Carbon fiber hood

adman77 · 15th March 2007, 14:15

Hey guys,
Can someone please tell me where can I get a good quality but not very expensive custom made carbon fiber hood for my corsa in mumbai?

iraghava · 15th March 2007, 15:32

I don't think there is anybody in India who fabricates Carbon-Fibre body parts so tough luck finding those. However, since your model was sold as the last-gen Corsa in Europe you can easily get a CF bonnet from there which would be a bolt-on fit. It won't be cheap though.

theMAG · 15th March 2007, 15:41

The closest solution you can come to for a CF hood in India is probably matt-painting the hood black. No such luck though with the associated weight-reduction of a CF hood.

adman77 · 15th March 2007, 16:17

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Originally Posted by iraghava

I don't think there is anybody in India who fabricates Carbon-Fibre body parts so tough luck finding those. However, since your model was sold as the last-gen Corsa in Europe you can easily get a CF bonnet from there which would be a bolt-on fit. It won't be cheap though.

Dude i got a temporary fiber hood for my corsa for the speedrun 2007. It cost me just 2500 bucks and weighed less than a couple of kilos. The same guy does it for Hondas, esteems etc. He's charging me 8000 for a finished and painted fiber hood for my corsa.

khanak · 15th March 2007, 16:27

would a fibre hood be lighter than the metal one? you could put carbon fibre vinyl on that to give it the cf look.

adman77 · 15th March 2007, 16:42

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Originally Posted by khanak

would a fibre hood be lighter than the metal one? you could put carbon fibre vinyl on that to give it the cf look.

Ya dude, a fibre hood will be far lighter than a metal one. My metal hood weighs arouns 40 kgs while a fibre one will weigh around 6-7 kgs.

speedzak · 15th March 2007, 18:06

There are people who can make nice Fibre hoods. Get one of those made and get it covered with Transperent CF stickers.
Easy and will look good too. I think.

There is one guy here in Kerala who once told me he can do CF work. Dunno if it is for sure. Or just shooting from his mouth.
I will confirm it.

nitrous · 15th March 2007, 18:19

A proper carbon fibre Hood will cost 30,000+ without shipping and duty.

ollie · 15th March 2007, 18:39

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Originally Posted by adman77

Ya dude, a fibre hood will be far lighter than a metal one. My metal hood weighs arouns 40 kgs while a fibre one will weigh around 6-7 kgs.

Well if ordinary fiber hood weighs 6-7kg's.. what will be the weight of the original carbon fiber hood ???

iraghava · 15th March 2007, 18:43

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Originally Posted by adman77

Dude i got a temporary fiber hood for my corsa for the speedrun 2007. It cost me just 2500 bucks and weighed less than a couple of kilos. The same guy does it for Hondas, esteems etc. He's charging me 8000 for a finished and painted fiber hood for my corsa.

DUDE - Read carefully, I mentioned & so does your thread CARBON FIBRE not Fibre. And if you don't know the difference then I don't know why you're posting here. They are two different materials and working with CF is a very specialsed job, unlike fibre.

Why do you think that you don't CF bonnets or bodyparts in Mumbai? That's because we don't have anyone who can manufacture that.

chanapli · 15th March 2007, 19:04

Wont normal fibre be too flimsy at high speed tracks?.

joe_mclaren · 24th March 2007, 12:32

just to get the basics clear... wat would be the issues when changing from a normal hood to a carbon fibre hood..
the car gets really light in the front..how does that affect high speed performance??
mileage im sure will increase

iraghava · 24th March 2007, 16:36

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Originally Posted by joe_mclaren

just to get the basics clear... wat would be the issues when changing from a normal hood to a carbon fibre hood..
the car gets really light in the front..how does that affect high speed performance??
mileage im sure will increase

Car get's really light? How exactly can a 1000kg car get really light if you remove 10-15kgs of weight from its front-end? Please be realistic. Unless you're building a completely stripped-out track day machine where every kg of weight matters replacing the normal hood for a CF one is more or less for show only. It does not affect the front/rear weight distribution by any resonable percentage & it will sure as hell NOT increase the mileage. And there would be no difference at all in the high-speed performance too.

payam · 24th March 2007, 16:59

guys carbon fiber is too expensive while fiber not you can get the fiber with 5k to 8k max carbon fiber is lighter in weghit and shinyier than the other one
here are the pics you can identify them:
carbon fiber

fiber:

nitroxx · 24th March 2007, 17:23

this is like a war up in here and I'd second iraghava on this CF isnt a joke however if you need CF work done try Pming EXtremeG in mumbai.He'll hook you up.

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iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	I don't think there is anybody in India who fabricates Carbon-Fibre body parts so tough luck finding those. However, since your model was sold as the last-gen Corsa in Europe you can easily get a CF bonnet from there which would be a bolt-on fit. It won't be cheap though.
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theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	The closest solution you can come to for a CF hood in India is probably matt-painting the hood black. No such luck though with the associated weight-reduction of a CF hood. Last edited by theMAG : 15th March 2007 at 15:42.
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khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	would a fibre hood be lighter than the metal one? you could put carbon fibre vinyl on that to give it the cf look.
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speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	There are people who can make nice Fibre hoods. Get one of those made and get it covered with Transperent CF stickers. Easy and will look good too. I think. There is one guy here in Kerala who once told me he can do CF work. Dunno if it is for sure. Or just shooting from his mouth. I will confirm it.
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nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	A proper carbon fibre Hood will cost 30,000+ without shipping and duty.
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chanapli BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Banglaore Posts: 270 Thanked: Once	Wont normal fibre be too flimsy at high speed tracks?.
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joe_mclaren BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: TRIVANDRUM Posts: 103 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	just to get the basics clear... wat would be the issues when changing from a normal hood to a carbon fibre hood.. the car gets really light in the front..how does that affect high speed performance?? mileage im sure will increase
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payam BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pune Posts: 924 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	guys carbon fiber is too expensive while fiber not you can get the fiber with 5k to 8k max carbon fiber is lighter in weghit and shinyier than the other one here are the pics you can identify them: carbon fiber fiber:
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nitroxx Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: DXB Posts: 816 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	this is like a war up in here and I'd second iraghava on this CF isnt a joke however if you need CF work done try Pming EXtremeG in mumbai.He'll hook you up.
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