS and Seibon are poor quality compared to the hoods from Japan (not Spoon) I've seen. F'in thieves...

 

Unfortunately USDM folk dont get to experience JDM hoods. But as far as the Best for USDM it is seibon. VIS weaves are poor and fitment is almost always off.

 

yea i think ill go with seibon that was my first choice but the vis was like 100$ cheaper, anyone know a good place with decent prices? other then ebay thats where i found the ones i was looking at the seibon site and thay dont have prices

 

I purchased mine from IPTuned.com they are a vendor on here shoot them a pm for a good deal

 

The weave and fitment on both is poor. I'd give my money to Extreme Dimensions before I'd give it to either of them. Can you tell I really hate Seibon? lol They tried to rip off one of my designs, so I'm biased, but they're probably the OPs best bet. But if you have a problem, don't expect them to do much for you.

 

would this type of hood hurt the motor with all the water it would let in? would it be best to just do a OEM ?

 

Unless you have an open filter that's going to absolutely soak in a ton of water, you'll be fine. I'm not sure if Seibon's does or not, but some vented hoods come with rain guards too.

 

i havent looked at the motor to much im not sure where the dis. cap is i dont wanna soak that either. i might just go with a normal OEM look

 

go with the vented. there are plenty of people running it without problems.

 

that hood will be fine. ive had it on my car before. the front vents are acutlly just over the front grill. and the rear centre vent.. really doesnt do enough to matter.

 

Uh, I always thought Fiber Images made the best fitting stuff out there.

 

What about Carbon Creations? Them and VIS are the only two that have the design I want, and VIS has already been touched on. I'm not worried about weave, etc. as much as fitment and strength (it's gonna get painted).