View Poll Results: What should I do about the hood
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Ike broke my hood...
HCF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,184
From: Texas
from what ive heard about CF hoods its best is VIS.....
i looked into them along time ago but never bought one....
but you can figure if it does dull out and you cant shine it up.... just sand and paint it
if i ever had my insurance pay for a new hood i would get a VIS CF hood.
i looked into them along time ago but never bought one....
but you can figure if it does dull out and you cant shine it up.... just sand and paint it
if i ever had my insurance pay for a new hood i would get a VIS CF hood.
and also if it dulls out, you can actually sand it with 1600-2000 grit sandpaper and buff it with polishing compound followed by a layer of wax and it will make it shine like new. I have had to do this twice cuz after a while I get lazy and stop waxing it and it dulls out really bad. but this is only recommended if it is dull beyond being able to buff it back to being shiny.
Last edited by Sigracer10; Sep 23, 2008 at 01:36 PM.
Junior Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 21
From: Tucson, AZ
Sig-
What brand is your hood? It looks great with the red paint. I have a Seibon OEM hood on order and will post picks next weekend. My 2-door is black and I think it will look nice also. Can't wait since my current hood has a "harelip" and a few small dings.
Great tip about sand/polish/buff and keeping up the shine. Tucson summers can be a bitch on CF but it's worth it. I polish & wax 2-3 times yearly anyways. Peace.
What brand is your hood? It looks great with the red paint. I have a Seibon OEM hood on order and will post picks next weekend. My 2-door is black and I think it will look nice also. Can't wait since my current hood has a "harelip" and a few small dings.
Great tip about sand/polish/buff and keeping up the shine. Tucson summers can be a bitch on CF but it's worth it. I polish & wax 2-3 times yearly anyways. Peace.
HCF Member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 95
From: Bothell, WA
Here are some pics of what the shattered branch did to my hood. This is the improved version. I was able to pop a couple of them out.
What do you guys think? My deductable is $500. Should I bother with insurance? Should I fix it myself? (I don't even know how to start...) Should I go for a carbon fiber hood, even though it's a little ricey for a stock engine?
What do you guys think? My deductable is $500. Should I bother with insurance? Should I fix it myself? (I don't even know how to start...) Should I go for a carbon fiber hood, even though it's a little ricey for a stock engine?
HCF Member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 120
From: Edmonton, Alberta
They don't always look ricey. They look pretty sick most of the time. Go for CF. And insurance is GAAAYYY. I wouldn't go through them and pay the deductible. They'll find some stupid friggin way to jack up your premium.. even if it was the stupid branches fault.. I voted for CF 
HCF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,184
From: Texas
Sig-
What brand is your hood? It looks great with the red paint. I have a Seibon OEM hood on order and will post picks next weekend. My 2-door is black and I think it will look nice also. Can't wait since my current hood has a "harelip" and a few small dings.
Great tip about sand/polish/buff and keeping up the shine. Tucson summers can be a bitch on CF but it's worth it. I polish & wax 2-3 times yearly anyways. Peace.
What brand is your hood? It looks great with the red paint. I have a Seibon OEM hood on order and will post picks next weekend. My 2-door is black and I think it will look nice also. Can't wait since my current hood has a "harelip" and a few small dings.
Great tip about sand/polish/buff and keeping up the shine. Tucson summers can be a bitch on CF but it's worth it. I polish & wax 2-3 times yearly anyways. Peace.
luckily boat stuff works really well cuz the gel coating on a CF hood very closely resembles the gel coating on boats.
Angry Admin
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,653
From: Reading, PA
I was just looking at the pics of the dents on your hood and realized that theyre about the same size dents as i have =] lol but i did it to mine whereas you just got fcuked. honda hoods are weak...not meant for sliding across. lol, +1 on carbon fiber
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