Alero Carbon Fiber Hood!!

[fusion]

Gauging interest on getting a Carbon fiber hood for our cars!

RSM Racing has a guy that can do custom jobbies.
Once a mold is made, we too can have hoods!!!

Now, a verbal quote was $700 CDN which is pretty good.

If ya think you're interested, sign up. So far, there's no commitment :)

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[bdyman]

damn, if i didn`t have the flames on my car i would be all over this
sorry

[MikeSS]

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2. Malero
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Hoods already getting stone chipped to hell

[Oldsman]

1. Fusion
2. Malero
3. Oldsman
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[smokinAMD]

Is it paintable or not?

[bdyman]

why would you want to paint a real carbon fiber hood lol

[smokinAMD]

Originally posted by bdyman@Jul 10 2004, 12:05 PM
why would you want to paint a real carbon fiber hood lol
So it wouldn't look too ricey....

[kwhauck]

may be interested, depends on what kind of style carbon fiber hood, the under bracing, total weight difference, colored carbon/kevlar hoods be available, and how much is $700 cdn, i don't know the conversion rate....

[Sportalero]

Originally posted by smokinAMD+Jul 10 2004, 01:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (smokinAMD @ Jul 10 2004, 01:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bdyman@Jul 10 2004, 12:05 PM
why would you want to paint a real carbon fiber hoodÂ;-)Â;-) lol
So it wouldn't look too ricey.... [/b][/quote]
I think it's only "ricey" if you have a CF hood and your car is still a slow piece of crap because you're just fakin the funk. A CF hood is a "performance" mod, and any nutcase who buys one just for the sole purpose that it's CF and loox cool is a complete ass..................IMO

[Youngblood77]

Originally posted by Sportalero+Jul 11 2004, 05:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sportalero @ Jul 11 2004, 05:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by smokinAMD@Jul 10 2004, 01:11 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-bdyman@Jul 10 2004, 12:05 PM
why would you want to paint a real carbon fiber hoodÂ;-)Â;-) lol
So it wouldn't look too ricey....
I think it's only "ricey" if you have a CF hood and your car is still a slow piece of crap because you're just fakin the funk. A CF hood is a "performance" mod, and any nutcase who buys one just for the sole purpose that it's CF and loox cool is a complete ass..................IMO [/b][/quote]
I'd paint a real carbon fiber hood in a second. If there were a HUGE weight difference, I'd buy one and paint it to match the rest of the car..... B)

[b-spot]

Originally posted by bdyman@Jul 10 2004, 12:05 PM
why would you want to paint a real carbon fiber hood lol
Because a black hood on any other color of car is mother bunnyin ugly

[Sportalero]

^^Actually, I beg to differ. With CF having that black/gray-ish look to it, on a black car, it would almost seem as though the hood was ashy. And even though you'll know it's a CF hood, it'd still look off-color. In fact, a black car is the only color that i would say that you "should" paint the hood to match. But take a CF hood with a red or white car, some carbon or gunmetal shoes, and dark tint, you got yourself a nice looking car.

[b-spot]

^ I wasn't meaning to imply that a CF hood looks good unpainted on a black car, but just that if you take a hood of a black car and stick it on any other color it looks like crap. Just as CF being a different color than the rest of your car (even if its black) looks like you are piecing together a car out of the junkyard.

[Sportalero]

^^I got what you're saying now, and i've actually seen some jackasses with black hoods on their car. Ugliest crap ever. But i guess we're just of two different minds on the CF hood. Carbon fiber makes a statement all it's own. And I'm not talking about guys who buy it to dress up their engine bays and interior. To me, putting CF hood on a barely modded car is an like asshole who has "Turbo-kazoo" exhaust tips when they're engine is NA. Like i said uptop, a CF hood is a performance mod, that's why i wouldn't even consider getting one until my car was truly race worthy. Then I would get a CF hood AND a spoiler in keeping with my car's true purpose, and if a chump thinks i'm flossin my CF just to be flossin, then i'll be more than happy to prove them wrong.

Carbon Fiber Hoods are a privilege, not a right
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[b-spot]

^Lol.. yeah, I saw a white lude here with a painted black hood. Looked sooo ghey.

I think it was Yiddishbbq though that had a CF hood that was colour matched to his ruby red car, but it was transparent so you could still see the fibres. I really liked the look of his, and would deffinately go for something like that.

[vanillaman]

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[MikeSS]

Yeah, I am not sure if I would paint mine. I think it would look good on a silver car unpainted

[fusion]

Well, it all depends on the person rite?
Some will use it to lighten, some will do it for show.
In any event, they are a car enthusiast :thumbsup:


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2. Malero
3. Oldsman
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[FormulaNERD]

700 cad = 531.43 usd as of today.

count me in.

[Pimpalero03]

is there a scoop on this hood? cuz if not how much faster is a cf hood gonna make this damn aleros? ill keep stock till a scoop of some sort comes out ( prolly never though)

[flalero]

1. Fusion
2. Malero
3. Oldsman
4. Vanillaman
5. Formula Nerd
6. FLAlero

Been waiting a while for one that was less than $600-$700

[SouthDakotAlero]

I might be in, but what do you think shipping is going to cost to the United States because I'm assuming this place is in Canada.

[justinusaf]

Add me to the list as a for sure... How is the payment going to work?

1. Fusion
2. Malero
3. Oldsman
4. Vanillaman
5. Formula Nerd
6. FLAlero
7. Justinusaf

[flalero]

Yeah, shipping is going to be a big deal. I know it will have to come truck freight, but just how much would that cost?

[MikeSS]

A friend of mine has a CF hood on his Grand am. It makes the hood soooo much lighter. I think it is worth it.

[|Rev|]

Definately interested, count me in, but let me know WAY in advance when I gotta pay and how much, because I gotta save for it :thumbsup:

1. Fusion
2. Malero
3. Oldsman
4. Vanillaman
5. Formula Nerd
6. FLAlero
7. Justinusaf
8. |Rev|

[scArLERO]

yo I'm in on this If you seen my pics recently you can see why!!(pics are in showcase) Just let me know everything you need $$ info I live in the GTA area Toronto. defintely in YES YES YES

[Redog]

I'd paint it for sure. Any pics, I'm a maybe

[d00fN00BeR]

good thing im getting a new job with better pay. i should have enough money soon to get the hood. id love it if he went thru with the idea.

[flalero]

I don't think I would paint mine. I like the way the CF contrasts.

[kwhauck]

again i ask the questions, before i will commit i would like to know about the hood, weight differences, oem or scoop, etc, just get us or at least me a little more info....

[flalero]

well, I don't know any specifics, but I can tell you there is a significant difference in weight. I can't give you specific numbers, but I can tell you this. A carbon fiber hood can be picked up with one hand, try doing that with your stock hood.

[smokinAMD]

I'm a maybe as well.

[kwhauck]

yeah i know that too but i want some specifics weight can be a huge difference or a minor one depending on the under bracing of the hood, also i already has an oem carbon fiber hood and it was nice but a scoop is way more desirable (i also guarantee my old cf hood is was lighter than these ones will be if they get produced because my old hood had no bracing at all, just the carbon fiber) now if people are looking for performance that is the way to go, personally though i think most carbon fiber hoods are for looks, i mean big deal if you save like maybe 50 lbs for $500-$600, the price you are paying is mostly for looks, bottom line.......just my 2 cents

[flalero]

^^agree, cf, in this case is pretty much just for looks, that's what I'm going for on this.

[shox]

yes and a cf hood would look fking so nice.

[IndyAlero]

Im down it sounds cool so count me in....

[yiddishbdg]

I think it was Yiddishbbq though that had a CF hood that was colour matched to his ruby red car, but it was transparent so you could still see the fibres.

A yiddish barbeque sounds delicious. No bacon tho lol. Anyways, yes i have one of the few c.f. hoods that were made, and i had it painted because there were some imperfections in the resin and chips on the sides from shipping. However, if another run of these is made, i would highly recomend that there is bracing on the underside of the hood. The one i have has no bracing, and vibrates like a bitch above 55 on the freeway. Heres the link to pics of it: Yes i have a c.f. hood (http://www.n-body.net/registry/yiddishbdg/)

[b-spot]

haha.. my bad. I think i was hungry when I posted that. what is bdg anyways?

[smokinAMD]

Originally posted by b-spot@Jul 15 2004, 09:58 AM
haha.. my bad. I think i was hungry when I posted that. what is bdg anyways?
Bulldog?

[yiddishbdg]

yup, bulldog. my old nickname from wrestling was the yiddish bulldog (if anyone remembers the british bulldog, it was taken from that). Was coined by a friend when we were about 11, and it's stuck ever since.

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by yiddishbdg@Jul 15 2004, 07:43 AM
A yiddish barbeque sounds delicious. No bacon tho lol. Anyways, yes i have one of the few c.f. hoods that were made, and i had it painted because there were some imperfections in the resin and chips on the sides from shipping. However, if another run of these is made, i would highly recomend that there is bracing on the underside of the hood. The one i have has no bracing, and vibrates like a bitch above 55 on the freeway. Heres the link to pics of it: Yes i have a c.f. hood (http://www.n-body.net/registry/yiddishbdg/)
yiddish, i believe we discussed this as soon as i got my carbon fiber hood, i believe your shaking problem is just a matter of not haveing you pins tight enough, i've had mine up to the speed limiter numerous times and it doesn't shake at all, rides just like a stock hood, mine also had some chips and crap but they were minor so i left it for the time being, mine will eventally be painted though too....

[|Rev|]

any updates on this? :blink:

[mfuller]

I would be mildly interested only if it had all underhood bracing and used the factory hinges and hood latch (i.e. no hood pins).

[springs fastest alero]

I'm interested as well. my car got hit bad with hail damage and I need a new hood anyway

[jturkey69]

id only be in if it had a scoop of some sort...i picked up an extra hood, and plan on making my own EVO style hood
basically looking for somewhat looks, but more for venting underhood temps

[per0xide]

i want one too, and i even have a job now, so ill be able to actually buy it....

its a hell of a lot better deal than the last cf hood idea i saw... they wanted like $700 for the top layer of the hood being cf, and $1400 for the whole hood...

havent found another one since until now..

ill take one with or without the hood pins, id rather not have a scoop, and id also like the braces as well... we gonna do this like everything else? pay half when it starts getting manufactured and the rest when its about to be shipped?

[Tru]

yeh, i'd like to know some updates on this...my hood just got screwed up last night

[isellalerodrop]

after reading this forum i have to rethink my idea of doing a black hood and trunk lid on my red alero to match the black and red interior.

[Sundayalero]

Originally posted by isellalerodrop@Aug 4 2004, 04:40 PM
after reading this forum i have to rethink my idea of doing a black hood and trunk lid on my red alero to match the black and red interior.
But remember that no one in this forum will be driving your car...

[justinusaf]

Any updates?

[MikeSS]

Juno......where'd ya go buddy? I want my hood!

[theirishgonzo]

what wiuld that be in us dollars? also will this be ordered with a color tint to the cf like blue

[scArLERO]

i think i might call RSM monday and see if this is still possible ( i live about an hour from the missasauga location)...if it is i'll post and try and get this rolling considering a lot of ppl seem interested...if it falls through then back to square 1... :wah:...btw i'm not trying to take over the order/post, but if i can help get it going i'm sure no one would mind

[SikMindz]

I know some of you that frequent the GA boards sorta know what's going on with my car but for you others I've been 'working' with a company to get a bunch of parts made for my gen GA's. As of now I have the only CF GA trunk in existence (since no one else has bought one from them yet) and as of next week CF fenders and hood with center extractor (similar to the EVO style you all mentioned). Following that I will also be recieving CF sideskirts and CF front and rear fascias.

If you guys are seriously interested in getting something CF made for your cars I can run it by the CEO's of the company and see what they say. What I'll need from you guys is a list of COMMITTED buyers, an owner in CA or nearby for test fitting and you to fwd me all this 411 via email. As for pricing you can go to www.importfan.com and check out their average price for CF parts there.

Otherwise, good luck! I know you guys have been waiting much longer than us GA guys to get companies to notice you!

Edit: BTW, you can check out progress pics of my car and the CF weave of the installed trunk on my N-Body registry:

www.n-body.net/registry/sikmindz

[FormulaNERD]

i can get a mold and everything made for 1200 and sell the hoods for 400. so the price would depend on how many people wanted in.

i had planned on doing this with the cali cowl cf hood on ebay, but the asshole let someone walk away with it locally for like 300 bucks.

[scArLERO]

can they use our stock hoods for a mold ? ...why not ?

[alerosmoke]

I woiuld paint it to look like carbon fiber! :smokin:

[justinusaf]

So is this a go or what?

[Oldsman]

the whole problem with getting a hood made for us is that so many want something different.

Not a damn one of us can agree on a hood style.

I prefer the RKSport cali edition hood. why????????

Well if you look at your stock hood you will notice the bump in the center of the hood. what they did was take that bump and extend it to the window and turned it into a cowl induction hood. that way you have a hood scoop that went with the body lines of the car already. now from that design you could add vents and anything else. But it is a start and doesn't look like an after thought. what do i mean by after thought........well putting a scoop on our hood that does go with our body lines.

[FormulaNERD]

i agree with oldsman... the cali cf was perfect. too bad none of us could have gotten ahold of it

[kwhauck]

actually someone did, but until copies are made, as originally planned, i say kill that motherf***er

[Oldsman]

LOL

at least we know who has it.

[OpalaAlero]

Originally posted by 99Alero_Boy@Aug 9 2004, 11:25 PM
actually someone did, but until copies are made, as originally planned, i say kill that motherf***er
If you piss him off, he'll just say fock you and no one will ever get copies. Perhaps this board should try being nice for a change and we'll see what that gets us.

[Tru]

Originally posted by OpalaAlero+Aug 10 2004, 11:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (OpalaAlero @ Aug 10 2004, 11:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-99Alero_Boy@Aug 9 2004, 11:25 PM
actually someone did, but until copies are made, as originally planned, i say kill that motherf***er
If you piss him off, he'll just say fock you and no one will ever get copies. Perhaps this board should try being nice for a change and we'll see what that gets us. [/b][/quote]
agreed.

oh, and if i were dead...how would copies be made?...i think its better that I AM NOT DEAD...

[FormulaNERD]

if i'm ever in michigan, your car better be garaged, cause you'll have a broken window and a missing hood :thumbsup:

[Tru]

go for it.

i dont care...im not about to deal with all this sh*t...its not worth it...some ppl just need to grow up.

nuff said.

[misslindseysue]

Originally posted by FormulaNERD@Aug 10 2004, 12:04 PM
if i'm ever in michigan, your car better be garaged, cause you'll have a broken window and a missing hood :thumbsup:
Damn, dude, that's not even funny. I have your address, I might give it to Tru so he can come and mess up your car. The guy just bought a hood because he needed a new one. I wouldn't have been as nice about it as he was, at least he was willing to try to work something out with people who wanted copies.

[FormulaNERD]

hey man, it's all in fun, we're just teasing... i'd seriously never steal anything from anyone.... it's cool, and we're all glad to know you want to help out w/ getting copies....

[FormulaNERD]

Originally posted by misslindseysue+Aug 10 2004, 05:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (misslindseysue @ Aug 10 2004, 05:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-FormulaNERD@Aug 10 2004, 12:04 PM
if i'm ever in michigan, your car better be garaged, cause you'll have a broken window and a missing hood :thumbsup:
Damn, dude, that's not even funny. I have your address, I might give it to Tru so he can come and mess up your car. The guy just bought a hood because he needed a new one. I wouldn't have been as nice about it as he was, at least he was willing to try to work something out with people who wanted copies. [/b][/quote]
and yea, you have the address to my old place :thumbsup:

i might hunt you down and steal your type S sticker lindsey

[misslindseysue]

Or you could buy one from AutoZone for $5.