Carbon Fiber Hoods

[GOnSHO]

quick quesiton for all the guys wiht carbon fiber hoods, do you guys take them off for winter?? or leave them on??

[ApexDrift]

you can leave it on but it will get scratched up and chipped. most people take them off

[GOnSHO]

i figured.. haha
hmmm.. i really wish i had a garage..

[4doorj]

i take them off... dont want them to look like crap when spring comes

[jdm_eg6]

off unless u want to anual re-purchase them

[GOnSHO]

thanks guys, i figured, ive just never had a CF hood before, so i wasnt sure.. alright, time to bang out the dent in my hood from the vandalism and throw it on for winter...

WHAT ABOUT CAI? you take yours off for winter??

[E46..sTyLez]

CAI is fine for winter :thumbsup:

[ApexDrift]

keep it on

[Destinova403]

IMHO with the CAI you should put a bypass valve or a weather shield on it for winter... thats what i did and if anything it gives you more peace of mind about the hydro-lock come spring.

[GOnSHO]

yea, i just got teh Injen from speedtech last weekend... no hydro sheild yet... just wasnt sure..

[E46..sTyLez]

You pretty much have to have ur air filter completely submerged in water for you to have a hydro lock. I drove heavy rain with my civic and the filter was in the bumper...never had a problem.

[Destinova403]

yeah... i have an injen intake as well.. .but i put the hydro shield on it... with the way our springs are sometimes i feel safer having it on there... its mainly for peace of mind... a 20 dollar shield is a lot cheaper than a new engine.

[GOnSHO]

yepp.. true.. thanks guys.. .got both questions answered :D
i love beyond.. haha!

[shadowz]

I would take it off the heat and cold back and forth from your engine being on and off usually causes carbon hoods to warp

[88CRX]

Originally posted by shadowz
I would take it off the heat and cold back and forth from your engine being on and off usually causes carbon hoods to warp

Yup... someone on here had theirs heat/cool so bad the clear coat actually cracked. Not to mention rock chips and other winter damage.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

I keep mine on during the winter... But that's just because it came with the car, because the stock one was toast when I bought it. I've been through 1.5 winters with it with no problems. But I also have the 3m for the rock chips. If you have the stock hood lying around, I'd spend the time to put it back on.

[jdm_eg6]

^ yeh put on the OEM one it only takes about 5-10 min to do anyway with one other friend.

[GOnSHO]

yupp.. my g.f is good hood holder.. haha!!

i have the oem, just have to bang the damage out ..

[frozenrice]

I got a used CF hood for free that was written off in an accident because of a quarter-sized chip on the corner. The clear coat is faded. I use this hood for my winter hood.

[Supa Dexta]

Originally posted by GOnSHO
yupp.. my g.f is good hood holder.. haha!!

you don't have to tell me! :poosie: