[4th gen] Quality carbon fiber hood - Made in France

JoJo · Post by **JoJo** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:35 pm

Hello guys,

I'm the french guy who organized with Julienh a group buy for home made door sills. (http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/group-b ... t4661.html)

I'm a member of the french Prelude Club.

I come to you this time to share with you an order we are going to realize for carbon fiber hoods for 4th gen Prelude. (Thanks to indigolemon for allowing me posting this).

Indeed, we discovered a few days ago a french guy located near Marseille in France, who is specialized in carbon fiber. He sells many carbon fiber body parts for EG Civic, and he does really great parts. One of us (a member of the french Prelude Club) went to meet him a few days ago, in order to discuss with him the possibility of making CF hoods (OEM Style) for our 4th gen, and he is OK!
We're gonna bring him an OEM 4th gen hood in a couple of days so that he can make the mold.

We want to show him we could be a lot of persons interested in that.

We can find some carbon fiber hoods on the internet, the best quality/price ratio is the Seibon sold on fullcartuning, approx 600€ shipping included.

He told us he will be able to produce highest quality, highest finishing than Seibon. His EG hoods are sold 440€, it will be close to the cost of our future hoods.

He ships everywhere in Europe, UK included.

So the aim of this topic is to get the number of people who are trully interested in that, so we can tell him "Look, many people around Europe are interested in that, so prove you're able to make a good quality CF hood at a good price, and we'll bring you customers", that simple. I just posted the same message on Prelude Team Poland forum

We would like only people trully interested to show up there, not "might be interested, may see in 4687 months if it's possible for me", I hope you understand

You can find there some of the parts he makes (mostly for EG civic) :
http://www.japancar.fr/forum/Sujet-NBC- ... -in-France
https://www.facebook.com/NbcRacing?fref=ts

Last but not least, the OEM hood weighs approx 20 kgs, and about 8 kgs or less expected for the CF hood.

If you have any question, I'll answer there or PM.

Thanks,

Jordane

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:51 pm

The quality of his other bits look great. Do you have any idea of time-frame? And also as he'll obviously be making the moulds I assume these are something he can produce after the group-buy? If so, what savings are to be expected from ordering as part of this groupbuy?

Sorry if those are annoying questions, but I imagine a few others would want to know the answers as well.

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:01 pm

Same. Very interested but as above questions.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:02 pm

See!

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:07 pm

So £360ish

If the quality is that of the parts in the links, then I'm all over that.

will the hoods be fitted with an oem style lock eye?? So you could retain the original hood release if wanted?!?.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:10 pm

Also, could it be possible to have a version without the washer jet holes in it? I know some come without them anyway.

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:12 pm

Hang about

I need me bloody washers

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:17 pm

You've got a drill haven't you?!

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:20 pm

not sure I'd quite trust myself drilling a nice new carbon bonnet

. @jojo there you go chap. Questions for ya

K30DPC · Post by **K30DPC** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:27 am

is there a chance to use some aloy inserts so I can use this bonnet with my gas lifters? I like both CF bonnet and my lifters but so far there isn't any bonnets on market which can be used with them. I dont mind a bit more weight as it stil will be less then OEM one