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Old 12-28-2001, 04:57 AM
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Default advantages/disadvantages of a carbon fiber hood?
i know saving some weight would be one advantage, and i know they're stronger...any drawbacks?
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horrid fit in most cases
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high speed wind flex.
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Looks IMHO.
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good or bad?
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That depends on if you like the look of CF and if they didn't f'k it up when they laid it down.
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Right. And I don't, and they might.
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mmmm. just a thought. i think it would look bad *** on a black car though.
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It would.
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Yeah - it would actually prolly look cool on your color of my color - kinda graphite.
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