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joe_tw 08-05-2004 06:51 PM

It's Carbon
 
:cool:
http://funimg.pchome.com.tw/img_uplo...rx8_074902.jpg
http://funimg.pchome.com.tw/img_uplo...rx8_073817.jpg

cuscorex 08-05-2004 06:57 PM

interestin....made locally or jap?

M-ster 08-05-2004 07:03 PM

Isn't that veilside?

cgrx 08-05-2004 07:08 PM

sweet

joe_tw 08-05-2004 07:18 PM

Carbon Cover
 
MADE IN TAIWAN
http://funimg.pchome.com.tw/img_uplo...rx8_081650.jpg

jack826 08-06-2004 07:14 AM

nice
 
that's very nice so how much u spend on it? :p

stasis1 09-07-2004 01:50 AM

i know a guy in Jakarta who does any car bonnet want. I know him from afreind of mine cos he changed his bimmer3 with the carbon bonnet for only abt 3 million rupiah thats abt 300-35o US trade in with your bonnet if staright off its abt 1k US

XDEEDUBBX 09-07-2004 09:59 AM

HMMM...need to see more pics of it to be convinced...

Rupes 09-07-2004 11:52 AM

Not to be rude at all, but I never did understand why people put carbon fiber body parts on their car. It's just a different color hood now than the rest of the car and looks kinda tacky...

Just my 2cp.

-Rupes

another8owner 09-07-2004 12:17 PM

Can you provide a good side profile picture showing the entire car along with other whole car pictures included ? THis hood should provide extra venting of heat , if tyou live in a hot area this is a good idea to have, if you dont like the carbon look then paint the hood IMO.

mikeb 09-07-2004 12:43 PM

thats the evo-r hood

Rxdriftingaction 09-08-2004 07:55 PM

Sweet...!!! how much is it dude..?! convert to USD.plz..
hum... maybe i can tell them to mail it here.
is that good for cooling? cuz... rotary is damn hot...

mikeb 09-08-2004 07:58 PM

try evo-r.net
it is like 600 bucks

shelleys_man_06 09-08-2004 08:01 PM

Here's a link to that hood.

http://www.evo-r.net/product/RX-8/V_Hood/index.htm

In carbon, it's $689, while fiberglass is $589. It's a nice hood, but I'd rather have the R-Magic. :rolleyes:

http://www.rmagic.net/rmrx8/rm8bon.jpg

Rxdriftingaction 09-08-2004 08:18 PM

fiberglass... hum... carbon..is better.. but ..fiberglass is cheaper.. >_<.. it's hard to make the decision.

shelleys_man_06 09-08-2004 08:19 PM

Carbon is better because?

a-specturbo 09-12-2004 11:59 PM

the re hood is the best looking the ad 9 model

brothervoodoo 09-13-2004 12:31 AM


Originally Posted by shelleys_man_06
Carbon is better because?

It's not the carbon really it's the ability of driving a car with a hood that looks like a giant mutant vigina.. :o

TNRED8 09-13-2004 04:45 AM

It's RICE!!!

rot8ryx 09-13-2004 05:09 AM

not rice ... if done right.... depends on the car and the color of car....

Red8 09-13-2004 09:06 AM

May not be totally rice...but it's totally ugly! Whatcha save in weight? 1/2 a pound maybe? Can't see the use of spending $600 on something that really is only asthetically pleasing to 10% of the population. Just my .02 cents

shelleys_man_06 09-13-2004 09:08 AM

Isn't the stock hood light as it is?

TNRED8 09-14-2004 04:37 AM

Yes, That why it's rice. No function.

robertdot 09-14-2004 05:21 AM

My thoughts on carbon fiber hoods for the RX-8:

Yes, it is better than fiberglass. It's lighter and more supple. I've seen video of someone jumping on a carbon fiber hood, and it retains its shape. Try that with fiberglass...

1) Carbon is good for reducing weight but retaining some semblance of strength.
2) The Alu hood is already LIGHT. You won't shave much by using carbon.
3) Alu is a good heat conductor. Carbon is not. Rotaries are HOT. If you don't have good ventilation on a carbon hood, you might be in trouble!
4) Carbon looks cool. Just face it. It's a cool material, and it looks cool. Rice, to me, is making claims that are untrue or doing something stupid, whether that is claiming you have parts on your car that you don't via the stickers that are everywhere, or putting a triple-decker wing on your car that is just an over-sized paper weight when you think it is functional (but, hey, it might add 30 pounds of down force at zero MPH ; ). However, there is such a thing as an appearance mod. All you people who have clear corners know that it offers NO function. It just looks better. Let a carbon hood be an appearance mod. It's not rice, just a look. And what looks good is subjective (even if alot of people agree that it is ugly).

rot8ryx 09-14-2004 02:06 PM

i agree


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