Silver CF hood almost ready....
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Originally Posted by Vomit
Tasty. What is the weight diff from stock?
i have no exact measurement but should be 1/2 of the stock hood weight if not less!!
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Originally Posted by waldis
looks great! are you thinking about to use hoodpins?
my friend has the same hood in black CF w/o hoodpins and he hasnt had a problem ::knocks on wood::... i dont expect to use hoodpins. I think hood pins look ridiculous on my car!!
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Honson, that looks bad *** man. Hmmmm, should i do it to my C55? You said it cuts about 1/2 the weight, do you know how much the regular hood weighs? Looking good, i cant wait to see the finished product!
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Originally Posted by MiamiC55
Honson, that looks bad *** man. Hmmmm, should i do it to my C55? You said it cuts about 1/2 the weight, do you know how much the regular hood weighs? Looking good, i cant wait to see the finished product!
well I dont really expect a lighter hood to make any much of a noticable difference but well I just think its something different and good to have at carshows, not to mention get some ooohs and aaaahs!! I doubt a stock hood weighs that much, but we do have a W203 hood at my bodyshop in parts and comparing the weights by hand, the CF hood is 1/2 if not less then 1/2 of the OEM hood's weight.
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Is the hood custom made or ordered from Visracing?
There is good money to be made for anybody making these hoods. I would love to have one for my 00 E430.(silver)
There is good money to be made for anybody making these hoods. I would love to have one for my 00 E430.(silver)
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Originally Posted by rguy
Benzoamgpower, could one be made in black CF for a C55? Cost? Time?
yes, but I have to talk to my people about it!!! Since its going to be the first one, it might be a big time consuming, not to mention a bit more costly!!! But it could be done!!
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Originally Posted by rguy
let me know.
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Originally Posted by BenzoAMGpower
yes, but I have to talk to my people about it!!! Since its going to be the first one, it might be a big time consuming, not to mention a bit more costly!!! But it could be done!!
Since the C55's use nano-paint technology, would this mean the CF hoods wouldn't have this or is there a way for you to do this? Just curious.
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