Carbon Fiber Hood - Page 5

hoamskilet · 10-03-2002, 11:05 AM

Maybe I'm bein totally unrealistic here, but why can't we get one hood made OEM style, and anther made with Scoops/Extractors/etc.... Maybe one of these guys could make it one style and the other makes it a different style. I for one wouldn't pay a dime for a hood that looks exactly like the one I have now, I don't care what it's made out of. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one that has this opinion either. Just seems to me that if you made two different styles you'd get a ton more sales than if you just made one or the other. Again, I could be out of line here, but just thought I'd toss that idea out. Later.

PACE · 10-03-2002, 12:22 PM

I want SD Ram Air......or vented

mr_eh · 10-03-2002, 01:59 PM

...i would never waste my money on a cf hood that looked like it had ram air, heat extractors? i could deal with cause they DO something, no scoops or vents... its a hood to REDUCE WEIGHT, if you want one for looks get a sd hood

AaronGTR · 10-03-2002, 02:28 PM

Why can't you have a hood that looks good AND reduces weight? My SD hood looks good and is lighter than stock. The only reason I want carbon fiber is to get it even lighter. I don't ever want to have a stock looking hood again though. What's the point?

aleroboy · 10-03-2002, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AaronGTR
Why I don't ever want to have a stock looking hood again though. What's the point?

It's suttle and when painted you cant tell at all. lets me keep my sleeper apeal!

Dr_Kyle · 10-03-2002, 06:18 PM

carbon fiber hoods look cool! That's why I like them, they also have the added benefit of being light weight. That's just my opinion though...

customcargrills · 10-03-2002, 06:37 PM

Preliminary pics are of the Alero hood are at:

http://home.attbi.com/~sparksm1/alero/hood-down.jpg
http://home.attbi.com/~sparksm1/alero/hood-up.jpg

SpyhunteR · 10-03-2002, 08:10 PM

well i'm sold enough hook it up man..

SikMindz · 10-03-2002, 09:10 PM

*drool!*

HardD99 · 10-03-2002, 11:25 PM

well i definately am in... i wont have the money til the end of next month, but i also would never pay $500-$600 to make my car look exactly the same, i dont care THAT much about weight, i mean, if i had a completely rebuilt engine, boosted, and i was in the last stages of taking .001 seconds off my ET then i would care, but i want my car too look good mainly. and i also want CF, plus it would be cheaper than the other aftermarket hoods we can get..

SD RAM AIR HERE!!!

SpyhunteR · 10-04-2002, 01:37 AM

ya know what? once he gives an okay for it... and once someone let's him have their hood for an oem one.. than i'm throwing my money in... just like that.. if you're not down w/ the hardcore than well you're not.. oh well sorry.. I want this more than anybody.. I don't have a perfect hood to send.. I have a ****ed up hood. cheapest quote is $300 to repair it... if i can get a whole new hood for a couple 100 more no big deal ... i'd prefer it that way anyway..

botlfed · 10-04-2002, 04:33 AM

when do you want the stock hood?

hoamskilet · 10-04-2002, 07:10 AM

Here are two different styles of hoods that I think would look indcredible on our GA's..
http://www.andysautosport.com/predhood.html
http://www.andysautosport.com/images/cav_fronside.jpg

Once again, just throwin out ideas.

AaronGTR · 10-04-2002, 12:47 PM

I don't want my car to look like a sleeper. I like how it looks now. One added benefit, a lot of the local import guys (especially honduh's) goof on my car because it's a GA and it looks fast (they think I'm blowing smoke), but I get to laugh at them when I smoke 'em with my SC. It antagonizes the hell out of 'em and they hate it 'cause most of them can't beat me

.

Hey spy, I'll send him my perfect OEM hood as soon as someone buys me a new CF hood to replace it (he he/jk).

A few people have suggested SS style hoods, but I don't think that would look right. It doesn't follow the body lines of the car the way the SC/T and SD hoods do. Just my opinion though.

SpyhunteR · 10-04-2002, 12:53 PM

no ss hood. blech.. ugly !! on grand am

oem style!!

sleeper? hardly... black carbon fiber looking out at the world.. hardly a sleeper.. people will know something special is going on...

someone give their hood up and shell out some cash.. am I the only one willing to undergo this ? man o man..

nobody's interested after so many pages.. :-\ this really blows for me..

10-03-2002, 12:22 PM	#62
PACE Woooo Woooooooo ! AKA: Jason Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Clarkston, MI Age: 43 Posts: 2,514 Vehicle: GRAND AMERICAN	I want SD Ram Air......or vented __________________ Grand Am---Long gone. 2009 Yukon Denali with 4" drop on 24" black Escalade wheels -- in the garage 1970 Impala convertible triple black - In the Garage

10-03-2002, 02:28 PM	#64
AaronGTR BlingWithBallz AKA: Aaron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Detroit area, MI Age: 43 Posts: 12,254 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am GT1 2dr	Why can't you have a hood that looks good AND reduces weight? My SD hood looks good and is lighter than stock. The only reason I want carbon fiber is to get it even lighter. I don't ever want to have a stock looking hood again though. What's the point? __________________ The few, the proud, the boosted! 13.788 @ 103.73 mph (3/2011) 320 whp and 300 ft/lbs torque. (3/2011) See it here. the total package.

10-03-2002, 06:18 PM	#66
Dr_Kyle Better Than Ever AKA: Doctor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 40 Posts: 2,116 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am GT1	carbon fiber hoods look cool! That's why I like them, they also have the added benefit of being light weight. That's just my opinion though... __________________ Looking for Performance Parts? Click Here to check out Doctor Speed! Best ET: 14.664 @ 94.82 MPH Doctor Speed - Grand Am Performance Parts My Cardomain Page

10-03-2002, 06:37 PM	#67
customcargrills Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 105 Vehicle: 99 Saturn, Blue	Preliminary pics are of the Alero hood are at: http://home.attbi.com/~sparksm1/alero/hood-down.jpg http://home.attbi.com/~sparksm1/alero/hood-up.jpg __________________ www.customcargrills.com

10-03-2002, 08:10 PM	#68
SpyhunteR #1 hater AKA: Rob Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas Age: 38 Posts: 4,968 Vehicle: 01' 2.4T GA / 08 TBSS	well i'm sold enough hook it up man.. __________________ Hey kids going to Vegas? Let me help you help me help you! Shoot me an email or PM for all your Vegas Night Club bottle hallucinations & strip club desires! FACEBOOKFACE! "Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you."

10-03-2002, 11:05 AM	#61
hoamskilet GAGT - Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belvidere, IL Age: 40 Posts: 52 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT Coupe	Maybe I'm bein totally unrealistic here, but why can't we get one hood made OEM style, and anther made with Scoops/Extractors/etc.... Maybe one of these guys could make it one style and the other makes it a different style. I for one wouldn't pay a dime for a hood that looks exactly like the one I have now, I don't care what it's made out of. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one that has this opinion either. Just seems to me that if you made two different styles you'd get a ton more sales than if you just made one or the other. Again, I could be out of line here, but just thought I'd toss that idea out. Later.

10-03-2002, 01:59 PM	#63
mr_eh Hi. AKA: xxx Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Staten Island, NY Age: 39 Posts: 4,405 Vehicle: 05 Srt-4 / 00GrandAmSE	...i would never waste my money on a cf hood that looked like it had ram air, heat extractors? i could deal with cause they DO something, no scoops or vents... its a hood to REDUCE WEIGHT, if you want one for looks get a sd hood

10-03-2002, 11:25 PM	#70
HardD99 I now own a Chrysler Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 38 Posts: 135 Vehicle: 1998 Concorde LXi	well i definately am in... i wont have the money til the end of next month, but i also would never pay $500-$600 to make my car look exactly the same, i dont care THAT much about weight, i mean, if i had a completely rebuilt engine, boosted, and i was in the last stages of taking .001 seconds off my ET then i would care, but i want my car too look good mainly. and i also want CF, plus it would be cheaper than the other aftermarket hoods we can get.. SD RAM AIR HERE!!! __________________ 99' GA SE 4DR http://www.n-body.net/registry/99gase/

10-04-2002, 01:37 AM	#71
SpyhunteR #1 hater AKA: Rob Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas Age: 38 Posts: 4,968 Vehicle: 01' 2.4T GA / 08 TBSS	ya know what? once he gives an okay for it... and once someone let's him have their hood for an oem one.. than i'm throwing my money in... just like that.. if you're not down w/ the hardcore than well you're not.. oh well sorry.. I want this more than anybody.. I don't have a perfect hood to send.. I have a **ed up hood. cheapest quote is $300 to repair it... if i can get a whole new hood for a couple 100 more no big deal ... i'd prefer it that way anyway.. __________________ Hey kids going to Vegas? Let me help you help me help you! Shoot me an email or PM for all your Vegas Night Club bottle hallucinations & strip club desires!** FACEBOOKFACE! "Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you."

10-04-2002, 04:33 AM	#72
botlfed Wheelie Popper AKA: Brandon Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Michigania Age: 46 Posts: 892 Vehicle: LQ4 Turbo Mustang	when do you want the stock hood?

10-04-2002, 07:10 AM	#73
hoamskilet GAGT - Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belvidere, IL Age: 40 Posts: 52 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT Coupe	Here are two different styles of hoods that I think would look indcredible on our GA's.. http://www.andysautosport.com/predhood.html http://www.andysautosport.com/images/cav_fronside.jpg Once again, just throwin out ideas.

10-04-2002, 12:47 PM	#74
AaronGTR BlingWithBallz AKA: Aaron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Detroit area, MI Age: 43 Posts: 12,254 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am GT1 2dr	I don't want my car to look like a sleeper. I like how it looks now. One added benefit, a lot of the local import guys (especially honduh's) goof on my car because it's a GA and it looks fast (they think I'm blowing smoke), but I get to laugh at them when I smoke 'em with my SC. It antagonizes the hell out of 'em and they hate it 'cause most of them can't beat me . Hey spy, I'll send him my perfect OEM hood as soon as someone buys me a new CF hood to replace it (he he/jk). A few people have suggested SS style hoods, but I don't think that would look right. It doesn't follow the body lines of the car the way the SC/T and SD hoods do. Just my opinion though. __________________ The few, the proud, the boosted! 13.788 @ 103.73 mph (3/2011) 320 whp and 300 ft/lbs torque. (3/2011) See it here. the total package.

10-04-2002, 12:53 PM	#75
SpyhunteR #1 hater AKA: Rob Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas Age: 38 Posts: 4,968 Vehicle: 01' 2.4T GA / 08 TBSS	no ss hood. blech.. ugly !! on grand am oem style!! sleeper? hardly... black carbon fiber looking out at the world.. hardly a sleeper.. people will know something special is going on... someone give their hood up and shell out some cash.. am I the only one willing to undergo this ? man o man.. nobody's interested after so many pages.. :-\ this really blows for me.. __________________ Hey kids going to Vegas? Let me help you help me help you! Shoot me an email or PM for all your Vegas Night Club bottle hallucinations & strip club desires! FACEBOOKFACE! "Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you."