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    Carbin Fiber Hoods?

    What do you guys think about carbin fiber vented hoods? and what designs do you like post up photos if you could? <---- I'ma noob edit spelt carbon wrong.....

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    I really have no idea what I am doing

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    ouch

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    I love mine. I am not sure what you are looking for but I got mine from Eurodyne and it is the Carbon8 brand.

    Unpainted


    11008 071 by C Withers Media, on Flickr


    Painted


    y0aimee 001 by C Withers Media, on Flickr

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    All in all, I think CF hoods are fine. But they are aftermarket. So you have to take it with a grain of sand and realize that there may be (and most of the time there are) fitment issues. If you are willing to handle those fitment issues and get over that, then yes, you can rock a CF hood. Just, DO NOT USE THE HOOD STRUTS!!!!! There are number of vendors who sell CF hoods both on this board and on the web. Possibly the best hoods out there are Vorsteiner, but you are going to pay a serious MINT to get a Vorsteiner hood.

    What year is your car again? 2003 I think you said in another post. Was 2003 a facelift or pre-facelift year? You have more options and availablility if you are a pre-facelift model year. Options meaning, with or without vents but with powerdome on both types.


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    how do i know if its pre facelift or not? not really sure what that means an im liking the car pswirly looks nice not sure if i would paint mine or not sense its imola i think it would look cool with a black hood and i am thinking with vents but the car i have is an 03/03 imola

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    Vorsteiner....though I think the aftermarkets from JLeviSW, DDMTuning, or ModBargains would be fine
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    Quote Originally Posted by Muggzie View Post
    how do i know if its pre facelift or not? not really sure what that means an im liking the car pswirly looks nice not sure if i would paint mine or not sense its imola i think it would look cool with a black hood and i am thinking with vents but the car i have is an 03/03 imola
    All ZHPs are facelifted; M3s maintained the pre-facelift look.

    On-topic, I think I'd love to rock a painted powerdome CF hood; the vents never did it for me.

    Travis | ’04 ZHP sedan 6MT | WeĭssLĭcht AEs | BMW clears | Plasti-Dipped grilles | BMW Perf. intake | TMS Power Pulleys | DIY aux-in | !CDV
    Sprint Booster w/Sport button | Mich PS AS4 (245 sq) | M3 front sway | Z4M LCABs | Beisan VANOS rebuild | GAS DISA rebuild | BMW diag. PC

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    id love the dome too. Its subtle. And +1 on the vents...never really a fan.
    "No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mtnman View Post
    id love the dome too. Its subtle.
    Exactly! I think it says "+10 hp" nicely.

    Travis | ’04 ZHP sedan 6MT | WeĭssLĭcht AEs | BMW clears | Plasti-Dipped grilles | BMW Perf. intake | TMS Power Pulleys | DIY aux-in | !CDV
    Sprint Booster w/Sport button | Mich PS AS4 (245 sq) | M3 front sway | Z4M LCABs | Beisan VANOS rebuild | GAS DISA rebuild | BMW diag. PC

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