fullerslgt Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Does anyone know of any quality carbon fiber hoods for the 05 Lgt? I am in need of a new hood and with all the other work being done to the car I figured I'd go carbon fiber. I just don't wanna get a carbon fiber coating on a plastic and fiberglass filled hood. Any ideas or opinions? Any good companies you know or have heard of? Big named companies or the little guys, doesn't matter to me. Any info would be great. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX USA Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Your stock hood is aluminum and nearly all the carbon hoods are carbon over fiberglass, and the weight difference is negligible (at least this is true on GD Imprezas). I don't know of any dry carbon replacement hoods for the LegacyGT, except Varis, and they aren't cheap. http://varis.co.jp/varis/products/subaru/light/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battelready Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 You can find cheap one in the US ( the not so cheap price of like 600-900). But the really good quality hoods are in japan. I believe prova , delta speed , damd and a few others make them but you gotta pay 1400 in shipping. I bought an auto be more involved in my uninvolvedness . 200k+ Club If you can't blind them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit. My high mileage turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Hmm ok thanks. Yeah I was under the impression that it could cut the weight in half and being I need to replace my hood I was considering going carbon fiber and color matching it SWP. But if I'm gonna buy a carbon fiber hood then I want a real carbon fiber hood not a look like carbon fiber hood cause I'm going to paint it anyways. Prices for new oem hoods that I've seen are 250-500 steel to aluminum. So I figured for that I could spend a few undressed more and get CF or so I thought. Apparently it's becoming more of a chore than I thought. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Hundred....not undressed lol. Fml auto text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdzowner Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 rrev used to make one. they are in new york. not certain if they still do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battelready Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 rrev used to make one. they are in new york. not certain if they still do They do, special request though. I bought an auto be more involved in my uninvolvedness . 200k+ Club If you can't blind them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit. My high mileage turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSlenker802 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Rrev... They make all sorts of carbon and fiberglass lgt parts Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Yeah I checked out rrev and it looks like a nice hood. Too bad it's $6 something for the hood and $6 something to ship. $12 hundred and some change because of shipping. I found a few other places that charge about 100 for shipping. Why is there shipping 5 times more expensive than all the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starionesir Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 For the cost vs weight savings its not worth it. Shipping depends on where its coming from. I looked into the hood after my car was hit a couple years and they ship direct from overseas which is costly. Others shipping for $100 are probably already in the states and were shipped over with a bunch of other things to keep the cost of freight down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 to have a hood lighter than the aluminium one you will need a full carbon " , that will cost you over a 10000$. if the seller can not give you the exact weight , specs, what process it made off , do not buy ! you will end up with a fiberglass hood ! dont buy from oversea , there so many great company in the State . if you want to save weight on your original hood ( aluminium ) you need a carbon splitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Well isn't even the carbon fiber hoods you'll find in the states that have filler material such as fiberglass and plastic still wrapped in carbon fiber which is dent resistant. ie: hail damage? My buddy has carbon fiber hoods and trunks (obviously not full carbon fiber) on all of his Subarus and he swears by it for protection against hail. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX USA Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 to have a hood lighter than the aluminium one you will need a full carbon " , that will cost you over a 10000$. if the seller can not give you the exact weight , specs, what process it made off , do not buy ! you will end up with a fiberglass hood ! dont buy from oversea , there so many great company in the State . if you want to save weight on your original hood ( aluminium ) you need a carbon splitter The Varis VSDC (Varis Semi Dry Carbon) hood that is on the link I posted is 6.2kg, compared to the aluminum hood at 9.6kg. That's a loss of 3.4kg, or 7.5lbs, on a part that weighs 21lbs, so not major in the grand scheme of things but a large percentage. This is ¥198,000 (currently $1878.82) which is much less than $10,000, even with shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 forget me , i meant 1000 $ , not 10 000 sorry about that !!!! ¥198,000 (currently $1878.82) is the right price for a real composite hood , a this price you have a full carbon . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 JapanParts.com has a CF hood for $925 https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/20343 Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 what to expect ? not really info on what you buy . that maybe pricey for end up with a hood heavier than oem just to have a carbon look ? i think on this forum nobody care about carbon fiber anyway . is not like bimmer forum !! carbon look you like or dont like . dont need to argu on that . but if you really like and want one it should a least be same weight than oem . lighter will be best . i was thinking of a carbon hood but only to convert the scoop to a bigger 2015 sti . bigger scoop ,bigger intercooler , more performance . will be a fun project but will need people to justify the cost of tooling . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Yeah I went with the Varis CF hood. More so for customization. Performance will be all there. So going to be a little different. It is also light as if not lighter than OEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 the varis look well made . if you have chance post some pics. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 As soon as I get it I will. It's still being made in Japan. Ordered it in September, expected delivery April/May lol. Sheesh. I hate the waiting game. But they custom make each hood so it takes time I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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