CF hood owners PLEASE HELP!!!

junkimchi · 08-09-2007, 11:58 PM

I've had my VIS OEM CF hood on for about 2000 miles and this happened

VIDEO OF HOOD DENTS

- I DO NOT track my car
- I WAS NOT in a rockslide
- NO accidents (got this hood to replace a damaged stock hood)

In person there are about 20 dents that are visable and this is getting worse and worse by the day. Is this normal for all CF hoods or did I just get a dud? I called VIS and they told me to take a picture so I instead made a video and sent it to them. The guy seemed like he was cool about it and is trying to help me out but I'm not happy that a $500 dollar hood dents like this in 2000 miles of normal driving.

*note this didn't happen suddenly. The dents began appearing gradually which means that its going to get worse =[

*UPDATE 8/16*

I went down to VIS in Rowland Heights and they gave me a new hood! Very nice guys down there. They quickly saw that the dents were not normal and gave me a new version that supposedly fixed the "glue" problem. The warehouse manager seemed to recognize the problem and said that it was a problem that occured a few years back and I must have got the "lucky" hood.

I didn't pay a single extra cent and they even helped me install my hood and adjusted my latch on my car (which i didn't even know was possible).

The hood itself looks different. The lines in the CF are much more straighter and the back of the hood seems to be manufactured differently. I'll update this one more time in a while after seeing if this one dents under the same conditions

1chin3s3_b0i · 08-10-2007, 12:15 AM

that is weird.i've had my mg style seibon hood for longer than that and driven it pretty hard and have no flaws with my cf

junkimchi · 08-10-2007, 12:18 AM

BLRUUUUGGGHHH

That guy better get me a new hood or a refund.

***GETxERxDONE*** · 08-10-2007, 12:58 AM

do you think maybe the heat from the engine is doing it?

1chin3s3_b0i · 08-10-2007, 01:00 AM

^ i doubt it could be that..if that was true then most of us on the board with cf hoods would have dents too but im clean of them

junkimchi · 08-10-2007, 01:02 AM

i have completely stock engine. besides, the hood looks like its going IN. Maybe the engine warms the hood an makes it softer or something? But then again 1chin isn't having any problems with his seibon. And supposedly seibon and VIS share the same factory...

SpeedDemon · 08-10-2007, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junkimchi

I've had my VIS OEM CF hood on for about 2000 miles and this happened

Dents on my hood

- I DO NOT track my car
- I WAS NOT in a rockslide
- NO accidents (got this hood to replace a damaged stock hood)

In person there are about 20 dents that are visable and this is getting worse and worse by the day. Is this normal for all CF hoods or did I just get a dud? I called VIS and they told me to take a picture so I instead made a video and sent it to them. The guy seemed like he was cool about it and is trying to help me out but I'm not happy that a $500 dollar hood dents like this in 2000 miles of normal driving.

*note* this didn't happen suddenly. The dents began appearing gradually which means that its going to get worse =[

About the dents.

I dont know about that.

But..... My friend has a carbon fiber hood for along time now, and sure enough he has dent looking markings on the Seibon Hood that he has, but it isnt dents.

But yes, we noticed that on his car a week or two ago too.

Cats?

Or Rats?

junkimchi · 08-10-2007, 01:07 AM

^ what are you talking about? Rats jumped on your car?

black plague FTL

SpeedDemon · 08-10-2007, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junkimchi

^ what are you talking about? Rats jumped on your car?

black plague FTL

Possibility?

But the better possibility is Cats, Or Heat that makes those markings.

junkimchi · 08-10-2007, 01:14 AM

well as for animals, I keep my car garaged and i have no pets.... if it was from animals, that would mean there are rats.... inside.. my garage...

heat could do it but is SoCal that much hotter to turn a CF hood into a sheet of butter?

SpeedDemon · 08-10-2007, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junkimchi

heat could do it but is SoCal that much hotter to turn a CF hood into a sheet of butter?

Im sure it has to do with the heat.

But are they dents dents? As in you can feel the bump?

junkimchi · 08-10-2007, 01:19 AM

yes i can feel them for sure. esp the big ones

Mitch · 08-10-2007, 01:30 AM

How in God's name does CF "dent"? Are these hoods CF over fiberglass?

junkimchi · 08-10-2007, 01:37 AM

is there a conspiracy going on here?

E. Honda · 08-10-2007, 03:29 AM

If it's denting from heat then the underside of the hood should be dented too. OP should check that.

***Fully Flared*** · 08-10-2007, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch

How in God's name does CF "dent"? Are these hoods CF over fiberglass?

NIGHTHAWKSI · 08-10-2007, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch

How in God's name does CF "dent"? Are these hoods CF over fiberglass?

yes...just about all cf you see is laid over fiberglass...

NIGHTHAWKSI · 08-10-2007, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeedDemon

About the dents.

I dont know about that.

But..... My friend has a carbon fiber hood for along time now, and sure enough he has dent looking markings on the Seibon Hood that he has, but it isnt dents.

But yes, we noticed that on his car a week or two ago too.

Cats?

Or Rats?

WTF are you talking about...your going to tell me that the weight of a cat or a rat can dent a cf/fiberglass hood? seriously...thats one of the dumber things ive ever heard.

Mitch · 08-10-2007, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NIGHTHAWKSI

yes...just about all cf you see is laid over fiberglass...

I know that most CF hoods are CF over a fiberglass frame. What I'm asking if it is just a fiberglass hood with a layer of cf over it for show. I've never seen a CF hood do that before.

Deedle · 08-10-2007, 01:23 PM

You should have inprefections in carbon fiber (if its true carbon fiber) but denting? Post the pics of video up here

08-09-2007, 11:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
junkimchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 607 iTrader: 1 / 100%	CF hood owners PLEASE HELP!!! I've had my VIS OEM CF hood on for about 2000 miles and this happened VIDEO OF HOOD DENTS - I DO NOT track my car - I WAS NOT in a rockslide - NO accidents (got this hood to replace a damaged stock hood) In person there are about 20 dents that are visable and this is getting worse and worse by the day. Is this normal for all CF hoods or did I just get a dud? I called VIS and they told me to take a picture so I instead made a video and sent it to them. The guy seemed like he was cool about it and is trying to help me out but I'm not happy that a $500 dollar hood dents like this in 2000 miles of normal driving. note this didn't happen suddenly. The dents began appearing gradually which means that its going to get worse =[ UPDATE 8/16* I went down to VIS in Rowland Heights and they gave me a new hood! Very nice guys down there. They quickly saw that the dents were not normal and gave me a new version that supposedly fixed the "glue" problem. The warehouse manager seemed to recognize the problem and said that it was a problem that occured a few years back and I must have got the "lucky" hood. I didn't pay a single extra cent and they even helped me install my hood and adjusted my latch on my car (which i didn't even know was possible). The hood itself looks different. The lines in the CF are much more straighter and the back of the hood seems to be manufactured differently. I'll update this one more time in a while after seeing if this one dents under the same conditions Last edited by junkimchi; 08-16-2007 at 11:33 PM.

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08-10-2007, 12:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
1chin3s3_b0i Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Vancouver Age: 23 Posts: 13,384 Michael iTrader: 2 / 100%	that is weird.i've had my mg style seibon hood for longer than that and driven it pretty hard and have no flaws with my cf

08-10-2007, 12:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
junkimchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 607 iTrader: 1 / 100%	BLRUUUUGGGHHH That guy better get me a new hood or a refund.

08-10-2007, 12:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
*GETxERxDONE* Jew Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Age: 23 Posts: 14,354 Nick iTrader: 7 / 100%	do you think maybe the heat from the engine is doing it?

08-10-2007, 01:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
1chin3s3_b0i Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Vancouver Age: 23 Posts: 13,384 Michael iTrader: 2 / 100%	^ i doubt it could be that..if that was true then most of us on the board with cf hoods would have dents too but im clean of them

08-10-2007, 01:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
junkimchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 607 iTrader: 1 / 100%	i have completely stock engine. besides, the hood looks like its going IN. Maybe the engine warms the hood an makes it softer or something? But then again 1chin isn't having any problems with his seibon. And supposedly seibon and VIS share the same factory...

08-10-2007, 01:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
junkimchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 607 iTrader: 1 / 100%	^ what are you talking about? Rats jumped on your car? black plague FTL

08-10-2007, 01:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
junkimchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 607 iTrader: 1 / 100%	well as for animals, I keep my car garaged and i have no pets.... if it was from animals, that would mean there are rats.... inside.. my garage... heat could do it but is SoCal that much hotter to turn a CF hood into a sheet of butter?

08-10-2007, 01:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
junkimchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 607 iTrader: 1 / 100%	yes i can feel them for sure. esp the big ones

08-10-2007, 01:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
Mitch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 1,874 Mitch iTrader: 0 / 0%	How in God's name does CF "dent"? Are these hoods CF over fiberglass?

08-10-2007, 01:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
junkimchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 607 iTrader: 1 / 100%	is there a conspiracy going on here?

08-10-2007, 03:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
E. Honda Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tulsa Age: 25 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If it's denting from heat then the underside of the hood should be dented too. OP should check that.

08-10-2007, 01:23 PM	#20 (permalink)
Deedle Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 542 Deedle iTrader: 1 / 100%	You should have inprefections in carbon fiber (if its true carbon fiber) but denting? Post the pics of video up here