Carbon Fiber Hood Install Question

[Blackmkv]

New hood didn’t come with hardware and really, I didn’t think it would/should. That said, do these bolts somehow remove? Without them I have nothing to attach the hood latches to the new hood. Same goes for the dampeners too.

Thanks in advance

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[Blackmkv]

Hoping someone can help ??

 

[Habu]

Post a pic of the carbon hood with the mounting points.

 

[Blackmkv]

Post a pic of the carbon hood with the mounting points.

Attached are pictures of the latch mounting location and one of the dampeners location. The holes have metal threads inside

 

[DarkZupra]

Those are supposed to be studs glued in. Contact whoever you got your hood from cuz they forgot to add them.

 

[itzTang]

Or go hardware store and get studs but try @DarkZupra option first

 

[Habu]

Attached are pictures of the latch mounting location and one of the dampeners location. The holes have metal threads inside

Hopefully it fits decent with the way the way those holes appear. Gonna need to go to the hardware store and get some M6x1.0 or maybe M8x1.25 bolts with some washers by the looks of it to mount it (best to measure it yourself). Did they not provide hardware?

 

[DarkZupra]

is this an Alibaba hood?

 

[Eastwood]

I think I’ve seen people have issues with that hood breaking at the mounting points. That must be a very cheap hood.

You should definitely get hood pins for your safety.

 

[itzTang]

is this an Alibaba hood?

Temu special

 

[BA9092]

Most carbon fiber hoods with the exception of Adro and Varis appear to be manufactured to the same specs.

I've encountered 3 from different vendors ranging between $1400 and $2800 that only come with the pre-drilled holes, no hardware, for bolting the OEM latches and hinges to.

I'm sure the hoods sold by Varis and Adro come with hardware and less fitment issues as well for the $5k to $6k they're commanding.

 

[Thraxbert]

Adding Seibon to the list of hoods that fits excellently, comes with all appropriate parts, and is affordable (by CF hood standards).

 

[lucky phil]

What's amusing here is that CF components were originally created as an evolution of GRP products in racing as cheapish light weight throw away panels. The sort after and exotic panels were aluminium but they were too expensive to replace and mostly hand made/ hand beaten by real craftsmen. The Australian made and one of the best Cobra replicas in the world is the Absolute pace full aluminium monocoque Cobra that comes standard with a carbon fibre body or for something like and additional $40,000au you can have the optional bespoke more desirable aluminium body instead. https://www.absolutepace.com.au/
We have a sport car that comes with the highly desirable and beautiful aluminium body panels and hood and people want to downgrade it at great cost the a CF piece which often fits poorly, warps with the heat and is subject to UV deterioration and other issues that come with that material. Give people something special as std equipment and they want to downgrade it, Amazing.

 

[Habu]

What's amusing here is that CF components were originally created as an evolution of GRP products in racing as cheapish light weight throw away panels. The sort after and exotic panels were aluminium but they were too expensive to replace and mostly hand made/ hand beaten by real craftsmen. The Australian made and one of the best Cobra replicas in the world is the Absolute pace full aluminium monocoque Cobra that comes standard with a carbon fibre body or for something like and additional $40,000au you can have the optional bespoke more desirable aluminium body instead. https://www.absolutepace.com.au/
We have a sport car that comes the highly desirable and beautiful aluminium body panels and hood and people want to downgrade it at great cost the a CF piece which often fits poorly, warps with the heat and is subject to UV deterioration and other issues that come with that material. Give people something special as std equipment and they want to downgrade it, Amazing.

 

[DarkZupra]

Adding Seibon to the list of hoods that fits excellently, comes with all appropriate parts, and is affordable (by CF hood standards).

Ill agree with you on everything except fit. Mine was meh.

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