Seibon OEM Style hood questions

Stealth135i · 01-11-2011, 06:54 AM

Hi guys,

im looking into getting a OEM style carobn hood, i hear that seibon fitment isnt the best.... any one else have any input?

I saw one member had the exact bonnet im looking at installed but i cant find his post...

Being OEM stlye shouldnt fitment be better?? Input will be greatly appreciated

1speedbike · 01-11-2011, 08:28 PM

My gtr style hood fits great, about the same space between the hood and the rest of the body as I had with my oem hood. Maybe only a tiny bit more. All CF parts will require some tweaking and a bit of elbow grease to get to fit on perfectly, whether it's seibon, vorsteiner, icarbon, whatever. You won't find a perfectly fitting hood (or trunk) that requires no effort at all to put on. despite this, figment is still great with my hood and the quality of the weave is excellent. I know a couple other people on this forum got the oem style hood and had no problems to speak of.

Stealth135i · 01-12-2011, 12:24 AM

When you say tweaking what exactly do you mean? WHat are you adjusting to make it fit? Sorry i am a complete newbie at this but i dont understand how you can adjust it to fit? Doesnt it bolt on the the hidges and then how do you adjust it?

01-11-2011, 06:54 AM	#1
Stealth135i Turbo Lover 20 Rep 177 Posts Drives: N55 135i 2010 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa iTrader: (1)	Seibon OEM Style hood questions Hi guys, im looking into getting a OEM style carobn hood, i hear that seibon fitment isnt the best.... any one else have any input? I saw one member had the exact bonnet im looking at installed but i cant find his post... Being OEM stlye shouldnt fitment be better?? Input will be greatly appreciated __________________ Black Sapphire 2011 135i MT6 (Comfort Access, Professional Nav, Heated Seats, Performance Steering Wheel, Performance Shift Knob and boot, and more )
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1speedbike Brigadier General 778 Rep 3,286 Posts Drives: i4 M50, 135i, S1000R Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MKE iTrader: (15)	My gtr style hood fits great, about the same space between the hood and the rest of the body as I had with my oem hood. Maybe only a tiny bit more. All CF parts will require some tweaking and a bit of elbow grease to get to fit on perfectly, whether it's seibon, vorsteiner, icarbon, whatever. You won't find a perfectly fitting hood (or trunk) that requires no effort at all to put on. despite this, figment is still great with my hood and the quality of the weave is excellent. I know a couple other people on this forum got the oem style hood and had no problems to speak of. __________________ 2024 i4 M50 \| 2008 135i \| 2024 S1000R Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived... Mmhm.
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01-12-2011, 12:24 AM	#3
Stealth135i Turbo Lover 20 Rep 177 Posts Drives: N55 135i 2010 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa iTrader: (1)	When you say tweaking what exactly do you mean? WHat are you adjusting to make it fit? Sorry i am a complete newbie at this but i dont understand how you can adjust it to fit? Doesnt it bolt on the the hidges and then how do you adjust it? __________________ Black Sapphire 2011 135i MT6 (Comfort Access, Professional Nav, Heated Seats, Performance Steering Wheel, Performance Shift Knob and boot, and more )
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