So i saw a craigslist add for Cf hood, oem style for the 5th gen maxima for $175. Since mine was dented in the front i decided to call them up to see whats up. Apparently the site they sold the hoods wholesale to, closed down and they had a couple lying around collecting dust. So i went, was blown away by what i saw, and picked one up =D! MSRP for this brand is :$800! WIN!

 

What does it weigh?

Damn good deal.

 

I forgot, but I can lift it with one hand easy so its light for me. It's not even the flimsy kind that needs the good locks. The shop had a show car there with the same cf hood for his show car. A twin turbo miata slammed on D2's. I wish I took a picture :'(

 

Buy the other and sell that ****!

 

Omg soooo lucky are there any left?!
And post some pictures of it on the car!

 

Nice find. What brand is it? My advice: Get it cleared a few coats at a body shop before install.

 

Sorry, but any CF hood will need hood pins/latches. Anyone who runs without them is asking for trouble.

 

Catastrophic comes to mind.

 

I think another org member and his friends scooped up the rest lol

Sadly I don't believe so he had only 4 left. I'm trying to get it on tonight if I do I will put up pics.

he told me the brand, I forgot though. I will find out and let you guys know. I wish I had money to do that now "/ I plan to paint the whole car over including the hood to make it look stock :3 "sleeper hood" lol
I mean Ur right, I was gonna put locks on anyway at some point just as a secondary precaution. But the owner was explaining these are a sturdy build and not the flimsy paper thin hoods that flop around. Him and his son have the same brand on their cars going on 7 years and they never had problems and they don't use the locks. He also said dont let the hoods stay in direct sunlight for long.

And yeah I have heard stories

 

luckyman. people say cf is out of date but its still different unless you wanna ride looking like everyone else. good find

 

Thanks man, like I said previous owner said a delivery truck backed up on the hood and it looked hideous . I really lucked out as this car has been giving me some bad luck lol. But the guys said this brand goes for 800, I was blown away!

 

**** you, Steve.

 

Damn nice find....at that price can't be beaten.....

 

Sorry Chris :'(

 

It's okay. I bought that filter, remember? We're even now

 

HA HA HA..... -___- I needed that in my life.

 

Trade ya for the hood? lol

 

That's SWEEET man insane price. Best CF hood I always thought was VIS for the Maxima, and they retail around $500-700. Never 800. If it's VIS, you stole that thing.

Clearcoat is a great idea. It'll be ok for a year without it but I recommend getting it done to preserve it. VIS does a good job initially so they last longer than most.

 

Not a chance you jive turkey

Although they do sell vis its not its a popular brand they sell for other cars. but like i said he told me they go for 800 and i can see why, its oem fitment its perfect fit, its super light and looks awesome. he has the same brand cf hood on his car for almost 7 years and it looks brand new, but if money permits i will do a clear coat on it over the summer. i have a tarp in the backyard so summer time my car will definitely be sitting under the shade =D

 

Sucka, I just linked you a lil somethin' somethin'.

 

good lookin soul brotha! i was hoping he had some left over 4th gen hoods, but no dice =/. They were suppliers for custommaxima.com but he said the site went down or went out of business so they were left with what they had.

 

backyard you say....what's your address. Haha!

 

I live off candy lane, and gumdrop blvd, come thru!

 

Does it have a brand sticker on it? Pictures of the underside please.

 

Alright, I'm gonna go in the basement and pull all the plastic off and take more pics

 

****tttttt I would've taken one of each lol Thanks for checking for me though.

 

Most deff man, anytime.

 

You should consider hood pins and clear because it fads after a while with the different seasons and temperature. Look good though

 

The hood should be cleared since it has a gel-coat on it right now. And that gel-coat is not very durable.

 

Ihave a set of those aerocatch flush mount hood latches one installed for 2 weeks the other never installed... Although they make them in CF now so I'd probably go that route

 

What purpose do these hood latches serve? Can't I use the ones I have now? And trust me I intend to do it summer time. I will take a pic of the old hood and show you how bad it is.

 

The stock one isn't strong enough. Without additional latches, it'll probably flip up into the windshield on ya.

 

****, so I should buy that latch thingy then.

 

They're hood pins. Any will pretty much work but some look better than others. Look on eBay.

 

Take it from me speaking from experience.. It's happened to me twice so PLEASE use hood pins/latches.

 

Sweet pick up wish I had gotten one. But I'd def get the locks asap either way. Or you can start looking for a spare windshield.

Cost of locks < windshield

 

the 20 dollar ones my boy has on his car and they work well, but those other ones that sit flush are looking mighty nice. too bad they are like 80 bucks lol
nah ur right im definitely gonna get em, the hood can sit in my basement a little longer.
you guys are all definitely right, so i will hold off on the install. I got more maintenance that requires attention, and payments on a bbk with my name on it

 

Same as hood pins. Normally they look bad because most people mount them to the upper rad support, which puts any type of hood pin in an undesireable location (visually), Zero can post his they're where most people install them (any hood pin setup)

I fabbed up a custom bracket on mine to put them in a more appealing location (only got the one side done on my old 4th gen)

 

How do you actually get them in the hood? is there like cutting required or something? and check your Pm btw.

 

Yes you have to cut the hood. They come with templates. Not as easy as cheap hood pins but well worth it IMO, I didn't want pins at all, but after a week of driving without them, and a lot of adjusting on the OEM latch, I knew I needed them.