dlkc

I'm selling my used C class Coupe(2door) carbon fiber hood.

The hood is made by Fiber Images and I had it for 1.5years.

Still very good condition, almost no flaws except for a small rock chip(smaller than a LED bulb) in the front of the hood, barely noticible and thats about it.

This is the one and only CF hood for the C coupe, and I'm selling it because I'm selling my car.

For pictures, please refer to:
http://mbklasse.com/forums/attachmen...achmentid=9219
http://mbklasse.com/forums/attachmen...achmentid=9698
http://mbklasse.com/forums/attachmen...achmentid=6847
http://mbklasse.com/forums/attachmen...achmentid=6940

Asking $650 OBO
Buyer pays shipping.

NOTE: You will need to use your stock hinges,hood bolts,hood emblem and locks. They are just bolt on parts, very easy install, did it alone.

infected

Pics don't work. Where are you located?

dlkc

Oklahoma, give me your email address, i'll send you more pictures.

pshek

You got PM. I'll buy it. It's taking too long for my friend to make one. He's still working on the lip spoilers.

Just let me know how much plus shipping to Huntington Beach and the money will be sent.

C230SportsCoupe

I was gonna take it, yet it'll look far better on your car, hope you enjoy it.

Were you working on a Brabus louved CF hood? Will you still be working on it?

pshek

Yup. I'm going to add louvers to the CF hood and modify the intake a little to get better cool airflow. It will look like the Vorsteiner M3 hood. I need another hood in order to start making a mold. It takes several weeks to make the mold, and I can't drive my car around without a hood for that long. Basically, with the spare hood, I'll be able to start making a mold for a CF hood, and keep my car since its a daily driver. I'm still planning on making a mold though, so if more peeps want a CF hood, it can be replicated.

C230SportsCoupe

Do it, and PM me if you need pre-orders to get it done.

dlkc

Will get the shipping quote tomorrow, didn't have the truck today to bring it to my friends warehouse.

pshek

I bought the hood. Just had some misunderstandings.

Anyone interested in more CF louvered hoods for the coupe?

powa

sounds great, u might wanna post in the W203 and have a vote and see how many people are interested

C230SportsCoupe

and post the price. The M3 CF hood he wants to base the design off of is $1800 new. I'd pay $900 for a similar design, yet much more than that and not many are going to participate.

The concensus before on MBKlasse was that not many were willing to pay more than $600 for an OEM copy, and $8-900 for a unique hood.

Vorsteiner

We have already been developing a Vented Hood for the Mercedes C Class and many other models which will be released early next year through our distributor Evosport.

We do not recommend copying or molding off any of our products as it is a violation of our intellectual property.

Please contact us or Evosport if you have any further questions.

Regards,

_peter

pshek

_peter,

Let me make it clear to you if I have been vague. I have no intention, nor do I plan to copy any Vorsteiner products, or any BMW CSL parts for that matter. There are many types of vented hood designs, louvered or not, and the fact that you are making a vented hood for the W203 does not make it your trademark. I am not a fabricator and I am not selling anything. The sooner you release a carbon fiber hood for the W203 (sedan and coupe) and trademark it, the better for other potential customers. I have no intention of buying anything Vorsteiner because of your threatening post on these forums.

itsmeek

bwahahahaha...u've patented a vented hood? hahahahhaa. who are you trying to kid here? i guess that you're in for tons of law suits seeing as to how dozens of manufacturers already make them.

advans

hahah like PETER has said.


they HAVE been developing a carbon fiber hood.

like me. I HAVE been saving up for a Ferarri F430 and mods for it, its just that i'm abt $300k short.


you can "HAVE BEEN" doing something, but never done. and besides, how the F are you going to "trademark" a cf hood. if Vorstiner can mold a stock hood and make it CF. pshek and his fabricators can MOLD a stock hood, make it CF and and the exact same louvers as vorstiener and place it 1mm off. its still a "different hood"

C230SportsCoupe

Hopefully this includes a C-coupe hood, yet I somehow doubt it.

pshek, how is the progress on your hood going?

alex007mayn

for anyone wanting a CF hood, why not just contact fiber images and buy one direct, they are located in palmdale ca, I know these guys and they're work is badass, they can also make em in diffent colors using carbonkevlar, hmmmm i'm wondering how a black and yellow weave would look on my car, it might match up with my brakes nicely

SeaCoupe

Hey Advans and Pshek, I have no beef with you guys at all. But as far as copying someone elses design, yes you can make it different, but it needs to be substantially different. I'm just huge anti knock off. ESPECIALLY, when someone simply molds from another established product.

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pshek

FYI, I am not going to fabricate hoods at this point because of lack of interest and/or not enough people willing to put down enough deposit. I am not able to invest any more of my own resources into it. Therefore, it is being put on indefinite hold. If others really want a CF hood, you should first ask Fiber Images if they will make more from their original mold. However, I recall others asking them and being told they will not make more. Try asking other fabricators, but most in the US are asking a few grand just to make the mold.

Emrliquidlife, you are incorrect by inferring that I planned on making a direct copy of these coupe parts. I never said I would make an exact copy. My parts are all custom, ie different from their counterparts. I am not doing this to make money. First and foremost, I am only fabricating custom parts for my car. When they are done, I was going to ask how many people would be interested in acquiring them. I am NOT selling anything at this point, and they would never be a replica. Emrliquidlife, read my own previous posts; I did not say that I am molding from another established product. I wish all the rest you the best of luck with your coupe and happy modding. Merry Christmas!!!

SeaCoupe

Phsek, you got the wrong idea, I am commenting on the Brabus lip that Advans knows about. The Vorsteiner hood is something that to my knowledge has not even been done.

I'm voicing my opinion, no accusing anyone of anything to include accusing YOU of molding from another companies work. This goes to the knock off Brabus lip.

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