hey how about a 5th gen carbon fiber hood..
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there is a shop
in LA that will do carbon fiber hoods for the 5th gen max, the only thing they need is a factory hood to do the mold. the price would be about 550.00 and 525.00 if about 10 people are interested.
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
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Posts: 915
Re: there is a shop
In case anyone's interested in safety, a hood replacement may not be a bright idea... From what I understand, our [stock] hoods are specifically designed to absorb large amounts of energy by strategically crumpling... An aftermarket hood may not have been built with the same considerations towards safety...
Just a thought.., but 50lb sounds cool... how much more performance could you expect out of 50lbs??
-Tom
PS.. I'm sure that there's a market for stock Nissan hoods somewhere out there... Perhaps after you guys get the replacements, you could concentrate on finding a place where you could sell them, to recover some of the costs!!!
Just a thought.., but 50lb sounds cool... how much more performance could you expect out of 50lbs??
-Tom
PS.. I'm sure that there's a market for stock Nissan hoods somewhere out there... Perhaps after you guys get the replacements, you could concentrate on finding a place where you could sell them, to recover some of the costs!!!
Originally posted by Maxx-s-ter
in LA that will do carbon fiber hoods for the 5th gen max, the only thing they need is a factory hood to do the mold. the price would be about 550.00 and 525.00 if about 10 people are interested.
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
in LA that will do carbon fiber hoods for the 5th gen max, the only thing they need is a factory hood to do the mold. the price would be about 550.00 and 525.00 if about 10 people are interested.
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
SAFETY?
hmmmm....
well, if you are so concerned about safety, then this why change anything from your car? i mean, technically, if you put mods in your car, which will void some of your warranty(depending on the level of mods you have in your car..)
and of course, some of these mods are not really 'safe'..from cops...
now, having said that, do i really want to stop fixing up my car? HELL NO~~~
i don't give a rat's-*** about that..
anywayz....carbon fiber hoods are the BOMB~~~
only wish the price was a bit cheaper...but then, it is CARBON FIBER hood so...
-peace...
p.s. Sorry...i can't give up my hood for 3 weeks either!! hehe =)
well, if you are so concerned about safety, then this why change anything from your car? i mean, technically, if you put mods in your car, which will void some of your warranty(depending on the level of mods you have in your car..)
and of course, some of these mods are not really 'safe'..from cops...
now, having said that, do i really want to stop fixing up my car? HELL NO~~~
i don't give a rat's-*** about that..
anywayz....carbon fiber hoods are the BOMB~~~
only wish the price was a bit cheaper...but then, it is CARBON FIBER hood so...
-peace...
p.s. Sorry...i can't give up my hood for 3 weeks either!! hehe =)
Originally posted by tomz17
In case anyone's interested in safety, a hood replacement may not be a bright idea... From what I understand, our [stock] hoods are specifically designed to absorb large amounts of energy by strategically crumpling... An aftermarket hood may not have been built with the same considerations towards safety...
Just a thought.., but 50lb sounds cool... how much more performance could you expect out of 50lbs??
-Tom
PS.. I'm sure that there's a market for stock Nissan hoods somewhere out there... Perhaps after you guys get the replacements, you could concentrate on finding a place where you could sell them, to recover some of the costs!!!
In case anyone's interested in safety, a hood replacement may not be a bright idea... From what I understand, our [stock] hoods are specifically designed to absorb large amounts of energy by strategically crumpling... An aftermarket hood may not have been built with the same considerations towards safety...
Just a thought.., but 50lb sounds cool... how much more performance could you expect out of 50lbs??
-Tom
PS.. I'm sure that there's a market for stock Nissan hoods somewhere out there... Perhaps after you guys get the replacements, you could concentrate on finding a place where you could sell them, to recover some of the costs!!!
Originally posted by Maxx-s-ter
in LA that will do carbon fiber hoods for the 5th gen max, the only thing they need is a factory hood to do the mold. the price would be about 550.00 and 525.00 if about 10 people are interested.
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
in LA that will do carbon fiber hoods for the 5th gen max, the only thing they need is a factory hood to do the mold. the price would be about 550.00 and 525.00 if about 10 people are interested.
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
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Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 915
Re: SAFETY?
Well, when you say safety, you prolly mean
#1.. You don't like getting tickets... cops make you feel insecure.. modding your car, attracts cops.. just like you were driving a powdered doughnut... you equate this with "safety"
#2.. Mods encourage reckless driving... (i dunno.. many would disagree.. we call it "spirited driving" around here)
.................................................. .........
When I say safety, I mean the "Staying Alive", "Not dying" part..
By all means install a carbon fiber hood.. I would if I had the money... I just wanted to point out that the Nissan Stock hood is designed to absorb impacts... Perhaps an aftermarket hood would not be as thoughtfully designed with respect to our cars, and would affect overall driver safety in front-end collisions (wild speculation)...
Our Maximas tend to be pretty safe.. (quick test : goto http://www.copartfinder.com, and search for Maximas... Look at images.. Then search for something like "CIVIC"... Dear lord, half those people are dead!!!)
-Tom
#1.. You don't like getting tickets... cops make you feel insecure.. modding your car, attracts cops.. just like you were driving a powdered doughnut... you equate this with "safety"
#2.. Mods encourage reckless driving... (i dunno.. many would disagree.. we call it "spirited driving" around here)
.................................................. .........
When I say safety, I mean the "Staying Alive", "Not dying" part..
By all means install a carbon fiber hood.. I would if I had the money... I just wanted to point out that the Nissan Stock hood is designed to absorb impacts... Perhaps an aftermarket hood would not be as thoughtfully designed with respect to our cars, and would affect overall driver safety in front-end collisions (wild speculation)...
Our Maximas tend to be pretty safe.. (quick test : goto http://www.copartfinder.com, and search for Maximas... Look at images.. Then search for something like "CIVIC"... Dear lord, half those people are dead!!!)
-Tom
Originally posted by irvine78
hmmmm....
well, if you are so concerned about safety, then this why change anything from your car? i mean, technically, if you put mods in your car, which will void some of your warranty(depending on the level of mods you have in your car..)
and of course, some of these mods are not really 'safe'..from cops...
now, having said that, do i really want to stop fixing up my car? HELL NO~~~
i don't give a rat's-*** about that..
anywayz....carbon fiber hoods are the BOMB~~~
only wish the price was a bit cheaper...but then, it is CARBON FIBER hood so...
-peace...
p.s. Sorry...i can't give up my hood for 3 weeks either!! hehe =)
hmmmm....
well, if you are so concerned about safety, then this why change anything from your car? i mean, technically, if you put mods in your car, which will void some of your warranty(depending on the level of mods you have in your car..)
and of course, some of these mods are not really 'safe'..from cops...
now, having said that, do i really want to stop fixing up my car? HELL NO~~~
i don't give a rat's-*** about that..
anywayz....carbon fiber hoods are the BOMB~~~
only wish the price was a bit cheaper...but then, it is CARBON FIBER hood so...
-peace...
p.s. Sorry...i can't give up my hood for 3 weeks either!! hehe =)
Originally posted by tomz17
In case anyone's interested in safety, a hood replacement may not be a bright idea... From what I understand, our [stock] hoods are specifically designed to absorb large amounts of energy by strategically crumpling... An aftermarket hood may not have been built with the same considerations towards safety...
Just a thought.., but 50lb sounds cool... how much more performance could you expect out of 50lbs??
-Tom
PS.. I'm sure that there's a market for stock Nissan hoods somewhere out there... Perhaps after you guys get the replacements, you could concentrate on finding a place where you could sell them, to recover some of the costs!!!
In case anyone's interested in safety, a hood replacement may not be a bright idea... From what I understand, our [stock] hoods are specifically designed to absorb large amounts of energy by strategically crumpling... An aftermarket hood may not have been built with the same considerations towards safety...
Just a thought.., but 50lb sounds cool... how much more performance could you expect out of 50lbs??
-Tom
PS.. I'm sure that there's a market for stock Nissan hoods somewhere out there... Perhaps after you guys get the replacements, you could concentrate on finding a place where you could sell them, to recover some of the costs!!!
Originally posted by Maxx-s-ter
in LA that will do carbon fiber hoods for the 5th gen max, the only thing they need is a factory hood to do the mold. the price would be about 550.00 and 525.00 if about 10 people are interested.
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
in LA that will do carbon fiber hoods for the 5th gen max, the only thing they need is a factory hood to do the mold. the price would be about 550.00 and 525.00 if about 10 people are interested.
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
HEHEHEHEHEHE
POWDERED DOUGHNUT? heheh...now that's funny..
but reckless driving? no~~~~
see....the more i spend time & money on my car...the more i become careful with it...most of timez =P
well, i guess it really depends on people.
but in southern cali's traffic, you can't go any faster even if you had a turbo...=(
oh, wellz...
-peace and safe driving for y'all
but reckless driving? no~~~~
see....the more i spend time & money on my car...the more i become careful with it...most of timez =P
well, i guess it really depends on people.
but in southern cali's traffic, you can't go any faster even if you had a turbo...=(
oh, wellz...
-peace and safe driving for y'all
Originally posted by tomz17
Well, when you say safety, you prolly mean
#1.. You don't like getting tickets... cops make you feel insecure.. modding your car, attracts cops.. just like you were driving a powdered doughnut... you equate this with "safety"
#2.. Mods encourage reckless driving... (i dunno.. many would disagree.. we call it "spirited driving" around here)
.................................................. .........
When I say safety, I mean the "Staying Alive", "Not dying" part..
By all means install a carbon fiber hood.. I would if I had the money... I just wanted to point out that the Nissan Stock hood is designed to absorb impacts... Perhaps an aftermarket hood would not be as thoughtfully designed with respect to our cars, and would affect overall driver safety in front-end collisions (wild speculation)...
Our Maximas tend to be pretty safe.. (quick test : goto http://www.copartfinder.com, and search for Maximas... Look at images.. Then search for something like "CIVIC"... Dear lord, half those people are dead!!!)
-Tom
Well, when you say safety, you prolly mean
#1.. You don't like getting tickets... cops make you feel insecure.. modding your car, attracts cops.. just like you were driving a powdered doughnut... you equate this with "safety"
#2.. Mods encourage reckless driving... (i dunno.. many would disagree.. we call it "spirited driving" around here)
.................................................. .........
When I say safety, I mean the "Staying Alive", "Not dying" part..
By all means install a carbon fiber hood.. I would if I had the money... I just wanted to point out that the Nissan Stock hood is designed to absorb impacts... Perhaps an aftermarket hood would not be as thoughtfully designed with respect to our cars, and would affect overall driver safety in front-end collisions (wild speculation)...
Our Maximas tend to be pretty safe.. (quick test : goto http://www.copartfinder.com, and search for Maximas... Look at images.. Then search for something like "CIVIC"... Dear lord, half those people are dead!!!)
-Tom
Originally posted by irvine78
hmmmm....
well, if you are so concerned about safety, then this why change anything from your car? i mean, technically, if you put mods in your car, which will void some of your warranty(depending on the level of mods you have in your car..)
and of course, some of these mods are not really 'safe'..from cops...
now, having said that, do i really want to stop fixing up my car? HELL NO~~~
i don't give a rat's-*** about that..
anywayz....carbon fiber hoods are the BOMB~~~
only wish the price was a bit cheaper...but then, it is CARBON FIBER hood so...
-peace...
p.s. Sorry...i can't give up my hood for 3 weeks either!! hehe =)
hmmmm....
well, if you are so concerned about safety, then this why change anything from your car? i mean, technically, if you put mods in your car, which will void some of your warranty(depending on the level of mods you have in your car..)
and of course, some of these mods are not really 'safe'..from cops...
now, having said that, do i really want to stop fixing up my car? HELL NO~~~
i don't give a rat's-*** about that..
anywayz....carbon fiber hoods are the BOMB~~~
only wish the price was a bit cheaper...but then, it is CARBON FIBER hood so...
-peace...
p.s. Sorry...i can't give up my hood for 3 weeks either!! hehe =)
Originally posted by tomz17
In case anyone's interested in safety, a hood replacement may not be a bright idea... From what I understand, our [stock] hoods are specifically designed to absorb large amounts of energy by strategically crumpling... An aftermarket hood may not have been built with the same considerations towards safety...
Just a thought.., but 50lb sounds cool... how much more performance could you expect out of 50lbs??
-Tom
PS.. I'm sure that there's a market for stock Nissan hoods somewhere out there... Perhaps after you guys get the replacements, you could concentrate on finding a place where you could sell them, to recover some of the costs!!!
In case anyone's interested in safety, a hood replacement may not be a bright idea... From what I understand, our [stock] hoods are specifically designed to absorb large amounts of energy by strategically crumpling... An aftermarket hood may not have been built with the same considerations towards safety...
Just a thought.., but 50lb sounds cool... how much more performance could you expect out of 50lbs??
-Tom
PS.. I'm sure that there's a market for stock Nissan hoods somewhere out there... Perhaps after you guys get the replacements, you could concentrate on finding a place where you could sell them, to recover some of the costs!!!
Originally posted by Maxx-s-ter
in LA that will do carbon fiber hoods for the 5th gen max, the only thing they need is a factory hood to do the mold. the price would be about 550.00 and 525.00 if about 10 people are interested.
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
in LA that will do carbon fiber hoods for the 5th gen max, the only thing they need is a factory hood to do the mold. the price would be about 550.00 and 525.00 if about 10 people are interested.
The only thing we need is a hood, they will need it for a bout 3 weeks, so that leaves most of us out, besides there is no guarantee that they will return it without scratches, so the best way would be to get a used one so if anyone in the LA area knows of a used hood for sell, I could probably buy it and just have them add the cost of the hood to everyone else's price, unless someone else has an idea.
I estimate that you will save about 50 lbs
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