need opinions

okay picture this. a white 1999 honda accord with black jdm style lights, OEM carbon fiber hood, R33 front end, black widow side skirts and rear bumper.
 
i think it would look pretty clean. but my friends say its too ricey. man w/e there just hatin. haha

i hate carbon fiber hoods without 10,000$ engine bays under them.

Agreed

I agree with your friend.

X4

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ORIGINAL: Briggz

X4

Hey Briggz...for those of us that dont know , what does X4 supposed to mean?
 
WheelBrokerAng...

I read it as "times four" because he would be the fourth person to agree.

X2

maybe if u went with a white lip kit, and some black rims to replace the money u would spend on a carbon fiber hood.

Pciture this:
 
White Accord with cleared headlights, cleared tails (not tinted), lip kit painted white, and silver 5-spokes lowered about 2"

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ORIGINAL: IceBlueAccord94

i hate carbon fiber hoods without 10,000$ engine bays under them.

That's the most ignorant thing ive heard in a while here. Ive have a VIS CF hood but dont have close to 10k under there. CF hoods' most functional purpose is to reduce front end weight distribution. In case you didnt know, our FWD Accords suffer from fairly bad understeer. Other than a stiffer rear sway bar, lightening the front end helps to remedy the problem. So for me with a 60-80lbs addition to the front end because of the motor swap, a 35lbs or so reduction thanks to the CF hood does help in improving safety and overall handling performance. And yes, I painted it to match.

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ORIGINAL: Velocifero

And yes, I painted it to match.

That's the key, though. And, you have a legitimate reason for the hood. If people just get them to copy what they see in Super Street it looks cheesy. So many people go rice and paint their hoods flat black to mimic the look, so it's hard to tell the difference from a distance. The original intent of the carbon fiber hood and all carbon fiber in general was to minimize weight while keeping the part the same strength or stronger. It was never about the looks, even though carbon fiber done right looks sexy as hell.

yes ricer.

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ORIGINAL: finch13

Pciture this:

White Accord with cleared headlights, cleared tails (not tinted), lip kit painted white, and silver 5-spokes lowered about 2"

=sexy.

or with white wheels.