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Old 01-04-2004, 01:06 PM
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i would say yes. Also check fiber images
Old 01-04-2004, 01:49 PM
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I've heard the VIS hoods are heavy, more fo a "show car's" CF hood. I've got a Fiber Images, very light, still looks great. Hope this helps

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For quality reasons JSP or APC. Fiber Images is ok.
Old 01-04-2004, 02:09 PM
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Yeah, I was looking at APC too, there known for such ricey stuf, are there hoods any good?? The seem to be lighter in color than the other hoods I looked at but it might just be the picture.
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Fiber image does great shit, i have seen a few VISracing hoods they seemed really nice
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I recently purchased a VIS c/f hood. Great quality.
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in carbon fiber i belive they measure in how many strands of carbon fiber in a weave 3k would be pretty good most compains use 2k

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I have seen good and bad APC carbon fiber hoods. The guy in charge of import parts at AE (I think his name is Guy) swears they are one of the highest quality and most consistent quality hoods around. I've seen a few, and I was impressed.

Whatever you do, try to find one with rolled edges. Some do, some don't. If I were you, I would also get it from a retailer like AE just so you can inspect the hood before handing over any cash. If you do it through mail order, they usually try to screw you over on shipping damages or make you pay shipping if you find something wrong in the weave.
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