Couple pics-Deft racing 575 CF hood

[my923ksl]

been meaning to put up some pics of this bad boy, my red carbon fiber deft racing 575 hood. washed my car up today and snapped off a couple pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/my923ksl/2011-07-02145851.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/my923ksl/2011-07-02145835.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/my923ksl/2011-07-02145912.jpg

[green-lantern]

I like it, looks like it fits pretty well. I've always liked that style scoop.

[93STLTH]

You're lucky that it fits so well, mine fits so poorly, the starter at the NG drags asked if my hood was closed all the way. :lol:

[ictponder]

I wish I would have bought the CF option, mine had what looked to be spray paint primer (came off just from rubbing it) and has slight imperfections throughout the entire surface. Not a big fan of fiberglass since then. Your hood looks awesome though!

[MADMarc]

I'm liking how well it fits. I have seen pics of other guys (cough Tom cough) who have a/m hoods and too many don't line up well enough. You just made me more confident when I go to order one in a hundred years ;)

[deftspyder]

been meaning to put up some pics of this bad boy, my red carbon fiber deft racing 575 hood. washed my car up today and snapped off a couple pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/my923ksl/2011-07-02145851.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/my923ksl/2011-07-02145835.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/my923ksl/2011-07-02145912.jpg

Wow, thanks for posting, I always love to see them on installed! Your car looks beautiful!

Green, thank you for the compliment!

Tom, congrats on your show car wins! It's always nice to see the Deft Racing 575 hood and our VLS on such a beautiful car winning trophies!

ICT, yes, FG option comes unfished, and a painter is meant to block out and prep the hood.. it is definitely not finished out like the carbon hood is. Not being finished like the CF hood is the major reason it is so much cheaper. You're right though, it is a spray primer (I personally dont know of a nother method to apply primer evenly but Im sure not a paint guy :) ).

Marc, let me know in a hundred years when you're ready to order, my son will hook you up :) ha!

[2fnloud]

I wish I would have bought the CF option, mine had what looked to be spray paint primer (came off just from rubbing it) and has slight imperfections throughout the entire surface. Not a big fan of fiberglass since then. Your hood looks awesome though!

You wanting to sell your hood?

[vr4tune]

Nice now get the rear hatch to match.

[MADMarc]

Marc, let me know in a hundred years when you're ready to order, my son will hook you up :) ha!

lol sounds like a plan!

[my923ksl]

Wow, thanks for posting, I always love to see them on installed! Your car looks beautiful!

Green, thank you for the compliment!

Tom, congrats on your show car wins! It's always nice to see the Deft Racing 575 hood and our VLS on such a beautiful car winning trophies!

ICT, yes, FG option comes unfished, and a painter is meant to block out and prep the hood.. it is definitely not finished out like the carbon hood is. Not being finished like the CF hood is the major reason it is so much cheaper. You're right though, it is a spray primer (I personally dont know of a nother method to apply primer evenly but Im sure not a paint guy :) ).

Marc, let me know in a hundred years when you're ready to order, my son will hook you up :) ha!
thanks for all the help getting me squared away with this,the hood fits like it's oem by far the best fitting aftermarket hood i've ever seen


Nice now get the rear hatch to match.
if there was a red carbon option i'd buy one

[deftspyder]

thanks for all the help getting me squared away with this,the hood fits like it's oem by far the best fitting aftermarket hood i've ever seen

Thanks! Always nice to hear this! Worhty of going in the customer feedback on the website! Where's the "LIKE" button?

[2fnloud]

Deft what do you do with your carbon fiber hoods with blems in them?

[deftspyder]

Deft what do you do with your carbon fiber hoods with blems in them?

you mean inconsistencies in the CF? generally we don't have them because we use grade A CF. But if a top half was pulled from the mold at it had some, lets say, a chemical reaction to something and looked bad, it just would never make it to being a hood. QC would just reject it.

[2fnloud]

I would honestly be interested in one that had blems (reduced price of course) beacuse I would like one of your 575 hoods, but I have seen the fiberglass the top of the hood scoop was too flimsy. and I don't want the carbon fiber look on my car so it would be painted to the color of the car.

[deftspyder]

Well the FG is supposed to be flexible, and not have unnecessary weight, so it certainly will bend under pressure as intended. If you wanted one with extra fiberglass for more rigidity, I think we could probably do that on the top shell of the mold. But for all the hoods, if it's CF, it just wouldn't be made, and FG of course can be repaired, filled, etc. FG is really easy to work with.