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A vented Seibon hood would be a good bet. Great quality (from past experience) no weight savings but cooling would be more important to myself.
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Wouldn't it be easier, or cheaper at least, to just change hoods with another 370 owner if you want a mismatched look. |
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I personally would paint the hood. |
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you'd be showing off the CF weave. that's about it. if it's not your thing, you'd go for the painted CF hood approach i suppose. |
Holy Toledo! I just priced a varis hood at $2400. I thought it would be in the few hundred dollar range. Everybody gets to spend their money any way they choose, so if this is the best use of $2400, then swell for you.
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The Varis hood has a great fit and look. The price....well, I won't go there as everyone already knows it's pricey. And for me it has nothing to do with weight savings.....completely all about looks. I built my car for show and not speed or tracking.....straight up show.
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370ZTUNE.com The wait time for me to receive my hood was 8 months. I really didn't think it would ever show up after that tsunami hit Japan. |
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I'm pretty happy with my VIS Racing hood. And... yes, I like the CF "look". Besides, it kinda goes with the rest of the cars theme.
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I just wanted to clarify one quick thing, you actually only wait 3 months for the hood. Ordered in the first week of October, shipped to you in the first week of January. For anybody interested in any Varis parts, please contact us directly for pricing information. |
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I purchased this hood on eBay back in April of 2011 but I could not locate the link to the original ad to share. The seller's eBay username is "bsd_direct" if interested. I was happy with the transaction. Placed order and had hood 3 weeks later. If memory serves he listed the product as "2011 Nissan370Z BS Style Carbon Fiber Hood Bonnet" and I believe the cost was around $575 plus freight. I had hood dampeners/shocks installed on the stock hood but had to remove them because the carbon fiber hood was a lot lighter than the stock hood which changed the dynamics of the way it would close. Carbon fiber will flex compared to the stock hood so removing the dampeners allows for a nice shut of the hood as opposed to having to evenly placing your hand on each side of the hood and having to close with care. I thought the vents in the hood would cause the engine compartment to become dirty but it has been almost 7 months and it is not a problem. Things to consider with mounting, the hood didn't come with pre-drilled holes for the windshield washer tubing nor the hood stand offs or the hood main lock/release. Taking measurements twice and drilling once was ok and everything fits perfect. The picture of the bare CF hood I took from his eBay listing.
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