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Dream240 · 04-07-2003, 02:13 PM

I just bought a Carbon Fiber hood from a fellow Zilvia member, and it fits great. The only problem I'm noticing is that at medium and high freeway speeds, the hood bows up about 11/2 inches in the middle and rattles to the point that I think it's going to fly off!! Bye...bye 400 bucks!!

I just did a 400 mile drive Sunday and when I made a pit stop I noticed the hood screws were coming loose! I tightened them down but the hood still rattles. Now I know that the Carbon Fiber is designed to be lightweight and flexible, but is the flexibility going to be my demise? I know you can buy those hood clips to secure the hood down but I really don't want to buy those if I don't have to. Anyone that's got a CF hood have this problem? And has anyone lost the hood a 100 plus speeds?

Thanks for the input.

04-07-2003, 02:13 PM	#1
Dream240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, California Age: 46 Posts: 2,188 Trader Rating: (8)	Carbon Fiber Worries I just bought a Carbon Fiber hood from a fellow Zilvia member, and it fits great. The only problem I'm noticing is that at medium and high freeway speeds, the hood bows up about 11/2 inches in the middle and rattles to the point that I think it's going to fly off!! Bye...bye 400 bucks!! I just did a 400 mile drive Sunday and when I made a pit stop I noticed the hood screws were coming loose! I tightened them down but the hood still rattles. Now I know that the Carbon Fiber is designed to be lightweight and flexible, but is the flexibility going to be my demise? I know you can buy those hood clips to secure the hood down but I really don't want to buy those if I don't have to. Anyone that's got a CF hood have this problem? And has anyone lost the hood a 100 plus speeds? Thanks for the input. __________________ Don't mess with my monkey...he's loaded.