99 Civic Carbon Fiber Hood

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Apr 21, 2004 | 09:37 PM

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randomtask77

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Originally Posted by dawrenn

If I get this hood will I have problems with fitment? Some one over at Honda-tech said he had issues the hood hitting up against his header. Will I have problems?

How high is his header? If anything, it might hit your valve cover (which it doesn't on mine anyways) before it'll hit the header.

Apr 22, 2004 | 01:57 AM

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Does the first picture look like a Real VIS hood? The reason I asked is I talked to RiceBurninVTEC last night and he said the hood latch or decal does not look the same as his VIS hood. Here is a picture of how he said his hood latch looked like. And here is a picture of how his decal looks.

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Apr 22, 2004 | 01:04 PM

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I found a used VIS OEM style hood on Ebay for $200 buy it now. He says it has been used for 6 months. Do you think I should buy it or should I go with a new one? here are some pics of it.

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Apr 22, 2004 | 01:52 PM

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oc_civic

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without hood pins the hood MIGHT break off and hurt you or someone else, AND do a LOT of damage.....
with pins it won't..

i have hood pins..

Apr 22, 2004 | 03:16 PM

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I found a used VIS OEM style hood on Ebay for $200 buy it now. He says it has been used for 6 months.

I Just bought the VIS hood that I was talking about. I think it was worth it. Shipping is going to be around $50. I can't wait to get it. As soon as I get it on I will post pics of my car.

Apr 24, 2004 | 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by westcoaststyle

I bought some Sparco pins expecting that I'd have to put them on because my last hood was fiberglass and it bounced around all over the place without them.

Also, brand does play into the equasion because the better brands secure their latches better so there is less need for the pins. I may eat my words one day, but I don't see a need for them if you have a very well made hood. Although, better safe than sorry is great advice.

Do you still have the hood pins? Are you willing to sell them?

If I do get hood pins how do I install them? Is there any write up or instructions on how to install them?