ViS Racing Carbon Fiber X-RU Hood

i agree with everything and add its probally heavier than the stock hood.i did a guys ford lightning.he wanted the aluminum hood off and a glass hood put on.the new hood was 5 times heavier.

 

Just looking out for the safety of the buyer and OP.

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Check the VIS website too.

Hood pins are required.

http://www.visracing.com/newcatalog...2005-2007-Toyota-Tacoma-SR5-Carbon-Fiber-Hood

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Google "Carbon Fiber hood flying up"

There are TONS! Its not the norm. But this never happens on stock hood as long as you latch it right. All you have to be is 1 of the people who had one fly up and may end up dead.

From EvolutionM.net

http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-general/410687-carbon-fiber-hood.html

i had cf hood fly up on me in the audi.
do hood pins

From DSMTalk.com

http://www.dsmtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204702

Being a person who had a hood fly open on them (in an Escort when I was 18) while doing about 85 MPH's, I can tell you from experience that it is NOT something that you want to experience.

Had a hood fly up on me when i drove an m3. Wasnt fun at all. I was on the highway. windshield and hood were f'd.

I had a mustang (shutter) for a while and I had the hood fly up on me too.
I put hood pins in but found that people were always taking the pins out trying to get under the hood.

From NSXPrime.com

http://nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99753&highlight=hood+flew

I have been a big believer in pins ever since a friend had his hood fly up in his modified 911 at 45mph, which nearly resulted in the car being totaled. The hood had been latched, but the composite material around the latch had been slowly stress cracking, and finally let go.

From Hondaswap.com

http://hondaswap.com/body-exterior-interior-cosmetics/carbon-fiber-hood-do-i-need-hood-pins-58094/

My fiberglass hood has pins....already had one hood fly up....Now I use hood pins....pins are much cheaper than a new hood!

From Maxima.com

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-genera...612-carbon-fiber-hoods-require-hood-pins.html

I personally know of one person who forgot to latch their hood pins down and it resulted in a smashed front windshield and damaged hood. This was on a 4th gen with a OEM style CF hood. IMHO drop the extra coin and get the hood pins...better safe than sorry (or dead)!

 

x2 Jonnnsrt do it.....although your truck already looks sick

 

this hoods 13 lbs way lighter then the stock hood

 

I had a VIS CF hood on my celica... VIS makes crappy body kits but they can sure make CF hoods. They say hood pins are required for legal reasons and if your smart you would have one. But I can tell you I've don 120mph on my celica with the hood and it was rock solid. The fitment was also perfect as close as you can get to stock.

 

was in laughlin all weekend havent had a chance to check up on this thread whats up guys

 

Vis Carbon hoods are really good hoods i have had 3 on civic Si s and loved them.

 

i would buy if you shipped over here on the east coast lol

 

let me know how much shipped to oahu

 

Shit, I was hoping this was one of the real Carbon Fiber ones, They are even lighter. Would have jumped on that in a second

 

dude i want really bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

retail on this is $900...i just checked their site

 

Do we all realize that this thread is a year old?

 

Does any one know where you can get the cheapest glass hood? Not the ones for LT trucks with bulges on the side

 

nope didnt realize that

 

Very sic hood. I have been looking to get one in the near future just don't have the funds. Good luck with sale and one lucky buyer.

 

This hood has already been sold I think

 

Check out Mcneil or Hanneman

 

Nice. Rep for you!

 

Hahahahah you guys are drooling over something that's been sold a year ago!