New CF Hood for the SVX!? - Page 3

SilverSpear · #31 03-08-2005, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AFBeefcake

The hood and the scoop are one. So the scoop is cf not plastic.

look AF, two materials of the same substance never crack up... for example, Fiberglass, my rear bumper is made out of 4 seperate parts which are "glued" together... they never crack up !!!

Pure_Insanity8 · #32 03-08-2005, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ilsegretosvx

Just my opinion, but screw the Mistu Evo look and go with something more classy like the hood scoop from a 550 Marenello

Ooooo... now there would be a nice scoop to see chopped onto the SVX. Not sure if it would work as well with the car's lines like that Legacy one does... but it is a nice one (that I'd love to see) none-the-less.

Pure_Insanity8 · #33 03-08-2005, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverSpear

look AF, two materials of the same substance never crack up... for example, Fiberglass, my rear bumper is made out of 4 seperate parts which are "glued" together... they never crack up !!!

I'm guessing you mean two pieces made of the same material. The C/F hood is only 1 piece... nothing pieced, joined, or glued together (unless you count the layers of carbon fiber). The hood is 100% carbon fiber. It is just that around the edges of the scoop where it meets the rest of the hood it is too weak, too thin of "walls," etc.. This is why in that area it apparently has a tendency to crack.

So who has had their hood crack? I only recall the one that was cracked during shipping.

SilverSpear · #34 03-08-2005, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Pure_Insanity8

I'm guessing you mean two pieces made of the same material. The C/F hood is only 1 piece... nothing pieced, joined, or glued together (unless you count the layers of carbon fiber). The hood is 100% carbon fiber. It is just that around the edges of the scoop where it meets the rest of the hood it is too weak, too thin of "walls," etc.. This is why in that area it apparently has a tendency to crack.

So who has had their hood crack? I only recall the one that was cracked during shipping.

This means two things:
The fiberglass is stronger than CF, because it gets stronger with more heat you subject it to. Even with a thin layer...
But i guess CF gets cracked with vibration and heat...

lhopp77 · #35 03-08-2005, 08:58 AM

"Crack Up"??????

What are we talking about--the hood or ornament?

Lee

AFBeefcake · #36 03-08-2005, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Pure_Insanity8

So who has had their hood crack? I only recall the one that was cracked during shipping.

Mine is cracked on both sides of the scoop.

Sucks too I can't even buy a new one. Mite have to go back to a stock hood or get this one fixed and then paint it.

SilverSpear · #37 03-08-2005, 11:42 PM

I dunno if it works, but you can bring some fiberglass material, take out the CF hood, place it on its top, and apply some fiberglass to the scoop and hood from the inside to stop the cracking...

#38 03-09-2005, 12:12 AM

*Sleeper having 2nd thoughts about sourcing a CF hood*

...and it would look SO GOOD on my pearl......

Rob,

I'm willing to talk about a group buy if we can get some kind of gaurantee against this cracking flaw.

SVXRide · #39 03-09-2005, 07:51 AM

it might be interesting to see where this might go...

Hi Bill,

First of all, we want to say thank you for your interesting in our products.
We are now out of stock for SVX hood.

You can place the order for 100 of them and it will tack 3 months for process.

You can get a group buy price at $200.00/hood.

If you have any question please feel free to call us at 408-434-5989 or call our sale manager Eddie at 510-258-2940.

Regards,
May Khasem

I can give them a call if there's enough interest....
-Bill

Matthewmongan · #40 03-09-2005, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Weasel 22

where does one order such a hood with the 'extra' ?

i got mine here

#41 03-09-2005, 11:41 AM

$200 per hood ! ? !

That's an awesome price!

But they need an order for 100 of them... are they just messing w/ us

Id be willing to pay twice as much if we can do an order of 10.

SilverSpear · #42 03-10-2005, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Matthewmongan

i got mine here

coooooooooool, i will order mine !!!

black beast · #43 04-07-2005, 09:43 AM

Sorry, I'm confused. Is it the hood at the begining of this thread that is the 100+ descussion or the legacy hood? I like the first better the the latter.