CF hood VS Stock

[Golddeenoh]

07-11 hatchback hoods

Carbon fiber hood weighs 7 pounds

OEM hood weighs 10.5 pound

3 pounds isn't really worth it but hey, at least people will recognize my car going down the road.

[bebeelo]

weight reduction is a PLUS! ur hood looks clean as well. have you thought about a black and red color design for your car?(interior too)

[1.5]

That hood looks gorgeous and 3 lbs in a Yaris probably makes a nice difference.

[G-Ammo]

where'd u get that?

[Golddeenoh]

only interior painting done, along with a CF shift knob.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39592

[b20vteg]

only interior painting done, along with a CF shift knob.
that cf knob probably saves you .001lb. power to weight ratio bro!!!

[wildmongoose26]

Glad to see the hood made it there ok. Just figured you would let me know when you received it.

[Gavan]

Curious where the hood is from, Microimage? They only seem to ever have the fiberglass one available now :(

[fnkngrv]

After having my CF hood I am leery to pick up another one unfortunately as there are several issues that can arise with them, but they do look pretty sweet too.

[LuisPRTRD]

Were can I buy a cf hood for the sedan?

[cali yaris]

^ From me.

[Golddeenoh]

Hood is from another Forum member. "wildmongoose26"

The shift knob is light but it is a little small, tend to hurt my hand if i do a lot of driving around.


I know the old one I had on my Civic cracked from a rock, mostly just the clear resin, plus some place use a dark resin for the core structure and then a clear resin for the outer structure so if it chip it will look like a sticker on fiber glass hood.

[why?]

how is the fit and finish? 3lbs is a good start, just think of it as additive to everything else.

[Golddeenoh]

the front of the hood just behind the Toyota emblem sits lower than the original hood so it's fit is a little iffy, finish is good except for a few chips, I havn't been able to get any time to wash it again so it has some weird gray/white from waxing on it that makes it seem dirty or sticker like.