Should i paint my Carbon Fiber hood?

[krummel21]

Right now I have a carbon fiber hood on my car and I can't decide if it would look better with or with out it painted didn't know if I could get some input from you guys.

 

[gs-t spidey]

I once saw this carbin fiber hood that had a red candy color tint to it. It looked sweeeeeet. I think you should paint it but make it so you can still see the carbin fiber behind it.

 

[igopoopy]

so people can see the car

 

[mckooter]

personnly i like the look of it, id leave it for now

 

[paranoidTSi]

Normally the only ones that I like unpainted are Talons with the black top cause it flows so well..but in your case I'd leave it unpainted too.

 

[BISHILVR]

That would be like paying paris hilton $1000 for a b/j and then putting a bag over her head. Leave it alone or go back to stock imo.

 

[Deadly BlaZe]

That would be like paying paris hilton $1000 for a b/j and then putting a bag over her head. Leave it alone or go back to stock imo.

hahah great comparison...anyway in my opinion, i'd leave it the way it is.

 

[CrazyUglyCoyote]

That would be like paying paris hilton $1000 for a b/j and then putting a bag over her head. Leave it alone or go back to stock imo.

That was a horrible comparison! The whole reason for carbon fiber is weight reduction, and that all it should be for. If you want the look of carbon fiber just get some vinal cut and put it on your car. Its just as ricey. Why advertise to you local car theifs any ways?

 

[jofan]

I myself would leave the carbon fiber the way it is. Ive seen a few people who have painted theirs, didnt look too bad. One of my buddies got his painted, and it felt really rough, like it was real grainy. But IMO id leave it the way it is.

 

[EclipseTrbo420A]

Keep the CF

 

[Burnett03]

That would be like paying paris hilton $1000 for a b/j and then putting a bag over her head. Leave it alone or go back to stock imo.

odd comparison.. the only way id take a BJ from paris hilton is if a bag WAS over her face

 

[Injected]

The CF hood looks good, the headlights look ghetto IMO. The PS job confronts this problem. The "chrome" look on a red car with black/carbon accents doesn't flow. Save your money and get some less-cheap looking headlights. Oh... and drop your car.

 

[GSTinCO]

Paint it. Like gst-spidey said get a candy paint so it colors but can still somewhat see the carbon fiber. Would look damn good.

 

[EclipseTrbo420A]

The CF hood looks good, the headlights look ghetto IMO. The PS job confronts this problem. The "chrome" look on a red car with black/carbon accents doesn't flow. Save your money and get some less-cheap looking headlights. Oh... and drop your car.

Hes right but ! you do not need to sell the chrome ones. just take them apart ( theres a write up on it its super easy ) and then the "chrome" piece will come out paint it the color of the car or black like the hood or anything but chrome. good luck .

 

[gs-t spidey]

Paint it. Like gst-spidey said get a candy paint so it colors but can still somewhat see the carbon fiber. Would look damn good.

At least one person agrees with me. Is it just me or is this thread getting a little off topic????? WTF

 

[krummel21]

it's fine as long as u give tips on how to make the car look better since that was pretty much the basis.

 

[HighPsi92GST]

That was a horrible comparison! The whole reason for carbon fiber is weight reduction, and that all it should be for. If you want the look of carbon fiber just get some vinal cut and put it on your car. Its just as ricey. Why advertise to you local car theifs any ways?

no no no your completly wrong.

If I had a CF....id paint it to match the car. But then Id be buying it for weight reduction not to be like "yo dawg check my mad tight carbon fiba hood mang."

 

[EclipseGSX012]

i wouldnt paint the cf. I just love how cf looks on eclipse hehehe

 

[BISHILVR]

That was a horrible comparison! The whole reason for carbon fiber is weight reduction, and that all it should be for. If you want the look of carbon fiber just get some vinal cut and put it on your car. Its just as ricey. Why advertise to you local car theifs any ways?

Dude get real, do you actually believe that ANYBODY buy's a carbon fiber hood JUST for weight reduction??? . In a perfect f&f world yeah that would wash, but not in the real world my friend. Have you ever seen anybody run thier car in the quarter before with the stock hood and then switch to a cf hood and run again??? What do you really think the gain would be??? Honestly, i knew this arguement was gonna come up, i was JUST waiting for someone to chime in with the "weight savings only yo'". You know, it's funny the only people that want a carbon fiber hood painted is the people that cant afford one, or that have a cracked one and are jealous of the beauty of the good looking one's. If anybody's sole reason was to go with a carbon fiber hood was to run faster quarter times then that's a major waste of cabbage. For the money ($400-$700) i can think of much, much more that will actually give you a faster quarter time. Nitrous comes to mind, or how about a bigger turbo, some head work, etc. etc.

 

[Injected]

That was a horrible comparison! The whole reason for carbon fiber is weight reduction, and that all it should be for.

As noted above by BISHILVR, this argument just doesn't fly. The main fallacy is that if you are doing the CF for actual weight savings only, why add the extra weight of paint to the car (sarcasm ). The reason people consider bare CF hoods ricey is that ricers, who emulate fast cars, put CF hoods on slow/show cars. WHO CARES? I don't think HKS was too concerned about appearing ricey when they made a near full carbon bodies EVO.

If you want the look of carbon fiber just get some vinal cut and put it on your car. Its just as ricey.

And he already has the CF hood! Jebus!

 

[CrazyUglyCoyote]

I already have a CF hod on my car, and it is painted to match the rest of my car. Leaving it unpianted in my opinion is just ricey. Doing everything you can to reduce weight will help your 1/4 time. My next plan is to replace the rear hatch w/ a carbon fiber frame, and Lexan.

P.S. You dont see all the cars in F-1, Indy, Le mans, and what not showing off their bling bling. Their driving skills is enough.

 

[Injected]

Leaving it unpianted in my opinion is just ricey. Doing everything you can to reduce weight will help your 1/4 time.

Adding paint isn't doint everything you can to reduce weight

P.S. You dont see all the cars in F-1, Indy, Le mans, and what not showing off their bling bling. Their driving skills is enough.

They are showcasing their skills; we are talking about a street driven vehicle by a person who will rarely be able to show of his "skills" in a car that he just wants to know which in our opinion would be better, a painted or unpainted CF hood.

 

[aztek_warrior]

Don't paint, your car looks pretty good the
way it is.....

One question, what type of body kit is that????

 

[CrazyUglyCoyote]

Adding paint isn't doint everything you can to reduce weight

They are showcasing their skills; we are talking about a street driven vehicle by a person who will rarely be able to show of his "skills" in a car that he just wants to know which in our opinion would be better, a painted or unpainted CF hood.

And I did give my opinion. And for you guys to flame me is wrong. And the weight of the paint is no more thatn the weight of a cup of soda in your cup holder. not really gonna make a diff. But when you compare a a difference of about 20 LBS it make a big deal, especially for us AWD guys who need to looses as much weight as possible!

 

[Injected]

And I did give my opinion. And for you guys to flame me is wrong. And the weight of the paint is no more thatn the weight of a cup of soda in your cup holder. not really gonna make a diff. But when you compare a a difference of about 20 LBS it make a big deal, especially for us AWD guys who need to looses as much weight as possible!

I know the paint doesn't weigh that much, hence the sarcasm. I'm not flaming you. You posted that exposed CF is rice. You sling the rice word like you have comprehension on the definition or connotation of the word. I'm just sick of the neo-witch hunting for ricers, it's just getting so damn ridiculous. I know that me getting onto one person for using ignorance in a thread won't stop it, but I'm just doing my part.