Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

Go Back   Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum > General > Chat

Chat General Discussion About The Nissan 240SX and Nissan Z Cars


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-01-2019, 11:40 PM   #1
Smithwick
Leaky Injector
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Boston
Posts: 135
Trader Rating: (5)
Smithwick is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 5 reviews
ANY Good FRP Hoods? (S13 Silvia)

Hi all - my S13 Silvia came with a hood that's pretty well bashed to shit, and now that I've sorted the mechanicals and am piecing together body stuff (already have a bumper, lip, and sideskirts, front fenders coming soon), I want to replace it with another OEM-style hood.

So as always, I search the forums up and down for reviews on every FRP/Fiberglass hood made for the S13 Silvia (even looked at carbon ones for good measure), and low and behold, it seems that everyone thinks everything is awful. For OEM-style, I'm currently seeing VIS, Seibon, Chaser Aero, Carbon Creations, eBay no-name, etc. Even for the aftermarket ones, Origin, DMax, etc. don't seem to be much more well-loved. People basically say that nothing fits from the factory, everything comes broken, etc. I haven't really found anything positive about any aftermarket FRP brand period.

Now look, I know that I'm going to be paying someone to install this and I know that fiberglass stuff needs to be made to fit, but I'm trying not to make it too hard on the poor soul that's going to have to install this.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a quality FRP hood (again, S13 Silvia)? Heck, I wouldn't even mind another OEM hood as long as it's mint and not super pricey (though those two things don't tend to go together in my experience).






Bonus points for body shop recommendations in the Boston area.
Smithwick is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 01-02-2019, 07:35 PM   #2
Smithwick
Leaky Injector
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Boston
Posts: 135
Trader Rating: (5)
Smithwick is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 5 reviews
Anyone have experience with this? So cheap.

http://aerokits.net/cart/index.php?m...oducts_id=4978
Smithwick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-02-2019, 08:26 PM   #3
turboshoebox
Zilvia Addict
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: wc
Age: 39
Posts: 675
Trader Rating: (0)
turboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymore
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
The reason why you keep seeing poor fitting carbon hoods is you are only looking at the American knock-off companies. With authentic JDM stuff you have
a much better chance of great fit like this one.


Brand: varis


https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/shopping...13061991900301
turboshoebox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-03-2019, 05:31 PM   #4
Malik
Nissanaholic!
 
Malik's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Queens, NY
Posts: 1,796
Trader Rating: (0)
Malik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant futureMalik has a brilliant future
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
I had a Vis Silvia hood and it fit nicely
Malik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2019, 01:47 AM   #5
Smithwick
Leaky Injector
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Boston
Posts: 135
Trader Rating: (5)
Smithwick is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 5 reviews
Quote:
Originally Posted by turboshoebox View Post
The reason why you keep seeing poor fitting carbon hoods is you are only looking at the American knock-off companies. With authentic JDM stuff you have
a much better chance of great fit like this one.


Brand: varis


https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/shopping...13061991900301
NICE! Didn't realize Varis made a stock style hood. Great find...will have to see about shipping.

It's worth noting, though, that just because a part is authentic doesn't make it good. Plenty of the authentic DMax stuff is garbage, for example, and that I've seen firsthand
Smithwick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2019, 01:00 PM   #6
turboshoebox
Zilvia Addict
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: wc
Age: 39
Posts: 675
Trader Rating: (0)
turboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymore
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
I've experienced plenty of jdm aero with great fit. For some reason dmax is one of them who is not
turboshoebox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2019, 01:53 PM   #7
Tmajima
 
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: CA
Posts: 2
Trader Rating: (0)
Tmajima is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
I’d personally go with whatever fits your budget. Unfortunately even Japanese products, no matter how reputable, require some work to make it fit. With older cars, even Varis can not guarantee fitment and has discontinued products for 1980’s vehicles because of all of the fitment issues.

Not to mention ordering Varis parts require about a 6-12 month minimum wait time. It’s very unlikely that any shop would have a Varis hood for a S13 in stock.
Tmajima is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2019, 07:39 AM   #8
a13x.
Zilvia Member
 
a13x.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Munich, Germany
Age: 32
Posts: 247
Trader Rating: (2)
a13x. is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 2 reviews
I've got a Car Modify Wonder hood on my 180sx. Check insta for more pics.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbZAdg4FmK1/


Nice fitment and quality. Bolt on job, no modifications at all.
a13x. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2019, 02:59 AM   #9
Smithwick
Leaky Injector
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Boston
Posts: 135
Trader Rating: (5)
Smithwick is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 5 reviews
Quote:
Originally Posted by a13x. View Post
I've got a Car Modify Wonder hood on my 180sx. Check insta for more pics.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbZAdg4FmK1/


Nice fitment and quality. Bolt on job, no modifications at all.
Thanks for the heads up, wasn't aware of Car Modify Wonder. Unfortunately, they don't make a Silvia S13 hood, but I'll keep them in mind for other bits.
Smithwick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2019, 06:00 PM   #10
crzsteveo
Zilvia Addict
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: manasshole, VA
Posts: 876
Trader Rating: (3)
crzsteveo is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 3 reviews
BN tttt
crzsteveo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2019, 10:47 PM   #11
TheRealSy90
Premium Member
 
TheRealSy90's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Maricopa, AZ
Age: 30
Posts: 7,679
Trader Rating: (10)
TheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant futureTheRealSy90 has a brilliant future
Feedback Score: 10 reviews
Koguchi. Mak. Car Shop Modify.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by crimsonrockett View Post
Such a good signature.
TheRealSy90 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2019, 12:13 AM   #12
turboshoebox
Zilvia Addict
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: wc
Age: 39
Posts: 675
Trader Rating: (0)
turboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymoreturboshoebox is not welcome here anymore
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Love the koguchi hood but i hear the fit is not great(for those that are anal)
turboshoebox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-30-2019, 07:30 AM   #13
obscene
Leaky Injector
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: PA
Posts: 90
Trader Rating: (0)
obscene is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
sub'd for info
obscene is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:43 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2021, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
vB.Sponsors
Copyright © 1998 - 2019, Zilvia.net™