Well, actually no bonnet stripes here. Just some CF

I couldn't wait for an actual CF MC hood so I got the MCS hood. Fitment is pretty dead on..with some minor things here and there. And with it weighing 12 lbs...wow.

It's still at the shop...it needs some fine tweaking before its ready to go and its getting fitted with some mesh for the hood scoop.

Here is a pic... Enjoy

 

Wow That is NICE! I have been thinking about this for a while. Is it VIS or M7?

 

looks great man

If it was made by VIS racing, let me know what you think of the quality and the fitment.

 

Wow!!!! picks jaw up off of floor.

Deffinately have something to add to my mod list.

 

I am a total snob about stuff like this, but this, being the real thing, is REALLY nice.

 

Is the whole hood CF, if so I had NO idea you could paint CF, and it changes my outlook on the possibility of getting a CF hood completely. looks excellent

 

Is that the VIS racing hood??? No need to use hood pins?? Inquiring minds want to know..:smile:

 

Wohhaa!!! I like!

so that's why you said 'scoope'!

 

from what i have heard, the VIS does not actually need hood pins....it will be interesting to find out

 

I would get hood pins. Vis hoods are known to have a weak latch that is fiberglassed in. Here is an example of a Vis hood blowing up at 80Mph on a friends IS300. It's just a matter of time.

 

thanks for the compliments everyone.

the hood is made by ViS racing. they put that "hood pins are required" on the website so they can cover you know what...hehe. I personally will not get hood pins. the MINI has two latches where the hood secures, and I think thats more than enough.

as far as quality and fitment, the hood is pretty well made. just taking the stock hood off and putting the CF hood on, it almost fell totally into place. it was shifted a little to the left, so the little hump in the middle of the hood did not line up with the body of the car. but with a little tweaking, it lined up perfect. now, with any CF product...especially hoods, a perfect fit is near impossible. the only thing that I see is that the hood creates a greater gap where the hood meets the front apron..but this gap is only like 5mm bigger than a stock hood. ViS has a pretty good mold to which they make these hoods...truely great product. All it took was a little time and the fit is near perfect.

and yes Yellow_mini, the whole hood is CF. it take quite a bit of prep work to get it right. the hood comes pretty well UV protected and clearcoated.

the thing is that with a CF hood, a lot...and I mean a lot of clearcloat was used.

 

well hood pins or not, it looks really nice!!
I want one!!

 

I concur With our front-heavy cars, this is nice!

 

Very Very NICE


Those are the tasteiest stripes I have seen so far. I wish I had thought of it.

Congrats on creativity

 

Very nice!

The CF hood is cool as it is, but the stripes are a nice way to peek at the slickness that is under there. Great idea.

 

NAM member Tuls has had a CF bonnet like that, with similar CF visible, installed for quite some time. Of course, he has an MCS. As I recall, there were some fitment issues with his. Those of you with questions might ask him, since he's lived with CF hood on his car for a while.

 

The bonnet looks awesome. It's all I can say.

 

Well done! I've been contemplating doing the VIS w/ stripes ever since someone mentioned the idea on NAM not too long ago.

I was wondering how and where you got the paintjob done.

Did they use the same technique as any other paint job, or was there a special process involved? I've gone to a few paint shops and they were unfamiliar with painting CF. Thanks for any input from your experience you can offer!

Well done :smile:

 

His is also very tastefully done. He has white stripes bordering the visible carbon center section. Both ideas are great and very well executed. His bonnnet is an M7 version. From what I gather there is a little more work to be done for fitment of that particular bonnet. Great mod though, I think I have made up my mind!

 

Thanks ^_^

they used pretty much used the same technique when painting any other component. they just sanded more since there was already a clearcoat on it. the thing with CF though is that it looks as if the surface is completely flat and flawless, but in reality there are tons of super tiny pinholes within the CF weave. so after painting it and putting the first clearcoat on, the pinholes were apparent throughout. my painter actually just poured the clear on there and let it set....he then wetsanded it and applied another coat of clear...he repeated the process untill there were no holes present. that is what took the most time when painting the hood.

as far as where i got the work done, it is the BMW/MINI body shop for the dealership that i got my MINI from here locally. they do excellent work.

 

That looks absolutely smashing. Good idea, and good execution.

 

Awesome, how much was it if you don't mind me asking?

 

How much weight do you save?

 

i got a special deal from a member of our car club cuz he knows the owner of ViS..it was around $500 shipped.

 

the CF hood is roughly around 12lbs.