CF hood look good on a Black car?
06-14-2004
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CF hood look good on a Black car?
What do you guys think about Carbon Fibre Hoods on Black cars. I was thinking about it but still unsure if it would look good on my car. I think it looks great on Silver but I just dont know about black?
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Rep Power: 0 i think it looks ugly, i have a black coupe and was thinking the same thing but after seeing some pics i changed my mind. but it depends on the person, some like it some dont.
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Rep Power: 0 it should look good.. but b/c it's on a black car... it wont be noticed as a cf hood sometimes.... depending on the type you get.
but any other colour car, i'd definitely say yes......
..unless, you get a two toned colour cf hood.
white and black maybe?? that'll stand out on a black car.
i was thinking of getting white/black cf hood on my car
but any other colour car, i'd definitely say yes......
..unless, you get a two toned colour cf hood.
white and black maybe?? that'll stand out on a black car.
i was thinking of getting white/black cf hood on my car
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Rep Power: 0 i ask the same thing in a post before.... i think its nasty.. looks horrible.. if i had a red,white, blue, orange car .. its looks great.. i think black cannot pull it of..
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People have their own taste. For me, however, I think its a nice flow. When it comes to carbon fiber hoods, however, you're not limited to just black. My friend owns a red Supra and he has a red carbon fiber hood on it.
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Rep Power: 0 I don't know if I have weird taste or what... but whenever I see a car with CF hood, it makes it look like you got a junkyard hood! You know, those shitboxes with different colour body panels...
All CF hoods should be colour matched, IMO... Ferrari does it, 2004 Corvettes do it...
And therefor, I think black CF hood is best suited for a black car!
All CF hoods should be colour matched, IMO... Ferrari does it, 2004 Corvettes do it...
And therefor, I think black CF hood is best suited for a black car!
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Hey nitehawk, you may want to invest in a carbon-kevlar hood instead, like Aznsaint suggested. I dunno what accents you use in your car, but if I had a black coupe (and one day that integra will be mine) with red accents, then a black/red carbon kevlar hood would be oh-so-sweet.
01Coupe does have a point though, if you have a black hood on a white car for example, when passing on the street you dunno if he picked it up from a junker or it's actual c/f...so I would paint at least some of it.
01Coupe does have a point though, if you have a black hood on a white car for example, when passing on the street you dunno if he picked it up from a junker or it's actual c/f...so I would paint at least some of it.
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Rep Power: 0 As VicLX said, I have one and I love it...doesn't stand out so much, nice and subtle, but when people look closer, they notice the difference. I get a lot of double takes from people passing by 
Also depends a lot on what you want to do your car...if you're going for more of a subtle look, I would say yes to CF on black...if you want something that stands out more then get the one Telly/Aznsaint suggest...
Also depends a lot on what you want to do your car...if you're going for more of a subtle look, I would say yes to CF on black...if you want something that stands out more then get the one Telly/Aznsaint suggest...
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Originally Posted by TeLLy
Hey nitehawk, you may want to invest in a carbon-kevlar hood instead, like Aznsaint suggested. I dunno what accents you use in your car, but if I had a black coupe (and one day that integra will be mine) with red accents, then a black/red carbon kevlar hood would be oh-so-sweet.
01Coupe does have a point though, if you have a black hood on a white car for example, when passing on the street you dunno if he picked it up from a junker or it's actual c/f...so I would paint at least some of it.
01Coupe does have a point though, if you have a black hood on a white car for example, when passing on the street you dunno if he picked it up from a junker or it's actual c/f...so I would paint at least some of it.
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Rep Power: 257 what exactly does a cf hood do other then look different? does it just take a load of weight off the car, adding a little boost in speed?
personally im not a big fan of the way they look either...i agree with 01Coupe..they look like just mismatched hoods.
personally im not a big fan of the way they look either...i agree with 01Coupe..they look like just mismatched hoods.
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Rep Power: 0 Premium Plus: You're right in a way...the only function I can think of is the weight savings compared to stock. In my case I saved about 15 lbs...which by itself is not significant, but with additional weight removal can add up to a quicker/better balanced car.
But yeah, I think it's more of a fashion thing...like all the amazing tuner cars from Japan have them: therefore, it's cool to have them on on your own car...like 3 piece wheels or aluminum wings that would serve no "real" purpose on a daily driven car.
But yeah, I think it's more of a fashion thing...like all the amazing tuner cars from Japan have them: therefore, it's cool to have them on on your own car...like 3 piece wheels or aluminum wings that would serve no "real" purpose on a daily driven car.
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Rep Power: 540 maybe if you do that thing with the silver you were mentioning at DKN? Idk haha. Either way, I want one too!
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Originally Posted by 1fynegirl
I have a black car and a carbon hood and i luv it!
Anyways, love your ride, yay for black cars with CF hoods!
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Originally Posted by Shu
You must be that Black Civic with the flowers on the side right? I'm the one who came up to you at Driftnation and asked about your spoiler...dunno if you remember...
Anyways, love your ride, yay for black cars with CF hoods!
Anyways, love your ride, yay for black cars with CF hoods!
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Rep Power: 0 I actually saw an older gen black Integra the other day coming from the opposite direction on a sunny day, and I was like, WTF is that fugly hood... As the hood passed near my front fender (opposite direction), I finally figured out it was CF!
The CF may look sweet on a black car up front, but from farther away, it looks like ***.... At least the black/grey carbon fibre weave... Maybe a black/other colour weave may be better?
Once again, I'll note to everyone the dangers of CF, besides the mad attraction of hotties with bewbies and thieves to your car..... From what I hear (I'm not chemist or car shop dude, so correct me if I'm wrong), the composition of carbon fibre, what makes it strong, it that it's made up of little "fish hook" looking things at the microscopic level. So, should you get into an accident, and that CF hood cracks up, the occupants of the car (including you), and the people trying to save your ***, like the cop/fireman, are in dire danger. Those things get stuck in your lungs, and you start to bleed. You end up dying from drowning in your own blood
That's what I heard at least...
The CF may look sweet on a black car up front, but from farther away, it looks like ***.... At least the black/grey carbon fibre weave... Maybe a black/other colour weave may be better?
Once again, I'll note to everyone the dangers of CF, besides the mad attraction of hotties with bewbies and thieves to your car..... From what I hear (I'm not chemist or car shop dude, so correct me if I'm wrong), the composition of carbon fibre, what makes it strong, it that it's made up of little "fish hook" looking things at the microscopic level. So, should you get into an accident, and that CF hood cracks up, the occupants of the car (including you), and the people trying to save your ***, like the cop/fireman, are in dire danger. Those things get stuck in your lungs, and you start to bleed. You end up dying from drowning in your own blood
That's what I heard at least...
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"make sure i don't get my CF hood in my lungs"
j/k...they are REALLY strong...i've seen CF hoods with little to no damage after a front end collision
"make sure i don't get my CF hood in my lungs"
j/k...they are REALLY strong...i've seen CF hoods with little to no damage after a front end collision
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Rep Power: 345 Furball is right about the CF being deadly though. You HAVE to wear a mask when working with it. If those little hooks get in your lungs, you will hemorrhage.
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Rep Power: 285 Does anybody have good pics of a CF hood on a black car? Preferably a front shot of the car so I can actually see it. I don't think I've ever seen a CF hood on a black car...
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Originally Posted by izmaxx
Does anybody have good pics of a CF hood on a black car? Preferably a front shot of the car so I can actually see it. I don't think I've ever seen a CF hood on a black car...
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Rep Power: 279 carbon fiber looks pimp on any colour car.
but again its personal preferance.
carbon kevlar is even more pimp...there's a 7thgen coupe in the states that is completely carbon kevlar.
but again its personal preferance.
carbon kevlar is even more pimp...there's a 7thgen coupe in the states that is completely carbon kevlar.
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Originally Posted by 1llmatic
carbon fiber looks pimp on any colour car.
but again its personal preferance.
carbon kevlar is even more pimp...there's a 7thgen coupe in the states that is completely carbon kevlar.
but again its personal preferance.
carbon kevlar is even more pimp...there's a 7thgen coupe in the states that is completely carbon kevlar.
OH wasn't that one shown on one of those 2ner shows? I think the company that built it parted it out. It was pretty cool!
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Rep Power: 0 For a real strong CF hood, you'd need the hood framing underneath it... The cheaper CF hoods dont' have the underlying "bone" structure... I'd think they're more prone to crack in an accident, etc.... (Based on assumptions of course, I have nothing on the car that's CF 
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Carbon Kevlar????
Do tell....
I've seen "coloured" CF things where the checkered look is black + other colour (versus standard black + grey weaving).....
Carbon Kevlar??? That sounds friggen expensive, and bullet proof! What about weight?
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Carbon Kevlar????
Do tell....
I've seen "coloured" CF things where the checkered look is black + other colour (versus standard black + grey weaving).....
Carbon Kevlar??? That sounds friggen expensive, and bullet proof! What about weight?
Originally Posted by 1llmatic
carbon fiber looks pimp on any colour car.
but again its personal preferance.
carbon kevlar is even more pimp...there's a 7thgen coupe in the states that is completely carbon kevlar.
but again its personal preferance.
carbon kevlar is even more pimp...there's a 7thgen coupe in the states that is completely carbon kevlar.
Last edited by FurBall; 07-30-2004 at 10:24 AM.
