Heat soak - vented hood options that are not "louvered"

phunk · 11-13-2013, 01:34 PM

I have had several seibon products over the years and they have all had merely acceptable fit. Gaps are generally much larger, and any time there is a surface that curls in, they over curl... Hard to explain, but basically at the front corners of the hoods they curl it too much and it requires a lot of force to close and makes an underbite with the front bumper.. and on the hatches they curl in by the rear 1/4 windows and touch the seals and look a little weird.

Overall I don't mind the fit... But I would never paint the parts because of it.

Chuck33079 · 11-13-2013, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

I have had several seibon products over the years and they have all had merely acceptable fit. Gaps are generally much larger, and any time there is a surface that curls in, they over curl... Hard to explain, but basically at the front corners of the hoods they curl it too much and it requires a lot of force to close and makes an underbite with the front bumper.. and on the hatches they curl in by the rear 1/4 windows and touch the seals and look a little weird.

Overall I don't mind the fit... But I would never paint the parts because of it.

And it's still better than Duraflex.

JWillis72 · 11-13-2013, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

I have had several seibon products over the years and they have all had merely acceptable fit. Gaps are generally much larger, and any time there is a surface that curls in, they over curl... Hard to explain, but basically at the front corners of the hoods they curl it too much and it requires a lot of force to close and makes an underbite with the front bumper.. and on the hatches they curl in by the rear 1/4 windows and touch the seals and look a little weird.

Overall I don't mind the fit... But I would never paint the parts because of it.

Thanks for the info I was about to order one and paint it. Now I have to decide if I can live with a CF hood or not.

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phunk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,657 Drives: 370 Rep Power: 947878	I have had several seibon products over the years and they have all had merely acceptable fit. Gaps are generally much larger, and any time there is a surface that curls in, they over curl... Hard to explain, but basically at the front corners of the hoods they curl it too much and it requires a lot of force to close and makes an underbite with the front bumper.. and on the hatches they curl in by the rear 1/4 windows and touch the seals and look a little weird. Overall I don't mind the fit... But I would never paint the parts because of it. __________________ Charles @ CJ Motorsports : Website \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube Home of the 9 second, stock longblock, stock drivetrain 6MT 370z. 9.91 @ 142mph

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