CF/FRP Hood Fitment

[Skafrog]

Guys, what is the latest on the fitment/weight of the VIS / Carbon Creations / Ireland / DTM Fiber Werks / etc hoods??
The hood is for a GTS2 car, so it needs to be light, but can't bow up in the middle at speeds. Anyone have track experience with a LTW hood?

Thanks,
Rob

[Kershaw]

get the VAC motorsports one.

[SGT4677]

My hood works just fine on track,no lifting,shaking or any other weirdness.It fits ok,but pinches at the rear corners a little,compared to a stock hood and saves about 20 lbs.All the stock hinges and bolts work fine.Its a VIS IIRC.

[2002maniac]

I had a IE pin on hood skin that was under 15lbs. It did lift in the middle on the straights so I added some reinforcement across the front (wish I had a pic, sorry). You could also add a 3rd pin up front to solve the problem.

[nando]

if you don't care about looks, they fit the car basically.

the VIS ones are heavy - it's just a FG hood with a CF overlay. And like 10lbs of gel coat...

if you want quality, it's going to cost. I don't think MA Shaw makes a full CF E30 hood anymore, but competition concepts does I think.

My MA Shaw is 10lbs. I think they have a FG/Composite one that weighs about the same. If you're painting it anyway, it probably doesn't matter much what the material is. Mine fits perfectly.

[Jalves619]

The MA Shaw site still lists one, but with a urethane core for 750.

[nando]

Yeah, they used to offer one that was 100% CF for around $900.

[Kershaw]

http://store.vacmotorsports.com/vac---e30-carbon-fiber--frp-hoods-p2055.aspx

$950. 12lbs. "Special urethane core construction for light, yet extremely rigid composition"

lol.

the competition concepts piece looks very high quality. $999. 10lbs.

http://www.competitionconcepts.com/

[Bearmw]

I got a deal on a used but never mounted DTMfiberwerkz CFRP hood. The company says it weighs 16 lbs. which feels about right but I never weighed it. It fits fairly well but appears a little narrower than stock but I haven't measured the difference. Finish is fine but I will definitely end up painting it body color some day.