Well, if the intention was to fool people into thinking they were real carbon fiber then I could see where you are coming from. I'm not putting vinyl on my hood thinking that it will trick people into believing that I've got a real carbon fiber hood or anything. I would have just used black vinyl, but the cf was available so I figured what the hell... It saves me from annoying drips on the sideskirts after I wash my car and it adds a little touch of something that other cars aren't going to have. Nobody has been fooled into thinking its real carbon fiber, but I do get props for the creativeness. If nothing else then it looks (to me) better than just normal stock.