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  • maximumangle
    E30 Addict
    • Jun 2009
    • 497

    #1

    WTB OEM style Carbon Fiber hood

    looking for one at a decent price, maybe slightly used in good condition.
    thx

    98 540 MSport
    89 325 ix
  • Farbin Kaiber
    Lil' Puppet
    • Jul 2007
    • 29502

    #2
    Get a new one from Competition Concepts. Don't splurge on junk.

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    • maximumangle
      E30 Addict
      • Jun 2009
      • 497

      #3
      yikes. 1k is out of my range for now for a hood. maybe in a couple o months. i had heard from word of mouth that i could get a decent one, used, for like 250. i hadnt seen any that low, so i figured id ask

      98 540 MSport
      89 325 ix

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      • maximumangle
        E30 Addict
        • Jun 2009
        • 497

        #4
        cheapest i have found was a VIS shipped for 430 actually.

        98 540 MSport
        89 325 ix

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        • maximumangle
          E30 Addict
          • Jun 2009
          • 497

          #5
          nothing else, huh?

          98 540 MSport
          89 325 ix

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          • Jand3rson
            Banned
            • Oct 2003
            • 37587

            #6
            Originally posted by maximumangle
            cheapest i have found was a VIS shipped for 430 actually.
            VIS are really not that bad. Everyone talks about how they don't fit right, but all you have to do is a little creative adjusting of the hood, and it fits fine. I've seen several in person, and they look just fine. The only kinda shitty thing is they're CF overlay on a FG core, they aren't solid CF. Still seriously light, though.

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            • maximumangle
              E30 Addict
              • Jun 2009
              • 497

              #7
              what exactly is meant by 'creative adjusting?' for some reason i dont think a hammer and a block o wood would come in handy when dealing with a cf hood lol

              98 540 MSport
              89 325 ix

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              • Farbin Kaiber
                Lil' Puppet
                • Jul 2007
                • 29502

                #8
                No, you may have to adjust grilles, and fenders to meet gaps, and/or run m3 evo hood seals.

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                • Jand3rson
                  Banned
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 37587

                  #9
                  Not even the grills, just adjusting the position of the 6 bolts at the front that hold the hood to the bracket.

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                  • maximumangle
                    E30 Addict
                    • Jun 2009
                    • 497

                    #10
                    seems simple enough. the cheapest ones i have seen for sale have been those VIS hoods.

                    as far as the cf overlay on glass, thats not a big deal to me, as long as structural intergrity isnt sacrificed which it doesnt seem like it would.

                    98 540 MSport
                    89 325 ix

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                    • widebodye30
                      Forum Sponsor
                      • Jan 2006
                      • 3407

                      #11
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                      • erik325i
                        No R3VLimiter
                        • Jan 2005
                        • 3567

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Janderson
                        VIS are really not that bad. Everyone talks about how they don't fit right, but all you have to do is a little creative adjusting of the hood, and it fits fine.
                        It'll never fit like OEM, but it's not bad. I have a VIS on my car, and I'm fine with the fitment because it's on a track car, but I wouldn't want it on a car that was show quality.

                        Erik

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                        • maximumangle
                          E30 Addict
                          • Jun 2009
                          • 497

                          #13
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