LiL BenNy

i think better pics would be nice lol... and paint the mesh black and it will look sweet as hell

Whitey

My vote is to paint it. To me CF just looks like a replacement part that you couldn't afford to have painted, so you just put it on anyway. I can't stand it.......but apparently everybody else on the planet just loves it so oh well. To each their own.

L8APEX

in person, it is obvious that it is not an unpainted part. The other day I saw an S2000 with a full CF body kit, not my taste, but it definately did not look like the guy could not spend the bucks to get it painted.

English

Just paint the rest of your car black, and it will look just fine! :p

Outlaws eXtreme

How's the fitment? Any issues on that? Also take a pic of the underside of the Hood

mikeb

outlaw
fitment is good
I put it on at 1am so I have not seen it durning daylight really
I will take more pics and the under part of the hood tomorrow

It fits good

vIce^gRip

I would say to Paint it Mike. If your Eyelids Trunk and Spoiler were CF it may look better, but I am feeling that the Painted VR would really make the lines and vents really snap out. IMO!

said7

Another great option for carbon fiber is to put some red pearls in a clear and spray it. It keeps the look of CF but add a mild tint to blend better.

My friend did it on his car and it looks amazing.

Nice Hood mike! I want one myself. How much was shipping?

mikeb

no shipping
I picked it up locally in buena park

Outlaws eXtreme

Keep it CF... looks good on Red. Nothing wrong with that. Besides, Mikeb is a youngin, not no old person... he can look pimp in his ride without looking silly.

If he was a 60 year old man fixing his ride with CF, then ya, paint it red.

XDEEDUBBX

the next 60 year old person i see in a lowered rx8 with a cf hood will receive a punch to the back of the head.

shortcrakr

look sweet. keep it cf. and i think the black paint will make the mesh look 10 times better.

Xyntax

Nice choice Mikeb! That's my favorite hood as of the moment. Red goes well with CF parts more than any other color.

:D

kwescott

glad to see you finally got your hood. Good choice. Glad, also, to see that there is a local vendor that can get parts for us quickly.

If you leave the cf alone, you may find yourself contemplating new rims.......so you may want to get it painted.

mikeb

Instead of taking daytime pics I drove the hood over to hertiage mazda in Huntington beach to get painted red. They painted my mirrors red and my mintblue spoiler red and I just decided might as well paint the hood red so everything matches.

Tamas

iTrader: (1)

Good decision

Kel Rx8

I like it the way it came
but Im sure it will look good in red also so you cant really make a wrong move.

NVMYGT

It would have been nice to see it before painting...I'm sure it will look nice.

\\Konig\\

iTrader: (4)

I can't wait to see the pics!

kwescott

Are you going to be keeping your stock hood for the winter months. I know we don't get that much rain down here, but still.....

Audioslave8

You'r car looks mean as hell man, awesome.

mikeb

Im not keeping my stock hood
my hood should be done by friday and I will post pics
I already painted the mesh black

Razz1

Sorry I don't like Carbon fiber. The vents look practical.

Looking forward to seeing it. Funny thing is things look different in person.

If I like it in person I may decide to buy one and get it painted.

Razz1

Hey Mike have experienced better performance with the new recall flash?

mikeb

I dont have a new flash
I think mine is like m or something