Still thinking about a fiberglass induction hood

[pphilps]

Hey man! I am still thinking about it... but would you do a colour match for an e-blue? Its just for the money..... I can always come into the states to grab the hood......... I hear you have one around......

[carbonbydesign]

Pphilips,
We do not do color matching unfortunately. It is not something we will be offering in the foreseeable future either. If you would like a Fiberglass Air Induction that we can help you with. For the best color match to your car, a full Automotive paint facility is better than we would be able to do so that they can fade the slightly different colors into the fenders and bumper hiding the color difference between old and new paint.

Rob Smith
(760)643-1300
Carbon by Design - Carbon Fiber Design & Manufacturing

[pphilps]

Hey Rob, what concerns me is that I would love to have it painted before the mesh is glued in. I am worried about how it will look after it has been painted as there are many inner parts that can be seen.....

What have you guys normally done with the fiberglass ones? How do people paint them? I am interested... but worried for these reasons. Also, how is the fitment on these? Have you found that these have worked better then the carbon fiber ones? I would come doen to the US to pick it up.... so it would be putting it on when I am down there..... I guess I would have to find a shop down there that would be painting it.....

[carbonbydesign]

Quote: Originally Posted by pphilps

Hey Rob, what concerns me is that I would love to have it painted before the mesh is glued in. I am worried about how it will look after it has been painted as there are many inner parts that can be seen.....

What have you guys normally done with the fiberglass ones? How do people paint them? I am interested... but worried for these reasons. Also, how is the fitment on these? Have you found that these have worked better then the carbon fiber ones? I would come doen to the US to pick it up.... so it would be putting it on when I am down there..... I guess I would have to find a shop down there that would be painting it.....

The way that the mesh is bonded in, it should not be all that difficult to mask it off prior to painting. Typically people do just that, they mask of the areas that lead to the grills, prep the hood, and paint away. The fiberglass hoods come out of the exact same mold as the Carbon Fiber ones, they are identical and so fitment is exactly the same. You don't need to paint it before driving back up, it has a heavy gel coat on the exterior and is black, so it will be fine for a drive back home.

Rob Smith
(760)643-1300
Carbon by Design - Carbon Fiber Design & Manufacturing