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Which hood do you suggest? Don't you guys run the Seibon? I thought you did that more for weight than anything else.
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More pics here: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=499663 We run a modified Seibon hood. Vents are cut to make them functional. There are also additional seals around all four edges of our hood to seal out more air. The additional seals lift our hood up and some people that didn't know any better thought it was poor fitting. The Vorstiener hood would also need to be modified to make the vent holes much larger. The Icarbon hood vents won't work entirely. 3D design has some nice venting but their hood is over $6K. Seibon GTR hood = ~$800 + your time to modify vents. Vorstiener = ~$1500? + your time to modify vents. 3D Design = $6000 + first born |
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Nicely done. And yes the 3D hood is insanely priced. Have you seen the pricetag on these? Quote:
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Funny you recommend the hood I like the least out of em all
Not to mention recommending that additional time and money need be spent on ALL hoods to "seal them up" n what not, except for the one that costs a 1/7th of what my entire car cost... Hmm, youd think if this was really the case, these damn hoods being as expensive as they are would just be made correctly with proper vent holes, seals, yada yada. And maybe even throw in some 1 series specific installed hood pins while theyre at it as an option THEN and only then may I actually consider ripping my hood off to replace with one of these.. PS.. Not to mention that the vents on the siebon look like theyre practically right overtop of the intake area. Yay for water n such things having an easy ride in thru my intake setup =( =( |
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Is the the Doerr hood for the 1?
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@theZ99: I am surprised you havent been convinced yet....weren't you the one doubting the need for hood pins on a CF hood? |
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I really think that Seibon is getting an undeserved bad rap. I have installed 2 hoods from them on my 135i and both fit very good to excellent. Yes you have to use washers to get the height exactly right but I've had to do the same thing for $$$$ hoods as well. The two layers of gaskets I have between the hood and fenders make it look like it fits worse than it would if it were a "street" install. |
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@Berk: Sorry wasn't trying to give Seibon a bad rep. For me it was MOSTLY a design thing that made me go the Vorsteiner route.
1. Vented from factory (regardless of how small) 2. Preferred the "look" of the Vorsteiner The Seibon is however a perfectly acceptable alternative for those so inclined and it can function quite well as Berk Technology has proven with their bad-ass race car time and time again! |
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And I agree bout the Seibons, just doesnt look right on the 1er, unless they have another model I havent seen yet or something..
The vors just looks better and has IMO better vent placement yada yada |
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Put it in your storage unit until you are ready to put the car back stock!
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The thing with carbon fibre hoods is that they are not a good mod for a street car. The fitment of a CFRP is never going to be as good as the OEM steel/aluminium part. It's just not.
CFRP hood is great if you race your car. You know the fitment isn't going to be OEM and that's OK. For a street car, there are lots of other higher priority mods.
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Another Seibon GTR hood. Same exact hood that I have. Painted to match body color. Looks bad ass if you ask me.
BTW this is the old Vivid Racing project 135i that they sold last year. |
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Hang it on the wall in the living room and say its modern art.
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Woa.......
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The color combo is siiiiiick...the whole car together is siiiiick...still like the Vorsteiner hood better.
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Thread Revive!
I want that lip. hmmmm
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