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2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (track prepared)
C3 of Year Winner (track prepared) 2019
I can tell you that any vinyl laying next to real carbon is going to look different up close. From about 5 feet or more the difference becomes less noticeable but the depth just does not exist with vinyl carbon overlays. This is 3M glossy carbon, which is supposed to be one of the closer matches.
Ignore the fact that mine is slightly off-center. That was installer error, I have a new one to replace it anyway as I update sponsors each year.
I can tell you that any vinyl laying next to real carbon is going to look different up close. From about 5 feet or more the difference becomes less noticeable but the depth just does not exist with vinyl carbon overlays. This is 3M glossy carbon, which is supposed to be one of the closer matches.
Ignore the fact that mine is slightly off-center. That was installer error, I have a new one to replace it anyway as I update sponsors each year.
You have me intrigued with this sponsor talk. How'd you swing all those sponsors and to what degree are they sponsoring you??
Oh, i assumed you were making a joke, since ADDING a piece of vinyl isn't going to save weight. It's technically going to add weight, though only a couple of ounces. Well, sorry for laughing. Hopefully that answered your original question though.
Oh, i assumed you were making a joke, since ADDING a piece of vinyl isn't going to save weight. It's technically going to add weight, though only a couple of ounces. Well, sorry for laughing. Hopefully that answered your original question though.
I was asking the OP if the fiberglass hood saved any weight. Nothing about a piece of vinyl.
I was a little skeptical putting this on myself and wasting $170 but went for it and I'm really happy with the look. I got it from Phoenix Graphix which is the same company Mark Wormer from Graveyard Cars uses for his restorations.
Here's a before pic.
This is the OP's original post. Not sure where you got a replacement fiberglass hood from. Not trying to give you a hard time, just think you're either looking at the wrong thread or misread or something.
This is the OP's original post. Not sure where you got a replacement fiberglass hood from. Not trying to give you a hard time, just think you're either looking at the wrong thread or misread or something.
My mistake! Not sure why but I thought this to be a hood replacement. And the $170 was just an extra charge.
Come on! Post an up close pic... I'm 99% sure their website just shows an OEM hood with the carbon fiber inlay option and not their actual product. I'd like to see how close it looks to the OEM carbon fiber.
Surprisingly, it looks very close to the factory carbon fiber. Not quite as glossy, but damn close. For $150 + shipping, I figured it was worth a shot.
I just emailed Phoenix Graphix to see if the would cut me a roof and halo cut in carbon fiber to match the width. I absolutely love the way it looks but don't want the entire roof carbon fiber.
Any install tips? I have been tossing around the idea of trying this myself, but not sure if I am too ham fisted to take this on.
Whatever area you're working in, have the temp above 70 degrees. Closer to 80 is best. Use a small squirt bottle with a couple drops of dish detergent. Wet the hood with a lot of squirts. It
doesn't hurt to rub your hand around the hood to actually lather the soap a bit. You want the decal to be able to slide around until its centered. Once centered and you have it exactly where you want it,
start squeegying from the center out. Don't worry about the ends at the scoop and the back of the hood right away. Tuck it under after a few hours. Don't worry, it won't lose it stickiness. Use a hairdryer
to heat the ends up and make them very flexible and tuck them under.
Phoenix graphix has videos on youtube of Mark Worman installing their graphics on some of his restorations from the show Graveyard Carz. It's a pretty good tutorial.
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