IS MY CARBON FIBER HOOD GOIN TO CRACK IN THE WINTER ??? - I have a VIS carbon fiber hood i bought used from a member. I live in NYC and it gets pretty cold in the winter. I current have the hood on, but i want to know if i should take it off and get a oem hood. Because in was looking to buy a junker for the winter, but i have'nt had any luck... PLEASE HELP...

 

uhhh from my understanding carbon fiber shouldnt give you any problems. Only thing I heard is hail damage on a CF hood is a concern. Can anyone assure me of this?

 

I really don't think that it should crack due to thermal contraction or expansion, unless there are very bad manufacturing defects. It may, however, become more brittle, and more prone to damage in extreme cold. But, I never actually tested that when I was working with CF parts back in college.

 

yes.....


the first time you drift into a light pole

 

omar.....cut it out.....you know its gonna be just fine....just dont let the snow sit on it and wax it a few times....

 

i personally would do exactly what chris m said.

untop of that i might not let the ice build up on it either.. but if your driving the car often the hood should heat up enough to melt ice/snow on your hood.

 

resin is more resistant to temperature, than say a hit from a rock. just keep snow off of it.

 

thanks dudes i was just a li concerned because this dum wrx owner was swore to death that my hood was going to mess up in the winter. And i never owned one so i had now idea if he was telling the truth u know. but thanks everyone chrism....