does anyone make a carbon fiber hood for the 3rd gen? I was thinking about getting one.

 

yeah they make trunks too. look waaaaaaay back. good luck.

 

for the trunk to, did they shave the part of the tail light that goes over the trunk?

 

the trunk was never actually produced AFAIK.
the hood i believe is fiberimages

 

I think a buncha guys came together and made a group deal to have them made.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....bon+fiber+hood

 

WOW $650 after shipping! I was only thinking about a CF hood because I thought it might be cheaper than having a dent taken out of it and repainted. guess I was wrong.

 

CF cheaper than a repaint? WTF?

 

Anyone have pics of the CF hood from fiber images?

 

Check on N34JZ's car domain page for his max.. he has some of it on the car but i dont think any of a very clos eup pictures of the build quality of it.

 

Yeah you can get CF hoods on ebay for $200 plus shipping. its going to cost me like $700 to get the hood painted and a very small dent taken out.

 

Some guy was getting the trunk made with the centerpiece shaved, but i never could get in on the "group deal". Kinda glad too cuz they dont look that great to me. Hood or trunk, thats just my preference tho.

 

I am half/half on the look.. A nice high quality hood on certain color cars (black or maybe red like n34jz) but this one seems to have to have hood pins so I ma not huge on hood pins since it takes away the "clean" look of it.. plus for 600 american plus shipping (be well over $1000 canadian shipped to me) I can find alot better ways o spend that money

 

LOL yeah like buy another Maxima for parts or for another car.

 

Last time I checked $650 was cheaper than $700

 

well for an extra $50 I can just go with what I really like and thats paint not CF. I was thinking I could save a few $100's but $50 isnt worth it at all.

 

$700 for paint and dent? Wow... I have another Maxima that I got very cheap because it was in a minor front end collision. I sent it to the body shop with a used bumper cover that needed to be painted. It needed a hood and a fender and of course paint.

They got a new (not used, but still aftermarket) hood and fender, painted the 3 pieces, did 99% of the install work (I finished the corner and bumper lights) and handed me a bill for $950.

My family has used this shop for years, but I didn't think we were getting any kind of special pricing. I just walk in and tell them what I need and they give me a price.

$700 sounds waaayyyyyy high.

 

Yeah, to get my bumper, hood, and fender painted was like $400

 

I dunno, bro.... I'm calling on this one. Unless you're getting it locally from someone that already has one, I have YET to see one (at least for a 3rd gen) for less than $400. And THAT is with the seller being generous on the shipping charges.

But if you DID see one for $200 + shipping, you'd best grab it PRONTO!!

 

He is probably just talking about CF hoods in general, not for 3rd gens. I think for Hondas and Acuras you can find them much cheaper. The problem with our cars is they are not very common to mod, therefore only a handful of places will make the hoods. They are not mass-produced and they are expensive.

 

Cliff Clavin war correct. I was not talking about a CF hood for a 3rd gen for $200 I was talking about like a civic or neon or something like that. I guess it is cheaper for them because there are a lot more civic owners wanting a CF hood than there are maxima owners. most people dont think about modding a maxima I guess.

 

when I looked into a CF hood for my teg, I found it for $180 no shipping involved.