Halltech DRED Hood
05-26-2018, 01:26 PM
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Wow... That's a work of art... Now then, get it installed and shoot some pics...
05-26-2018, 04:49 PM
#22
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Now that’s how you ship a hood. Bad *** looking hood for sure. Plans to paint any portion, or leave it bare?
05-26-2018, 06:35 PM
#23
Burning Brakes
I will paint the top to match the car (Atomic Orange) and leave the waterfall and center exposed as Jim did on the ULG. The underside will be left in exposed CF.
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Bad_AX (05-26-2018)
05-27-2018, 08:57 AM
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05-27-2018, 03:56 PM
#26
Burning Brakes
The guys getting the Halltech hood need to be prepared to spend more money on additional carbon fiber parts.
What am I talking about?
Every time you walk by your car and gaze into the hood opening and you see the dull black plastic air intake your going to think, omg, that's ugly.
The fix...Halltech's carbon fiber cold air intake. A perfect match for your new Halltech DRED hood.
Ask me how I know this.
What am I talking about?
Every time you walk by your car and gaze into the hood opening and you see the dull black plastic air intake your going to think, omg, that's ugly.
The fix...Halltech's carbon fiber cold air intake. A perfect match for your new Halltech DRED hood.
Ask me how I know this.
05-27-2018, 06:44 PM
#27
Burning Brakes
You aren't wrong! Fortunately, I have a Mamba carbon fiber CAI from Zip Corvette. The next CF parts are the roof and bow to complete the look.
The guys getting the Halltech hood need to be prepared to spend more money on additional carbon fiber parts.
What am I talking about?
Every time you walk by your car and gaze into the hood opening and you see the dull black plastic air intake your going to think, omg, that's ugly.
The fix...Halltech's carbon fiber cold air intake. A perfect match for your new Halltech DRED hood.
Ask me how I know this.
What am I talking about?
Every time you walk by your car and gaze into the hood opening and you see the dull black plastic air intake your going to think, omg, that's ugly.
The fix...Halltech's carbon fiber cold air intake. A perfect match for your new Halltech DRED hood.
Ask me how I know this.
05-28-2018, 08:10 PM
#28
Burning Brakes
Last fall had Katech's cf roof and bow installed on my car. Have a couple of tips, if your interested.
05-28-2018, 08:27 PM
#29
Burning Brakes
05-29-2018, 11:57 AM
#30
Burning Brakes
Bad AX, Am aware of two companies selling the carbon fiber roof and bow. Kateck and TKO.
I opted for Kateck because already had several pieces of their carbon fiber. And typically Kateck, it was flawless. The roof and bow were no exception.
One disadvantage, it comes gel coated, not clear coated. I had the clear coat applied after installation. I did this after talking to a shop owner who specializes in laying up carbon fiber. He advised that if one wanted the carbon fiber to retain its brand new shiny gloss it needed to be clear coated.
You will also need to debond the existing roof from its magnesium frame. And then rebond the frame to the new roof. Kateck will do this for about $500. My body shop guy did this and said it was not a problem. He did say its important to use the specified bonding agent and follow the process to the letter. If you remember this issue resulted in a recall on the C5 and C6.
My installer has been in business for 25 years and although he had never done this job he expressed confidence in his ability to so. And he came through. Inspecting it closely I couldn't find anything wrong.
He said the most difficult part was getting everything shimmed properly. That is the joint between the roof and the bow and between the windshield frame and the hatch. Save the shims when disassembling. He also replaced a couple of rubber seals. However, I don't remember which ones.
On a car that has the carbon fiber roof and bow from the factory the weave on the roof runs in one direction and the weave on the bow runs 90 degrees in the other direction. You may want to check this for yourself as its been sometime since I've looked at an oem roof. With the Kateck roof and bow the weave runs in the same direction on both pieces. This is not a big deal in my view. But am curious how long before an expert notices the anomaly. So far no one has noticed.
The thing that put me off with the TKO pieces was they were made by two different companies. They told me their appearance was identical but I wasn't convinced. Subsequently they told me they were going to attempt to convince one company to manufacture both pieces. But there was no confirmation that ever occurred.
The plus side for TKO was the roof comes with the frame already bonded.
My garage has led lights, so every time I pass my car the roof/bow really pops. And this always brings a huge smile to my face. And hopefully you will have the same experience.
My wife not so much.
I opted for Kateck because already had several pieces of their carbon fiber. And typically Kateck, it was flawless. The roof and bow were no exception.
One disadvantage, it comes gel coated, not clear coated. I had the clear coat applied after installation. I did this after talking to a shop owner who specializes in laying up carbon fiber. He advised that if one wanted the carbon fiber to retain its brand new shiny gloss it needed to be clear coated.
You will also need to debond the existing roof from its magnesium frame. And then rebond the frame to the new roof. Kateck will do this for about $500. My body shop guy did this and said it was not a problem. He did say its important to use the specified bonding agent and follow the process to the letter. If you remember this issue resulted in a recall on the C5 and C6.
My installer has been in business for 25 years and although he had never done this job he expressed confidence in his ability to so. And he came through. Inspecting it closely I couldn't find anything wrong.
He said the most difficult part was getting everything shimmed properly. That is the joint between the roof and the bow and between the windshield frame and the hatch. Save the shims when disassembling. He also replaced a couple of rubber seals. However, I don't remember which ones.
On a car that has the carbon fiber roof and bow from the factory the weave on the roof runs in one direction and the weave on the bow runs 90 degrees in the other direction. You may want to check this for yourself as its been sometime since I've looked at an oem roof. With the Kateck roof and bow the weave runs in the same direction on both pieces. This is not a big deal in my view. But am curious how long before an expert notices the anomaly. So far no one has noticed.
The thing that put me off with the TKO pieces was they were made by two different companies. They told me their appearance was identical but I wasn't convinced. Subsequently they told me they were going to attempt to convince one company to manufacture both pieces. But there was no confirmation that ever occurred.
The plus side for TKO was the roof comes with the frame already bonded.
My garage has led lights, so every time I pass my car the roof/bow really pops. And this always brings a huge smile to my face. And hopefully you will have the same experience.
My wife not so much.
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Bad_AX (05-29-2018)
05-29-2018, 02:23 PM
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Bad AX, Am aware of two companies selling the carbon fiber roof and bow. Kateck and TKO.
I opted for Kateck because already had several pieces of their carbon fiber. And typically Kateck, it was flawless. The roof and bow were no exception.
One disadvantage, it comes gel coated, not clear coated. I had the clear coat applied after installation. I did this after talking to a shop owner who specializes in laying up carbon fiber. He advised that if one wanted the carbon fiber to retain its brand new shiny gloss it needed to be clear coated.
You will also need to debond the existing roof from its magnesium frame. And then rebond the frame to the new roof. Kateck will do this for about $500. My body shop guy did this and said it was not a problem. He did say its important to use the specified bonding agent and follow the process to the letter. If you remember this issue resulted in a recall on the C5 and C6.
My installer has been in business for 25 years and although he had never done this job he expressed confidence in his ability to so. And he came through. Inspecting it closely I couldn't find anything wrong.
He said the most difficult part was getting everything shimmed properly. That is the joint between the roof and the bow and between the windshield frame and the hatch. Save the shims when disassembling. He also replaced a couple of rubber seals. However, I don't remember which ones.
On a car that has the carbon fiber roof and bow from the factory the weave on the roof runs in one direction and the weave on the bow runs 90 degrees in the other direction. You may want to check this for yourself as its been sometime since I've looked at an oem roof. With the Kateck roof and bow the weave runs in the same direction on both pieces. This is not a big deal in my view. But am curious how long before an expert notices the anomaly. So far no one has noticed.
The thing that put me off with the TKO pieces was they were made by two different companies. They told me their appearance was identical but I wasn't convinced. Subsequently they told me they were going to attempt to convince one company to manufacture both pieces. But there was no confirmation that ever occurred.
The plus side for TKO was the roof comes with the frame already bonded.
My garage has led lights, so every time I pass my car the roof/bow really pops. And this always brings a huge smile to my face. And hopefully you will have the same experience.
My wife not so much.
I opted for Kateck because already had several pieces of their carbon fiber. And typically Kateck, it was flawless. The roof and bow were no exception.
One disadvantage, it comes gel coated, not clear coated. I had the clear coat applied after installation. I did this after talking to a shop owner who specializes in laying up carbon fiber. He advised that if one wanted the carbon fiber to retain its brand new shiny gloss it needed to be clear coated.
You will also need to debond the existing roof from its magnesium frame. And then rebond the frame to the new roof. Kateck will do this for about $500. My body shop guy did this and said it was not a problem. He did say its important to use the specified bonding agent and follow the process to the letter. If you remember this issue resulted in a recall on the C5 and C6.
My installer has been in business for 25 years and although he had never done this job he expressed confidence in his ability to so. And he came through. Inspecting it closely I couldn't find anything wrong.
He said the most difficult part was getting everything shimmed properly. That is the joint between the roof and the bow and between the windshield frame and the hatch. Save the shims when disassembling. He also replaced a couple of rubber seals. However, I don't remember which ones.
On a car that has the carbon fiber roof and bow from the factory the weave on the roof runs in one direction and the weave on the bow runs 90 degrees in the other direction. You may want to check this for yourself as its been sometime since I've looked at an oem roof. With the Kateck roof and bow the weave runs in the same direction on both pieces. This is not a big deal in my view. But am curious how long before an expert notices the anomaly. So far no one has noticed.
The thing that put me off with the TKO pieces was they were made by two different companies. They told me their appearance was identical but I wasn't convinced. Subsequently they told me they were going to attempt to convince one company to manufacture both pieces. But there was no confirmation that ever occurred.
The plus side for TKO was the roof comes with the frame already bonded.
My garage has led lights, so every time I pass my car the roof/bow really pops. And this always brings a huge smile to my face. And hopefully you will have the same experience.
My wife not so much.
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Bad_AX (05-29-2018)
05-29-2018, 06:11 PM
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Burning Brakes
Oops, my bad, was quoting an old post that stated C7 carbon fiber components were clear coated but C6 parts were not.
In any case thanks to Jason for clarifying the issue.
In any case thanks to Jason for clarifying the issue.
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02-15-2024, 01:29 AM
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PLEASE let me know if you are able to produce more of the hoods. I have been wanting one for years. Just had Mamo upgrade the engine and I am now dealing with heat issues that this could only help with.
02-15-2024, 02:34 AM
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This is the message I received from our carbon fiber shop: "We are swamped right now, running about 6-8 weeks behind on all orders. We can commit to start making these hoods again, but it will be 6-8 weeks before we could start anything. I will try to get pricing to you in a couple days. Just as a heads up, our costs on materials and labor have skyrocketed in the last 8-10 years (when we first priced these). The primered version may end up being more popular these days rather than all preg, depending on how much they are willing to spend."
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