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Originally Posted by MadScientist
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When I say, Respect... its not about where or who manufactured the part, its about the process used. ex: The Top Secret Carbon Fiber Hood is solid Pre-preg Carbon Fiber... no Fiberglass shell or core... a true Carbon Fiber Hood. The skill and education required to make the part is what gets my respect.
Drew
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Sorry to knit pick here but that statement is completely false. My friend has the authentic top secret hood for his supra and its just a wet lay process with fiberglass backing. $1800 just for wet lay. Real nice. You can tell its not pre-preg because they actually stretch the weave a bit as there are distortions and the supra hood is way too wide. The widest size of available carbon fiber is 60" wide(unless you ordered a custom roll, but that ain't happening with the large carbon fiber shortage) and the supra hood at its widest point is over 60". Also when you put the hood up to the sun, you can see through many pores of the carbon fiber because the weave has been stretched to try to fit the hood. They did a good job but I also seen a few more authentics and they were not all perfect but its definitely not prepreg, otherwise the weave would be impeccable.