Steel or Fiberglass HOOD?

i know one def prob of fiberglass is weight reduction have you ever considered carbon fiber? http://www.body-kitz.com/enter.html?lang=en-us&target=d151.html&lmd=38944.056609
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I'd like to see that one with the grill attached properly. Vis hoods had about a 50/50 success rate with fitment issues in the Neon community. I ended up going with a different brand of CF hood for the old car because of that. I do like the design, however.

i was just using at as an example and i did find the front piece in carbon fiber on ebay somewhere, the only reason i would think of getting this is that there is almost no material lighter that hoods are made with

03ramit1 said:

i think that carbon fiber is a little to ricey

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Yeah, just a little. :thatfunny I would go with steel because you don't have to worry about them warping from sitting in the sun. Atleast that's what I've heard.

rollinstnd420 said:

...the only reason i would think of getting this is that there is almost no material lighter that hoods are made with

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Not really. 99.9% of CF hoods are just fiberglass hoods with a layer of CF and resin layed over the top. A fiberglass hood and a carbon fiber hood will weigh almost exactly the same. The company that made the CF lids for my old Neon also made true CF lids that weighed about 3-5lbs a piece. They also cost about a grand per lid after shipping and they required hood pins at all times. As far as I know, no one makes a true CF hood for our trucks.

As far as it warping with heat...it depends on the quality of the hood. I went through two CF hoods and one CF trunk lid with my Neon and only the first, cheaper hood warped slightly. Even that took three plus years to happen.

Just my .02 on this subject. I bought a fiberglass hood from UP22 for a ford explorer that I slammed.MAKE SURE THAT THE HOOD LOCKING SYSTEM WORKS REAL GOOD.I had 2 replace 2 windshields when the hood came flying up at 40 mph.I had to wire secure that bitch to stop it.I just wanted to chime in about my experience. Mike