krijpipudht

Anyone know where can I get vented hood, Varis style (aka Seibon TS)?

I dont want CF because I want to paint to match car color.


Searched around and found dead end.
Some threads talked about vented OEM hood, but those threads are all old and dead now.

Or anyone with vented OEM hood, please post your photo.

Thanks.

tiltmode43

iTrader: (15)

There is a lengthy thread regarding venting the oe hood, search for it.

TopGear8

iTrader: (3)

Do you not want it because CF will cost more, and you will be painting it anyways? Because you can paint CF, thats what I will be doing with my Seibon TS hood.

krijpipudht

As I said above, I did.
Mostly I found people buy CF vented hood and painted it.

I just want to find another option, which may cost less.
Why need CF since I will paint it anyway.

This thread talked about DIY vented OEM hood.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...highlight=hood
End up that it will be difficult since rx-8 has a bunch of cone shaped things that are a real pain in the *** to work with.

Or did I miss any good threads?
Thanks anyway

krijpipudht

Yep, since I will paint it, no costly CF is needed.
Beside, I might be able to reduce some weight (material + vented).
From what I've read, CF hoods in the market are not really lighter than OEM.
And dry CF will cost around $1000+. Not worth to paint it.
FRP or Aluminum should cost less and will be lighter.

However, authentic FRP Varis hood would cost twice more than Seibon TS.
http://www.japanparts.com/db/partsli...mall=11&page=8

Thanks.

krijpipudht

Oh! forget to mention, I tried Googling before I started this thread.

Only non-CF hood that I found was FRP Veilside D-1 replica hood.

VeilSideBrian

VeilSide FRP hood in stock currently.

romycha1

There is an Evo hood knockoff vent on Ebay you can buy. Kinda like that FEED rx8 in the thread you posted. I plan on doing that to my hood. Just gotta make time.