Seibon TS Carbon Fiber Hood
#26
I zoom therefore I am.
just my two cents and what I did with my Seibon hood. remove the water trays underneath the vents... about a dozen screws. This will give you an amazing amount of cooling.
Second.. powder coat the vent grills. I really disliked the silverish color, they just looked cheap. Be careful when you're bending the tabs to take off the grills, they can break easily.. ask me how I know
Second.. powder coat the vent grills. I really disliked the silverish color, they just looked cheap. Be careful when you're bending the tabs to take off the grills, they can break easily.. ask me how I know
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#27
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just my two cents and what I did with my Seibon hood. remove the water trays underneath the vents... about a dozen screws. This will give you an amazing amount of cooling.
Second.. powder coat the vent grills. I really disliked the silverish color, they just looked cheap. Be careful when you're bending the tabs to take off the grills, they can break easily.. ask me how I know![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Second.. powder coat the vent grills. I really disliked the silverish color, they just looked cheap. Be careful when you're bending the tabs to take off the grills, they can break easily.. ask me how I know
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Ive always wanted to remove the water trays but I dont want rain all up in my engine bay... let alone the small debris that can fall into there as well... Id love the extra amount of cooling though but idk I just cant seem to justify all of the crap that can get in my engine bay
And as far as power coating the vents it seems like too much of a hassle... Ill leave em the Silverish color
#30
I zoom therefore I am.
I havent had an issue in over a year with anything getting into my hood. On the road there's no way for it to get in there and even parked if you look down from above the angle is wrong for anything to make it past the grills.
#32
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people drive their RX-8's in the rain?!
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#36
Need info on Seibon TS CF hood
I'm thinking of getting a Seibon TS-Style carbon fiber hood. Got a couple of questions though.
Is the Dry Carbon lighter than stock?
Seibon recommends not reinstalling stock springs, struts/shocks or dampeners. This is where I'm lost. Are they talking the hinges and springs on the hood system itself or am I gonna have to replace the struts and shocks etc. on my suspension because that doesn't seem worth it.
Thanks all!
Is the Dry Carbon lighter than stock?
Seibon recommends not reinstalling stock springs, struts/shocks or dampeners. This is where I'm lost. Are they talking the hinges and springs on the hood system itself or am I gonna have to replace the struts and shocks etc. on my suspension because that doesn't seem worth it.
Thanks all!
#37
Nitrous Threadjacker
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I'm thinking of getting a Seibon TS-Style carbon fiber hood. Got a couple of questions though.
Is the Dry Carbon lighter than stock?
Seibon recommends not reinstalling stock springs, struts/shocks or dampeners. This is where I'm lost. Are they talking the hinges and springs on the hood system itself or am I gonna have to replace the struts and shocks etc. on my suspension because that doesn't seem worth it.
Thanks all!
Is the Dry Carbon lighter than stock?
Seibon recommends not reinstalling stock springs, struts/shocks or dampeners. This is where I'm lost. Are they talking the hinges and springs on the hood system itself or am I gonna have to replace the struts and shocks etc. on my suspension because that doesn't seem worth it.
Thanks all!
Seibon is talking about installing shocks on the hood itself. Cutting and mounting shocks / dampers on it to lift it up will damage it. Do not use a damper like this one:
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