CF hoods from G3 autosports

[Jeff240sx]

Has anyone heard anything about them? They said that they would do a group buy for $270/hood +120 shipping, and give free billet hood pins.
They don't roll their edges, and it seems like a lot of people are making a big deal out of it. Anyone have experience or hearsay about their hoods?
-Jeff

[Jim96SC2]

You get what you pay for ..

[xS1LV1Ax]

I'd be careful about cheap hoods. I went to my friend's Car shop today and he got a CF hood for a customer. The customer requested a brand that was very "no-name" but got a great deal on the hood. At first look it didnt look so bad. It had a decent latch but the edges were not rolled. We picked it up to check the weight, and then we noticed that when you place the hood behind a light, u could see straight through it. It was funny. Now we know why it was so cheap. Oh well....just be carful and as said before...u get what u pay for!

[sykikchimp]

yeah.. thin CF hoods age badly.. low wind pressures over top of them make them flex, and get stress cracks. beware.

[Jeff240sx]

Cool. I'll stop talking to them then :D .
-Jeff

[Boosted_Drifter]

yeah i'm pretty sure you'd be unhappy with unrolled edges.

[curbhuggerrps13]

well if u feel like being greedy...buy like a dozen of those things and sell them to your friends for twice the price and say its "JDM" so they will be like "wow i want 100!!" jk

[TekonMotors]

Heres a pic of one of the hoods. I have it installed on my 97 240sx

[TekonMotors]

heres anotherone

[CoasTek240]

well i would honestly go with brand name

[andrave]

"brand name" versus name doesn't make a bit of difference.
If you think the name changes the product, it doesn't.
Find one that is quality. If its a street car, make sure the hood isn't going to warp where your turbo is.
Of COURSE the carbon fiber hood is see through!!
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If you under stood the manufacturing process of carbon fiber or fiberglass products, that would make perfect sense to you.
That just means its a very thin layer of carbon fiber, which is one most of the race guys use (light weight). A whole lot of the "brand name" carbon fiber hoods are fiberglass hoods with a carbon fiber layer. They are a lot more durable, resistant to warping, and such, but the don't have nearly the weight savings of a thing carbon fiber hood. Of course, since most guys don't care if it actually saves weight, and instead like the look, it doesn't really matter. Rolled edges are a nice detail, one that will make the hood hold up longer over time.
I know a prominent manufacturer of CF hoods claims you can "run over their hoods without hurting the hod."
Thats great, but since when did your damn hood NEED to be ran over?