Seibon CF OEM hood and trunk lid

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12-18-2005, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 2QYK4U,Dec 17 2005, 06:26 PM

Um, ok.

A lot of people, including myself, will disagree with you on this one. My only mods to the car could be these two pieces and the car already looks better. Sure, I am going to do a few more mods, but they certainly won't be done just to make these two pieces look better.

A cf hood and cf trunk on an otherwise stock AP1 looks weird and/or out of place to many people including me. BUT, if you dump it and slap on an OEM front lip then it will look 10X's better

. The drop cleans up the cars appearance/stance and the front lip adds that dumped look in the front that your going for.

I just sold my 1x1 weave CF trunk and went back to stock and love the look again because I was so used to the CF look. I think I may even paint my Js Type V CF hood in yellow/cf to go with the all yellow look again since its going somewhat back to OEM.

Good luck on your car bro, nice start.. NOW DUMP IT!

12-18-2005, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JsAP1,Dec 18 2005, 04:06 AM

A cf hood and cf trunk on an otherwise stock AP1 looks weird and/or out of place to many people including me. BUT, if you dump it and slap on an OEM front lip then it will look 10X's better

Thanks for your feedback.

I won't be dumping it anytime soon because in doing so I will no longer be able to compete in AS. I would like to stay in AS for as long as possible.

12-18-2005, 07:44 AM

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looks good! what did you use to remove the springs in the trunk?

12-18-2005, 08:02 AM

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looks good, and a good price so you can't complain too much. now all you need is black washer nozzles

12-18-2005, 08:09 AM

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I have a Seibon hood and trunk also. My fitment is the same as factory. You have to drill/roundout the factory hinges to get more adjustment room. I won't lie, it took me about 6 hours of fitting/drilling to get the hood and trunk to sit perfect. Just be patient and take your time.

I'm no longer running trunk springs because they force edges up.

12-18-2005, 09:07 AM

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[QUOTE=JsAP1,Dec 18 2005, 03:06 AM] A cf hood and cf trunk on an otherwise stock AP1 looks weird and/or out of place to many people including me.

12-18-2005, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by John_Z,Dec 18 2005, 12:09 PM

Any pics to show us what you've done? I'm really interested in this option

12-18-2005, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeroPsi,Dec 18 2005, 10:02 AM

looks good, and a good price so you can't complain too much. now all you need is black washer nozzles

LOL! I ordered those yesterday.

12-18-2005, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by John_Z,Dec 18 2005, 10:09 AM

I don't think anymore adjustments can be made. The space is equal on both sides of the hood. So, moving it one away or another won't make a difference. The bottom line is the hood isn't wide enough.