Hey everyone, i'm curious on if anyone knows the weight difference between:

1) OE hood VS. CF hood
2) OE hatch VS. CF hatch

and just to make it complete:

3) OE mirror VS. CF mirror
4) OE spoiler VS. CF spoiler
5) OE seats VS. CF seats
6) OE lip kit VS. CF lip kit


If I've forgotten anything, please add.

 

oe hatch and oe carbon fiber hatch, i don't know the exact figures but i KNOW my cf hatch is AT LEAST 3x as light as my stock hood. Everybody that lifts my cf hood is like "oh wow that's light!" actual numbers? naw i don't know.

 

the carbon fiber hood isnt much lighter than the oem one, but it looks way cooler, and if you want to put hood dampers on your car, they will hold the hood up much better with a cf hood. probably like three or four lbs of weight reduction. not much at all.

no matter what you do, dont buy a fiberglass hood. its my biggest pet peeve ever (black primered fiberglass hoods, your not drifting in the cartoon "initial D")

 

any difference you have to take when closing a carbon fiber hood? do you hve to be more careful?

 

yea. you cant just do the six inch drop. you have to close it and push in the middle.

 

yup it is too light to just drop it.

 

wow 1/3 the weight is nice. toyyoda are you planning to change as much as you can to cf?

 

No, just to CF hood and maybe the mirror. (obviously the mirror isn't for weight savings tho) If i end up selling a few cars soon, i might get the hatch but it seems too delicate. ( i use the hatch alot)

 

yea i advise on some new dampers if you get the cf hatch. those showa ones that come stock are strong as hell! or at least take one of them off if your too broke from the hatch

 

so i'm assuming that i shouldn't use the OE prop rod? Too much twist in the hood?

 

i used the prop rod for a while. its okay to use it. i just like having dampers on the hood. makes it feel like a luxury car when you pop the hood. just my preference though.

 

what about the rear hatch do you need to change the lifts for that so it dosnt brake???

 

where to get or what size the hood dampers i am assuming you m ean like the gas hood supports?

 

... i am getting a cf hatch/trunk and i would like to know if i should switch out the lifts to a weaker one withe less lift and pull so it does not bend or brake the cf...

 

where can i find carbon fiber mirrors for my fit because i can't find them...

 

there's a guy on Ebay that's selling carbon fiber covers for the exterior mirrors and then there's this:
A&J Racing :: JDM Accessories :: ZOOM Carbon Rear view mirror - Honda Fit 07 & up GD3

 

thanks, but i want the outside mirrors in carbon...

 

Yeah, there's a guy on Ebay selling them.

 

hahaha i would buy that, and put a broadway mirror over it.