Got the carbon fiber hood today!!!! check it out!!!

 

nice...i need one of those.

 

That look's awesome ............... More pics & details.

Regards

 

Oh man that is sweet. Where did you get it from?

 

Nice carbon fiber hood, looks awesome. Where did you get it?

 

http://deftracing.com/ ... it doesnt show on their website tho... i emailed him to see if he had any in... and he did, i got it for like 485 after taxes and shipping.

 

Plan on painting it?

 

^ ^ That's what I was going to ask.

How's the fit? Who made it?

 

looking good man

 

The CF hood looks absolutely beautiful against the VR. Is there any weight savings vs. the stock hood or did you strictly go for looks.

Also, how was it reinforced structurally? Usually they utilize metal components from the stock hood and just have a CF overlay.

Either way, it looks awesome. Good buy.

 

itz really nice!
i really want one for my car!

 

looks good, can we get some daytime pics...i want a red carbon fiber hood saw a mazda 3 at sevenstock 8 with one

 

very nice.

 

seibon

 

thnx... to tell you the truth, they both feel like they weigh the same, i really am just going for looks, i want to get black wheels or powder coat the stock ones... still undecided... there are black rotas that i want to buy... but one step at a time... i have an aem cold air intake on the way as well so ill be sure to post some vids/sound files of it!!! i also am planning on lowering and exhaust but the exhaust that i want is and hks high power i think its called but its meant for turbo i assume.... does any one know if that would be a good idea or no?

 

paint it

pie

 

Very Nice! Goes well with the red.

 

Who the hell is this guy using my avatar? Impostor!

 

He's a fan!

 

Why? No one buys a CF hood for the RX-8 for weight savings, it purely for looks. It's only around 1lb lighter than stock.

 

I hate to say it, but I'm not a fan. I would only get it if it had major weight reduction. But, as long as you enjoy it.

 

atleast you didn't get your sig jacked, chopped and skewered!

 

I agree with baseballgenius, CF is not a visual improvement. Never is. If you're not saving a significant amount of weight, it's just a different part with a funky look. Meh.

And here I've been making a living at composites for over 20 years!

 

sure its a visual improvement, depends on how you look at it. People have different tastes, you may not like it but a lot of people do. The hood is for aesthetic purposes only, but my cf trunk weighs only 7 lbs, i call that a nice weight savings.