My hood is getting hammered
 

My hood is getting hammered by debris on the highway. I'm constantly having to touch-up the paint and I'm tired of it. Not to mention a few tiny dents from larger rocks.

My question is, if I get a carbon fiber hood does it stay nice looking, or does it get banged up too? Is there any instances of cracks or any real damage?

I will not get a bra for the front, they are ugly and it's like people putting plastic over furniture to keep it looking new.

this is why i've got a rock/bug deflector.

Yeah everyone is flamming the shit out of my car cuz it has a bug/rock guard ..

I dont care really I decided to kerep it on and im saving a ton of chips and scratches..

Alot of prople have told me its really nice cuz its a OEM one..

Look here...

http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/at...chmentid=51579

who cares what people say. fact of the matter is, its probably saved my hood from getting repainted. believe it or not i've actually hit some birds with hit, not intentionally, birds just kinda swooped down trying to fly across the road.

ya well i gotta get mine repainted for OTHER reasons :S

The deflector looks pretty good. Does it save the windshield from damage?

Hey Viper, I'm looking but I can't find the part# and cost for the deflector. I have a 03, does that matter?

just call up your dealership. anything that hits the deflector will bounce off and go right over your car, thats what happened to the birds.

you can also go for the 3M Scotchgard Paint Protection Film

I highly recommend the 3M film as well. Excellent investment.

3M is a very nice choice but it doesn't save your windshield. :shrug:

that and your hood will still get dents in it. get a deflector, the OEM one says CIVIC on it as well.

do you all drive behind 18 wheelers or something? I drive on the highway everyday and dont have any rock chips

i don't drive behind them and i have that problem. It's like touch up has become my bestfriend. i need to repaint my hood too. that guard shield thing don't look too bad but it does suck a little. No one here is really answering the mans question....will his CF hood will get messed up too like his oem one? i want to know too cuz i want to do the same since me and him are in the same predicament.

cf hood.....
 

Your carbon fiber hood will get the same way from the stuff coming off the roads except there will be marks in the clear coat. It will not be as noticable but over time it can get worse. I have a cf hood with the 3m on it and I have had no problems. I polish it once a week and look for chips like that. I have only found one so far and it was very small. I am going to purchase a deflector just to be on the safe side. How do those deflectors attach to the car, by screws or adhesive tape?

It attaches with u clips.. On the top of the deflector there are screws and when you tight them they pinch the u clip on the hood thus keeping it in place /....

Also you get 4 strips of adhesive that you put on the hood so that the clips dont rub off the paint ...

yeah..but you can still see it....mind you...not nearly as much as a guard.

Just so you know, when you get a rock hitting that CF hood, there is a good chance it will leave a crack in it just like your windshield. it will look nastier than a stock hood, IMO. I saw this kids at the last meet, and that deterred me somewhat fromw anting a CF hood. The cracks are worse. Just keep it well protected, dont drive behind any trucks, and watch rwd cars peeling out. that pisses me the f off.

sue them

i second 18 wheeler comment, my hoods taken abuse, i as well have hit birds, when i put my intake in, my stock filter and pipe had feathers everywhere... but no hood damage. only time it finally gave in was when some ******* cut me off STOPPING AT A RED *smack* hood bent upwards just enough so i look liek a retard who forgot to close his hood :(
i kicked it afterwards too
still no paint damage..

if viper had a carbon fiber hood, eyelids, and real black rims with polished lip, the bug deflector might look cool.

But even wit the hood deflector. How can u wash inside of it?? doesnt dirt and crap get in there between the deflector inside?? The 3M clear masking bra is nice but expensive and hard to put on. I believe it was $300 just for the front bumper!!!!!!!