seibon carbon fiber hood info

[mercury51]

anyone have any info on these hoods


thank you


bill

 

[Venomiss]

Bueller? Someone. Anyone?

 

[slysnake]

Good question. I was looking at them the other day as well. I have to say, their add does not instill confidence. Full of "unusual " sentence structure.

 

[kcobean]

Not that it is of much relevance to the Viper, but I had a Seibon CF hood on my 350Z. The quality of the carbon work was excellent and the fit and finish was great. The painter had to fill just a few pin-holes in the vents but other than that it needed very little work besides painting.

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[Nixon's SRT]

I would like to know also. Has anyone purshaced one of these or is someone local that could test fit one?

Vendors?

 

[99 R/T 10]

From what I understand,(very limited anyway ) those hood are stock hoods with a carbonfibre overlay. Not true carbon fibre, but call them to be sure.

 

[Tony2]

I looked at them as well, however if you look at their site at Seibon and look under the FAQ questions FAQ #5 states all their hoods require hoodpins...............

So needless to say that made up my mind as I didnt want hood pins on my car.


Tony2

 

[kcobean]

I looked at them as well, however if you look at their site at Seibon and look under the FAQ questions FAQ #5 states all their hoods require hoodpins...............

So needless to say that made up my mind as I didnt want hood pins on my car.


Tony2

I never put the hood-pins on my car...I never had it much over 80 without them but if I was going near triple-digit speeds, I would certainly put them on. The stock latch mechanism was laid in well, but I wouldn't trust it at high speeds.

 

[SFViper]

I never put the hood-pins on my car...I never had it much over 80 without them but if I was going near triple-digit speeds, I would certainly put them on. The stock latch mechanism was laid in well, but I wouldn't trust it at high speeds.

I had a Seibon CF hood without hood-pins on my Stage 2 Subaru Sti going 120MPH with no problems. Their latch is identical to OEM. I think any aftermarket manufacturer has to issue the warning to cover their ass.

 

[kcobean]

I had a Seibon CF hood without hood-pins on my Stage 2 Subaru Sti going 120MPH with no problems. Their latch is identical to OEM. I think any aftermarket manufacturer has to issue the warning to cover their ass.

The problem is that the fiberglassing that holds the OEM latch in, I don't trust to be as strong as an OEM attachment. I knew of one person that had his aftermarket hood (not a seibon) fly up on a drag run. Scary stuff.

 

[jojogts]

Same here Ive had 2 seibon hoods on a EVO 8 & EVO X both fit well. No hood pins ever I had the 8 over 150mph...

 

[Tony2]

You guys are probably right, I would imagine they are just trying to cover their rumps. Either way considering the lack of feedback on the hood in regards to quality, fit, finish, etc I decided not to go that route.

Good luck though if you do, be sure to tell us how it fits, etc if and when you do get it as it will help other make their decision too!!



Tony2

 

[Venomiss]

anyone have any info on these hoods


thank you


bill

Hopefully that helped you a bit?