VIS Hoods on Ebay

[lcs]

Found this listing on Ebay for VIS carbon fiber hoods at $390 each

"link removed"

Are these any good?

[2002maniac]

Jordan hates them. Evyone else thinks they are ok. They are fiberglass with a CF overlay to keep cost down. $390 seems decent but shipping is expensive.

[SchnellerVert]

99 available and they are $160 shipped.

[cramer]

they leave something to be desired fitment wise. First the good: It's a carbon top of what appears to be quality construction with an under structure made of fiberglass. All you stock hardware is used so it opens and closes like a stock hood, no hood pins.

The bad: the hood has several design flaws, the passenger side corner near the windshield dips down to far, the hood is not as wide as the factory hood so it has a lot of gap... and last but not least, the curve is not correct on the hood front to back so it buldges up on sides some.

You can hide a lot of the flaws using the Evo 3 hood seals, but if you're looking for stock hood quality on fitment, look elsewhere.

[ehlpitel]

How much lighter is it than stock?

[cramer]

Don't know the exact weight savings, but it's noticable when you pick the two up, the CF hood weights next to nothing.. I believe VIS says 14 lbs.. any idea what the stock hood weights?

[KangamangusDriver]

99 available and they are $160 shipped.

Where do you see that???

[2002maniac]

99 available and they are $160 shipped.

O rly?

[BeirBrennerE30]

fitment is very poor... i ditched mine almost 5 months after i got it... get the MA SHAW one... much better fitment and better construction...

[asubimmer]

I didn't know the VIS ones were carbon ontop of fiberglass

[Mastrcruse]

Why was the link removed?

[cramer]

I didn't know the VIS ones were carbon ontop of fiberglass

most CF hoods you see are carbon on top of a fiberglass under structure. If you find a full CF hood, it'll be quite a bit more money ;)

[eurostyl e30]

I've seen a few VIS hoods in person. The passenger corner up by the cowl is the part that bugs me the most. It is warped and there is a noticeable bend downward. Definitely easy to see when you can see both corners at once.

[cramer]

not sure how well this is going to show up as it's kind of dark, but it's the only under hood shot I could find of mine:



No CF present, just fiberglass ;)

[BeirBrennerE30]

cramer... your car makes me want to sell my car and get a black M3... i think it is my favorite BMW of all time