ViS Racing Carbon Fiber Hoods, Trunks, Roofs and Doors

[chiggah]

Bumping for more roof pics. Somebody be the test subject.

[Ecotune]

very nice.. im interested to see the install on that roof

[Eagle_f90]

Have any pics of the underside of that first hood? Does it come with vent closers for a bad rain to stop the water getting in? The air-extractor on the driver side looks like it would let rain run right onto the batter at a stop.

[SecondWind]

I'm surprised that no one has asked about the weight savings! How else can anyone justify this expense? (I guess I'm just more interested in function than appearance...)

[Eagle_f90]

Well the doors and roof would be a good savings, the hood not so much as we have an really light hood already. I would beet only a half-way decent on the hatch as much of that weight is strcuture and the glass

[autocity-brad]

Originally Posted by Eagle_f90

Have any pics of the underside of that first hood? Does it come with vent closers for a bad rain to stop the water getting in? The air-extractor on the driver side looks like it would let rain run right onto the batter at a stop.

Unfortunately the hood doesn't have vent closers on it. You would have to mod something if you're worried about rain getting under your hood.

[ArtJDM]

Could you tell me what weave they use?

[autocity-brad]

ViS uses a tight weave 2x2

[Eagle_f90]

Originally Posted by autocity-brad

Unfortunately the hood doesn't have vent closers on it. You would have to mod something if you're worried about rain getting under your hood.

Was I right on the placment of the vents over the electronics?

[Talk2meGOOSE]

You could fab up some sort of plastic and simply line the edge and the inside of the hood with Velcro and just slap them on when there's a foul weather prediction; though, water is going to get splashed up under your hood anyways when you drive through a puddle, or drive during rain. Your battery already gets wet. That's why when I replace or clean terminals on batteries (on un-modded cars) at work they have corrosion built up on them.
*And there is a can of a protective spray you can buy and put on both terminals if this is still a genuine concern for you*
I have had my Seibon hood with vents in it for a year now; no rust (other than mild corrosion on that one piece that gets it even without an aftermarket hood), no problems. I thought the same thing when I purchased my hood, but in time I realized it's not really anything to be concerned about.

The vents ARE over electronics. You can see the orange (covered&protected) hybrid battery cable through the vents on my hood; (again) no problems with it.
Electronics are getting wet already without the hood having vents. I understand "but they'll get more wet now". I haven't had even close to an issue in Florida (where it rains daily) after a year.

My carbon fiber hood (I didn't weigh It) weighs close to HALF what the OEM does- *by feel*, when I installed it myself.
It is both functional, and flashy.

I think it's a good purchase, drops weight & looks killer!