Anyone interested in a 95-99 Nissan Maxima OEM style Carbon Fiber Hood ?

Im trying to open a new dealer account with GTP international and they are offering Carbon Fiber hoods from C-Wings for the maxima. What i want to do is see if i can round up 5 serious interest and ill let all the hoods go for my cost price for the dealer account to get my first 2000 purchase in.

So if you are seriously interested please post here and let me know and help me help you guys get some good gear for the Maximas and eventually become a sponsor for this forums.

Thanks Guys !

 

we are going to need more info than that, like price? are the rolled edges? ect ect.

 

With more info, def could be very tempting . . .

 

i def agree im looking for one and if the price and quality are right i will be tempted

 

ill find out prices tomorrow.. and IIRC they are rolled edges and you can view more pictures at http://www.importfan.com/index.php?m...oducts_id=2169

retail price is 399 w/out shipping. And ill find out what i can do with my dealer account with this 2 Grand buy in and ill post prices accordingly.

 

Those pictures are nice. It looks really good......

 

only 400, thats better than 650

 

post the final price and lets see where we go from there.

 

Interested.

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Sup Liu. Depending on your final pricing, I may be interested in picking up one from you so I could be your guinea pig/test vehicle for the hood if needed. Does this one have precut holes for the wiper nozzles? Also, are you still coming out to the DNE meet next week? I'm looking forward to seeing your completed retro setup.

 

How much lighter are the CF hoods than stock hoods?

 

If you click the link, it has pictures of the weights.

OEM is 44lbs. C-Wing CF is 19.5lbs.

 

So what is the fundamental reason for opting for the CF hood, a savings of 24.5 pounds. It sure can't be for appearance as they don't look particularly appealing unless they're painted.

If its just for weight purposes than why would .orgers drive around with such heavy wheels and tires? It kind of defeats the purpose.

 

It's mostly looks. People just use the weight thing as an excuse. hehe. I think they look good on dark colored cars. IMHO, a CF hood on a light colored cars looks like someone put an unpainted spare hood on.

 

I'm interested! Find out that price!

 

So one might not look too bad with my Black Emerald paint which is in excellent condition.

 

They look nice on white IMO.

 

ok i called and they said 140 shipping and handling to business and 185 to resident and my cost will be 330 per hood.

and they have 35 hoods in stock right now.

 

LISUPEED, try getting them to make cf trunks for a better []DRICE

 

Are you seriously thinking of modding? Whoa!

My hood is so beat up that I'd consider it too1

 

ahh gtp disposable hoods..

 

No I wouldn't buy one. I would buy a JWT ECU before I dropped US$500 plus tax, brokerage etc. into a stupid hood.

 

With you talking abotu $2000 and getting 10 people I was thinking you were going to be able to hit up ten and sell for $200 a peice first time go around.

 

"hey buddy, nice ride, u forgot to paint ure hood though"

lol, i couldnt agree more, picture a white suit, white tie, white shoes and wearing a black hat...


as far as rolled edges...its BS, i have an expensive CF hood with NO rolled edges, yeah the edges might fray in about 30 years...it shouldnt be a main concern though....

 

i've admired many a panda max's in sig pics.

 

meanbean: I LOVE the idea of spray painting the motostorm grille black! Looks hot with the yellow fogs!

 

that's why u need black shoes, tie, and belt for contrast... if u catch my drift.

 

How can the dealer price be $475 shipped...?
For that price I can just get it at http://www.importfan.com/index.php?m...oducts_id=2169

 

399 is without shipping man ! shipping a hood is not cheap ! it 140 for business and 185 for residential.

 

That price isnt too bad if the quality is there. I paid ~400 shipped for mine (carbonefx). Quality speaking its a nice hood, but some room for improvement. I would have paid an extra ~$75 for a few minor details. Albeit mine came with CF eyelids which I sold. So I guess I only paid ~$360.

CarbonEfx:

 

ok man i edited the price so you can see the break down.

 

is it plastic finish or fiberglass finish underneith? and when are you going to take orders?

 

what gtp said the skeleton is off stock metal maxima hoods and it is a carbon fiber on top and bottom of the hood.

 

Shipping is a bish.
You have to factor in the size of the object.
With it being so large, it has to go freight.

 

I totally agree with you.

I opted for the CF hood and trunk for weight savings. and for my rims, I'm getting rims that wiegh 11 lbs each!! I'm sheding as much weight as possible.

Back on topic. Wouldn't you only need 5 buyers to get your $2000 minimum?

 

Yes it is but i want a better standing with GTP that way i can offer the cf trunks for alot better price.

 

No excuse here i want it for the weight savings but ill wait until a real hood is available like 8-13lbs . I have a trunk and its all sanded down primered and ready to paint. Hood will be painted to

 

I have the hood from importfan, and it's very nice. My girlfriend and all her friends say they hate the hood, it makes it look tacky and busted up. But all my guy friends and stuff say they love it. Once I lose my girlfriend, I may have to move back to the stock hood, and back to CF when I'm taken again. haha

 

Well, I hope it works out for you. Trying to get 10 COMMITTED people is going to be hard. Every group deal has fallen through recently pertaining to CF hoods. I know, I was in one... and when the deal went south, I bought my own from Carbon EFX for $330 OTD I would try for 5 if I was you. Just my .02

 

thanks for the advice i will do just that. 5 people anyone down ?