99 Civic Carbon Fiber Hood
04-20-2004, 03:16 AM
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99 Civic Carbon Fiber Hood
My birthday is coming up so I will be getting a carbon fiber hood. I was wondering if I am going to need hood pins? If so can someone post links to where I can buy some? And instructions on installing the hood pins?
04-20-2004, 12:13 PM
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I am planning on getting the hood on Ebay. The guy selling the hood says it is a VIS hood. But when I e-mailed him and asked him if there was a VIS sticker on the bottom of the hood this is what he said: This in fact doesn't have a VIS emblem on the hood. This was purchased by our shop almost 2 years ago and
this was before they started putting the VIS logo on
their products. I mean it might sound weird to you but
when we did our purchase order, VIS was still a very
new company. Lots have changed since then.
Does this seem sketchy? The guy has a 98.6% rating. Should I post a pick of the hood?
this was before they started putting the VIS logo on
their products. I mean it might sound weird to you but
when we did our purchase order, VIS was still a very
new company. Lots have changed since then.
Does this seem sketchy? The guy has a 98.6% rating. Should I post a pick of the hood?
04-20-2004, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dawrenn
I am planning on getting the hood on Ebay. The guy selling the hood says it is a VIS hood. But when I e-mailed him and asked him if there was a VIS sticker on the bottom of the hood this is what he said: This in fact doesn't have a VIS emblem on the hood. This was purchased by our shop almost 2 years ago and
this was before they started putting the VIS logo on
their products. I mean it might sound weird to you but
when we did our purchase order, VIS was still a very
new company. Lots have changed since then.
Does this seem sketchy? The guy has a 98.6% rating. Should I post a pick of the hood?
this was before they started putting the VIS logo on
their products. I mean it might sound weird to you but
when we did our purchase order, VIS was still a very
new company. Lots have changed since then.
Does this seem sketchy? The guy has a 98.6% rating. Should I post a pick of the hood?
You could ask the seller if the hood's CF weave goes all the way around to the bottom of the hood (for the front anyways), has holes for the squirters and holes for the bolts and has the latch built into the hood. If these are all present, then it's a VIS hood.
04-20-2004, 01:12 PM
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I've heard that the newer VIS hoods are better quality than the older ones. I don't have first hand experience with this though.
If you don't drive extremely fast, the VIS should be fine without pins (but still reccomended).
If you don't drive extremely fast, the VIS should be fine without pins (but still reccomended).
04-20-2004, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dawrenn
Here is 2 pics of the hood. One of the top and one of the bottom. It does not look like it has holes for the windshield washers.
04-20-2004, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by randomtask77
They're there. I see it. I would go for it. :thumbup: