Mysticine Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I bought a ZR2 hood for my '06 Z06 and had it installed today... I have never been a fan of cars that have different colored or carbon fiber hoods, but didn't get this painted yet. I would like to get some feedback. Leave the carbon fiber showing, or paint it black to match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMHayden13 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Black to match. Im not a huge fan of the black on CF look. My Yellowjacket GTO had CF SAP Grilles, and other carbon fiber accents I loved with the yellow. But I think the black on CF look is just not right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck08sierra Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 at first, I was thinking it looked like crap...paint it. but then decided to look at the larger pic and noticed it looks different due to the sun! My thought process, how much will it cost???? i'd say live with it for a little bit and you might come to like it. If so, probably saved $1000+. If you don't like it, paint it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I would leave it for a while......it may grow on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticine Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Thanks for the replies! The hood definitely looks better in person. I can't explain it, but the picture makes it look odd... almost like the pattern is too much for the camera to process. It looks like any other carbon fiber weave. I think I will leave it for at least a few weeks, but ultimately I am thinking I still want it painted. If there were just a few carbon fiber accents I think I would prefer that, but the entire hood in CF is just a bit overkill to me I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimitedDodge Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Love that hood. Came close to buying that hood and still considering it. I have a GS and ended up purchasing a hood from a corvette forum member that was already painted black. Not real happy with the fit on my car. How was the fit on that one? Have any more pictures? Different Angles? Haven't found to many black vettes with that hood. My plan was to paint and leave some areas of the carbon exposed. Mainly the center section near the windshield. I have seen some others painted that way (on the similar ZR Hood) and it looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticine Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 I plan on taking more pictures this weekend after the car has a fresh detail. I'll take various angles and underhood shots. I haven't given it the full inspection yet, but it appears to fit nicely - seems to go with the body, no unusual gaps or differing heights. The hood required holes to be cut in it in order to close (hooks/struts next to the bumpers near the windshield). It took the shop about an hour to do it. I was browsing the corvette forums and saw a picture of the hood and really liked how it looks. I ordered it back in July. It took longer than expected (through no fault of the vendor), but was well worth the wait. Now I'm debating keeping the stock hood since I know most buyers prefer the clean stock look... and I also have a nice Z06 hood liner that I can't use. First world problems. LimitedDodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticine Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Here are a few more angles and an underhood shot. I would get more but it started raining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Cool as is, IMHO!! Mysticine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle Chest Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Leave it as is. If you want some more carbon, add a ZR1 or Katech rear spoiler and side skirts. Car looks great! Mysticine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimitedDodge Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Good ole rain to ruin things. Looks killer, certainly liking the carbon look with the black. If you ever have time to take some more pictures, it would help me out if you had one from the side view of the car and front angle view of the car. If your like me, I can never see to many pictures of vettes. Thanks for posting those. Looks like I might already be putting my hood for sale that I just purchased a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticine Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Here's a side pic of the hood before I detailed the car on Saturday... I didn't resize it. I'll post the rest of my pics in the Cars section. LimitedDodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen9Rolla Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I would leave it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2008fx4 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 me personally - i would paint the mesh grilles black. then i would probably have a good vinyl place wrap it in gloss black - leaving the carbon fiber vents on each side exposed, just to see if i liked the black versus the carbon. but thats just me. Mysticine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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