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<blockquote data-quote="stang2supra" data-source="post: 1240015" data-attributes="member: 10556"><p>I have a VIS CF hood for those who have any questions. There are a couple of things you guys should know beforehand. </p><p></p><p>1. Most CF hoods in the 200-700$ range are FIBERGLASS hoods with a CF sheet over them. They do not give you a huge amount of weight savings over stock, if any at all. When they advertise "Real CF" they mean it's a real sheet of carbon fiber, not the whole hood itself. Check and make sure that this isn't the case or you will most likely be wasting your time/money (if your objective is to save weight).</p><p></p><p>2. VIS has fitment problems. There are 4 bolts, 2 on each side that hold the hood to the hinges. Out of 4, only 2 of them line up. I had to modify my hood to fit w/ a dremel. </p><p></p><p>3. Hoods flying up at high speed has nothing to do w/ how heavy the fiberglass hood is. It is the strength/design of the latch area. However, I strongly recommend anyone and everyone to use hood pins with all aftermarket hoods. There is nowhere near the amount of R&D in a "race" hood that I would feel comfortable w/o using pins. </p><p></p><p>4. I would not recommend a VIS hood. It's not too light, quality is so-so, and fitment is off. Keep in mind that I have this hood ON my car at this moment. Incase you guys are wondering, the reason why I purchased it was I was fishing around the idea of carrying this hood for my business. I decided that the quality wasn't up to par. </p><p></p><p>-----------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps some of you guys with your decisions. </p><p></p><p>John </p><p></p><p>:beer:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stang2supra, post: 1240015, member: 10556"] I have a VIS CF hood for those who have any questions. There are a couple of things you guys should know beforehand. 1. Most CF hoods in the 200-700$ range are FIBERGLASS hoods with a CF sheet over them. They do not give you a huge amount of weight savings over stock, if any at all. When they advertise "Real CF" they mean it's a real sheet of carbon fiber, not the whole hood itself. Check and make sure that this isn't the case or you will most likely be wasting your time/money (if your objective is to save weight). 2. VIS has fitment problems. There are 4 bolts, 2 on each side that hold the hood to the hinges. Out of 4, only 2 of them line up. I had to modify my hood to fit w/ a dremel. 3. Hoods flying up at high speed has nothing to do w/ how heavy the fiberglass hood is. It is the strength/design of the latch area. However, I strongly recommend anyone and everyone to use hood pins with all aftermarket hoods. There is nowhere near the amount of R&D in a "race" hood that I would feel comfortable w/o using pins. 4. I would not recommend a VIS hood. It's not too light, quality is so-so, and fitment is off. Keep in mind that I have this hood ON my car at this moment. Incase you guys are wondering, the reason why I purchased it was I was fishing around the idea of carrying this hood for my business. I decided that the quality wasn't up to par. ----------------------------------- Hope this helps some of you guys with your decisions. John :beer: [/QUOTE]
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