seibon hood fitment issues..

[dookiedang]

i have just bought a seibon hood DV style for a s14 kouki. when i installed it on the driver side. it bolted on like butter but when i try bolting it on to the passenger side it doenst even line up at all. the holes on the hood were right below the holes on the bracker/mounts. and when i try to install it first on the passenger side. the driver side bolt up but when i slam the hood down the passenger side wont even go down, it wont even go into the oem hood latch. has anyone else has problems like this? or did i just got the bad batch? any help would be great. thanks.

P.S. Redrilling holes is an option but i would like to get as much info as possible before i go the redrilling route.

[awesomenick]

Just to verify, you're not tightening down one side completely, and then trying the other side right? You're just getting the bolts started I hope.

[WoolyS14DET]

Sounds like the mold for the hood is off ?? IMO

[MikeisNissan]

Sounds like a bad case of crap batch.

[jspec240]

I second that motion for tightning down one side first. BUT if not get some fiberglass resin mark the holes put some grease on your bolt pour the resign in the drilled hole. put the bolt in the resin, let dry then and you have made your own.

GL

[eek]

If its new, you can contact seibon and see if they will send you a replacement.

[OptionZero]

i ordered the same hood

fit like shit

ask a spec about it
lol

next hood from seibon?
scratched up and shit

their shipping sucks

their quality sucks

their customer services sucks

fuck seibon

FUCK SEIBON

[dookiedang]

If its new, you can contact seibon and see if they will send you a replacement.

how long does it ususally take for seibon to make me a new one? i mean i bought it from a shop clearence sale for 300 bucks. so idk how long the hood has been there.

[eek]

Call and find out, email/fax your recepit over. Hopefully you got your hood from a authorized vendor. I'm going to assume they should have it in stock or locate one for you. Doesnt hurt to ask, worst thing that can happen is they tell you the can't do squat for you.

[nismo tuned s14]

how long does it ususally take for seibon to make me a new one? i mean i bought it from a shop clearence sale for 300 bucks. so idk how long the hood has been there.

Maybe thats why it was on clearance? Mine was off just a little bit, but I was able to get it to fit after making the holes on the hinges bigger.

[pbcstylez]

work the hinges with a file until it fits... done

[Om1kron]

lol thanks for this thread.

[Brian]

duh....... SEIBON.

just buy a real hood in the first place.

how many times must we go through the same thing?

[twastheglow]

What is an excellent quality CF hood?
*mike*

[sick_lazy_gray-s13]

What is an excellent quality CF hood?
*mike*
SEIBON suuuucks always had fitment issues with my customers..

Try Carbon Creations... they are legit.

[Om1kron]

SEIBON suuuucks always had fitment issues with my customers..

Try Carbon Creations... they are legit.

I see what you did there lol.

[twastheglow]

^ Damn. I didn't even notice that. LOL
*mike*

[donmx258]

I have ordered 3 hoods and 1 trunk from seibon. 1st hood didnt fit at all, 2nd hood just fit with spacers 3rd hood was damaged in shipping and the trunk was damaged in shipping so all and all i've had great luck with seibon!

[ROIDMONKEY]

I have ordered 3 hoods and 1 trunk from seibon. 1st hood didnt fit at all, 2nd hood just fit with spacers 3rd hood was damaged in shipping and the trunk was damaged in shipping so all and all i've had great luck with seibon!
huh?/?:loco:

[YellowFox]

I got a Seibon hood, pretty good fitment IMO. Never had any problems with it.

[OptionZero]

worst thing is..

the REAL THING FROM JAPAN cost only a couple hundred more

aint like seibon is cheap these days, fuck

[ROIDMONKEY]

A guy i know bought one for hes mazdaspeed the quality,fitment,overall was amazing . brand was something like FIBER something(sorry cant remenber) . it was very nice
im looking for a company that make one in flat. with a flat clear code , no shiny

[dookiedang]

I have ordered 3 hoods and 1 trunk from seibon. 1st hood didnt fit at all, 2nd hood just fit with spacers 3rd hood was damaged in shipping and the trunk was damaged in shipping so all and all i've had great luck with seibon!


LOL what the fuck?!?!

[OptionZero]

yeah their shipping company (bax global) is pretty garbage
i mean i'm sure they're getting a deal on prices, but really...spring for somethin with better insurance

[hustlervibes]

Seriously. You can't expect to cheap out on something like that and expect to get good fitment. Most of the time with cheap things like seibon you got to make them fit.

[180sExy]

My first hood I bought from Sebion was great! fitting was great! the second one the fitting was kinda off but not by that much.

[OptionZero]

Seriously. You can't expect to cheap out on something like that and expect to get good fitment. Most of the time with cheap things like seibon you got to make them fit.

the thing is seibon IS NOT CHEAP
they're pricier than the ebay or generic brands

its not like its off by a little, my hood needed to be practically cut apart and put back together, which is pointless...might as well mold the damn thing myself out of putty and start pumping out hoods of my own to sell

fuck seibon

go super cheap if u just want a c/f hood or pay for a better brand

[hustlervibes]

To the OP how much did you pay for the hood anyway?

[kognition]

Your hood is suffering from a common aillment known as "gelcoataminosis". Where an exhuberant amount of gelcoat is used to give the exciting deep (temporary) shiny finish. But shrinks horizontally to the surface to the point the the $hit wont fit unless you start cutting something.
If you want a legit hood, expect to pay $800 to $1,000.

[dookiedang]

Your hood is suffering from a common aillment known as "gelcoataminosis". Where an exhuberant amount of gelcoat is used to give the exciting deep (temporary) shiny finish. But shrinks horizontally to the surface to the point the the $hit wont fit unless you start cutting something.
If you want a legit hood, expect to pay $800 to $1,000.


yea..always thought seibon had good quality cf though. my friend has one and it fit perfectly. no mods what so ever. guess i just got bad luck this time. or maybe he got lucky with his....

[donmx258]

im kidding ive had bad luck with them but the guy who handles damaged items at seibion helped me out everytime till eveything was right

[Turbo Nismo]

OMFG, why do I find this thread now after I receive my Seibon CF Hood?!!!! I still haven't tried it on, I hope I don't have fitmen issues.

[dookiedang]

this thread is 2 years old lol,
i have since sold my kouki bought another kouki sold that, then got a zenki did s15 front end then sold that and now driving a evo ix :D.
dont worry seibon got good service. you wont be dissappointed at all.