Aveo CF hood

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 12:44 pm

I can't confirm the quality of the hood or seller, but just thought I'd pass this along.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=33646

buy at your own risk

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:18 pm

it looks like it's just black and not carbon fiber...

DavesDaewoo · Post by **DavesDaewoo** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 5:38 pm

Ya it would look black because as the carbon fibre being under the clearcoat, when i picture is taken the glare would not show through, He has full positive feedback, not much of it, but all 10 customers seem to be impressed with the hoods, so who knows will this hood fit the lanos without any modification shaun?

DAve

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 7:09 pm

I highly doubt that it will fit a lanos and beside, you really don't want to be trying to modify CF. It just doesn't work out well.

DavesDaewoo · Post by **DavesDaewoo** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:19 am

daewooluvr wrote:I highly doubt that it will fit a lanos and beside, you really don't want to be trying to modify CF. It just doesn't work out well.

Ya i didnt think it would, i know they are close but didnt think that close, and i would never try to modify carbon fiber lol, if and thats only IF it was doable id be talkin to someone who could do it for me lol

Dave

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Sun Sep 26, 2004 3:24 am

I had a close look at the pics ... zoomed in with an image viewer .. LOL .. and after reading this:

1 Piece Solid Fiberglass Bottom with original skeleton for extra strength and support

I am pretty certain they took a stock steel hood, made a mold of the hood and made a reproduction skin in fiberglass, cut the OEM steel top off the frame, epoxied the fiberglass top to the frame, put 1 layer of carbon fiber over it, then clear clated the outside.

That way, you retain the orritional bolt holes, hood latch and rigidity of the steel underframe.

This might be an option for someone that wants a CF looking hood for ther Woo.

In fact, you may be able to just skin an OEM steel hood in CF just to make it look that way. The only problem is, you do not lose any weight of the steel which is why most people want a CF replacement.

Cliff

Brian5475E · Post by **Brian5475E** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:08 pm

I don't think your gonna lose any significant amout of weight on these small cars.

damian007vk · Post by **damian007vk** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 3:56 am

you can go from like a 26 pound hood or whatever the lanos or aveo normally weighs to pound 5 or 6 pounds with real carbon fiber

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 3:10 pm

damian007vk wrote:you can go from like a 26 pound hood or whatever the lanos or aveo normally weighs to pound 5 or 6 pounds with real carbon fiber

Agreed, you can loose up to 200 lbs even in light cars like these. Just gotta know where to look

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:47 pm

daewooluvr wrote:Agreed, you can loose up to 200 lbs even in light cars like these. Just gotta know where to look

Yeah ... like if I went on a really big diet! LOL

Cliff

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:20 am

indeed the hood is killer heavy :s i would really want a real CF hood tbh considering my im workign on my car and removing my music instalation actualy made my car much faster

Wonder how much a cf hood would mather

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:15 am

Why not fenders, too? That should shed a few extra pounds.

woo · Post by **woo** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:55 am

just make the bonnet and fenders and stuff out of fireglass because its cheap and light. Who cares about stregnth..........

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 12:39 pm

haha yeah just don't hit anything...

woo · Post by **woo** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 1:01 pm

daewooluvr wrote:haha yeah just don't hit anything...

my point exsactly hehehe