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After considering this many times, it's finally down to a decision... I'm striving to keep my celi as clean as possible, especially with my upcoming Kam kit, but I love Carbon Fiber hoods. For the latter I'd choose FiberImages OEM-style but don't want to break up the lines of the carbon blue exterior...


So the question is - Would you put a Carbon Fiber hood on carbon blue and what are your opinions on this combo for my car specifically?



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BRS hood if you can find one thumbsup

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if you put a blue glaze over it that would look sweet...

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Originally Posted by spaztikid
if you put a blue glaze over it that would look sweet...

true, but I love the look of Carbon Fiber and if I get the hood it'll stay unpainted - hence the dilemma...

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i woundnt do it then

unless you could get the Carbon Fiber to look like this...

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if you want it clean as much as it pains me to say (cause i love carbon fiber) i wouldnt get it.

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thumbsdown Nope, don't do it.

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i would get it

i have a carbon blue car and i want a carbon fiber hood thumbsup


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this is a hard one, i would want to keep the carbon blue look, it looks nice and clean thumbsup

but then again carbon fiber spineyes

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go for it... thumbsup

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find a Carbon Fiber hood that has a blue/black weave in it. it'll match.


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do it... carbon fiber is worth it

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... i would happywink

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why not?

your RMM wing has the Carbon Fiber center piece.

the OEM Carbon Fiber hood will flow.

maybe get yourself a pair of Carbon Fiber TRD style eyelids.

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definetly go for it...it will look great on carbon blue, iv seen it in person, it looks hot thumbsup

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Originally Posted by ct
go for it... thumbsup

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i would get a OEM Carbon Fiber hood.

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it doesn't look that bad i love my hood with carbon blue.

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Get the hood man thumbsup

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Originally Posted by EuRoBoYGT
i would get it

i have a carbon blue car and i want a carbon fiber hood thumbsup


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yes do it if it'll match your color scheme and carbon fiber scheme...which you have a lot of so do it...
i'm actually doing teh same
Carbon Fiber on the interior, engine plastics, Carbon Fiber hood, and kaminari Carbon Fiber spoiler thumbsup


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it looks good. i have a carbon blue celica with a brs hood. i say go for it.

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Originally Posted by Mp3Supply
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happywink - yeah, I'm still considering those...

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Originally Posted by booyaolian
why not?

your RMM wing has the Carbon Fiber center piece.

the OEM Carbon Fiber hood will flow.

maybe get yourself a pair of Carbon Fiber TRD style eyelids.


true, my wing does have a Carbon Fiber blade but the hood is a lot bigger and sits right next to the exterior color whereas the spoiler is elevated and provides less of a contrast

- I may have to get tony to chop some pics for me - wink

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why not do it? its great for looks and its weight reduction! thumbsup


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I say go for it thumbsup


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I love carbon fiber, i say YES

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i think the blue-weave Carbon Fiber hood would contrast greatly with your wing. i can't say the same about carbon blue (i haven't seen many pics of it) but carbon fiber looks hot on the Spectra Blue Mica.


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You said U love Carbon Fiber...well I love it too and I just can say...DO IT!!!
I have a Carbon Fiber hood and it's so sweet... Carbon Fiber is good with every color for me! thumbsup

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with kit carbon hud thumbsup

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just get Carbon Fiber hood and paint it if you don't think it will look good...

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i say, do it! thumbsup Carbon Fiber hood is also one of mine to do things...

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Originally Posted by Blue_Jaggon
just get Carbon Fiber hood and paint it if you don't think it will look good...

painting Carbon Fiber just seems like a waste to me... anyway, I think I'm going for it - FiberImages OEM Carbon Fiber hood -

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yea but ur still gonna have a light hood...i mean thats what your paying for...either way good luck

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don't paint it..
just get an OEM Carbon Fiber hood.


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carbon fiber hood on a dark car is always nice thumbsup

I just got my Kaminari kit and I love it! thumbsup

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Originally Posted by Blue_Jaggon
just get Carbon Fiber hood and paint it if you don't think it will look good...

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can't decide untill i see the style of hood, if you're getting a Kaminari kit that is...


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fiber image and OE tuning has the best quality carbonfiber hood. They fit perfect and and are lighter than other carbonfiber hoods.
i know this since i had VIS hood before and now i have Fiber images.
if you get a carbonfiber hood, you have to get hoodpins, which will kill the part"clean look" or else its not safe.

and i don't think carbonfiber makes car look clean. it will look raced out, but not very clean. Specially on black or midnight blue car.
All carbon fiber hood does is make you car look different, not clean, unless you have other carbonfiber parts.

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Originally Posted by spaztikid
i woundnt do it then

unless you could get the Carbon Fiber to look like this...

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I'm with spaztikid, if you can make it look like that, that'd be pimp, that's what i'm going for w/ my hood

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well, I may now be getting a Carbon Fiber hood from Advanced Import Tuning (AIT) - should be due out in late August...

- part of my new "project"

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Ordinarily, I'm a huge fan of carbon fiber, but if you want a clean look, I'd just leave your stock hood on. I don't think your headlight covers would look right if you had a carbon fiber hood.


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