08 Style Carbon Fiber Hood,

[GTS-R 001]

Here we go, here is my version ( Vipair Performance )of the 08 style hood in Carbon Fiber, these will be shipping soon and I will have pics of this on a car early next week.This hood will fit 03 to 06 vipers but has very close to the 08 style.

These will be available on a direct basis email or PM me, or you can order from Jon B @ Partsrack , Dan @DC Performance and others. See ur other products ( without VCA discounts listed at www.vipairperformance.com

 

[Wayne Finch]

WOW....looks great

 

[Nine Ball]

That looks great! Any weight differences from a factory SRT hood? What is your price on it?

Thanks,
Tony

 

[GTS-R 001]

Wayne, Tony,

THANKS!

I am pricing these hoods at a non viper tax price for VCA members of:
CF = $1795.00 +shipping
FRP = $1295.00 +shipping

 

[rcl4668]

Beautiful. I would also want to know weight savings over a stock 08 hood.

/Rich

 

[GTS-R 001]

RICH,

Stock hood is approx 47 LBS

This hood is approx 28 - 30 LBS, these are hand lay up so there is a little variance between hoods

 

[ILLSMOQ]

WAY TO GO!! I like what I see. When you say "very close" where are the differences?

 

[ILLSMOQ]

Also, I'd like to see some more pictures of your trunk top if you have them.

 

[GTS-R 001]

WAY TO GO!! I like what I see. When you say "very close" where are the differences?

This hood was constructed by hand / eye, no 08 "real" hoods were used for measurements or mold making, so it is more of a "looks like" versus a carbon copy of the 08 hood,

Thanks

Steve

 

[SylvanSRT]

looks great only comment is that i would use black screening in vents to blend in better with hood color.

 

[GTS-R 001]

looks great only comment is that i would use black screening in vents to blend in better with hood color.

Sylvan,

based on your comment, I will offer with black or brushed aluminum, the nice thing is the customer can choose, they may even want to chrome the vents depending on car color.

thanks for the input!

Steve

 

[JonB]

Sylvan,

based on your comment, I will offer with black or brushed aluminum, the nice thing is the customer can choose, they may even want to chrome the vents depending on car color.

thanks for the input! Steve

We might even want to have the screens in VIPER COLORS......I can imagine the CF look bing 'too much' for some buyers, but with body-color screens? POP !

Of Course, partsRack will be 50-cents below VipeAir pricing, except Mondays, then +50c

Nice Piece, Steve

 

[2002_Viper_GTS_ACR]

Very Nice !! Pricing isn't to awefully bad either !

Good Job!

Jon

 

[AviP]

This hood was constructed by hand / eye, no 08 "real" hoods were used for measurements or mold making, so it is more of a "looks like" versus a carbon copy of the 08 hood,

I don't mean to sound negative but in the past, the Viper hood has been a source of grief to many owners. Usually that's been with the Gen I/II crowd.

But has this hood been test fitted and checked for fit and gaps in comparison with the OEM hood.

BTW, great work. And a reasonable list price.

 

[Finally got it !]

Wayne, Tony,

THANKS!

I am pricing these hoods at a non viper tax price for VCA members of:
CF = $1795.00 +shipping
FRP = $1295.00 +shipping

********!!!!!!! Could this be for real ? A vendor that actually posts his prices. I had to look again just to make sure.

P.S. Excellent prices and product to boot.

 

[Warfang]

Wayne, Tony,

THANKS!

I am pricing these hoods at a non viper tax price for VCA members of:
CF = $1795.00 +shipping
FRP = $1295.00 +shipping

1/10th the price of a gen 1-2 hood... Ah, the price of beauty...

Looks great!

 

[Hirohawa]

Looks awesome and an incredible price!

 

[wiseasp]

How about for cars with stripes? Will they line up the same as the factory wide stripes? I know the 08's have smaller stripes on the hood vs. 06....

Thanks and GREAT price!!!!!

ROB

 

[JBsZ06]

that looks awesome.

Great pricing too!

 

[GTS-R 001]

Here are some pics of the understructure, as you can see, we have done everything we can to give it strength and a stock appearance. This hood will line up perfectly with your stock airbox/intake for a perfect seal.

 

[steponz]

GTSR-01...

Pm'd ya..

Joe

 

[ROCKET62]

So do you think the hood pad will not be needed?

 

[jpas]

Your hood looks great. Are the expanded aluminum mesh screens glued in place or are they removable? What is the weight difference between the fiberglass and the carbon, and are these laid up with epoxy or polyester resins?

 

[INSOMNIAC]

Wayne, Tony,

THANKS!

I am pricing these hoods at a non viper tax price for VCA members of:
CF = $1795.00 +shipping
FRP = $1295.00 +shipping

Hi Steve,

Have you shipped my FRP 08 Style hood yet?
Waiting to hear from you.

Art

 

[THEMASH]

Do you have pics of the carbon fiber hood installed ?

 

[Blue Batmobile]

yes, pics would be great. I might be interested .

Bat™

 

[VIPER R]

Can you stripe and clearcoat the carbon fiber?

 

[Blue Batmobile]

any pics of thsi hood installed yet?

Bat™

 

[Coloviper]

Steve;

Looks like a very nice piece. Cost is very in-line as well. I have a couple of questions as I am considering this hood replacement:

1. I am only considering the carbon fiber hood due to the weight savings (which I will chew up with my future Paxton), thus I am curious if you can post some pictures of the backside of the carbon fiber hood? Is the backside fo the CF hood also laiden with carbon fiber? My hood on my Saleen S351SR has a real carbon fiber hood and the underneath has exposed carbon fiber. On my Saleen the top is obviously painted body color but the underneath is carbon fiber with a clear coat. It looks awesome, raw and mean. I am just wondering if the underside is exposed carbon fiber so I could carry a similar look to my Viper? If so, I would like to keep it that way and paint the top my GTS Blue body color with my silver stripes.

2. Secondly, are the vents on this hood and the hood scoop spread out enough so that the factory 06' "wide" coupe stripes can be easily applied without having to carry the stripes through any vents, etc. If not, is this something you are considering for future hoods? I say this because you mentioned that each hood is hand built, thus I thought I would ask. I, like many others I gather, would like the new 08' style hood on our 03-06 but when it comes to stripes, we want to not have them carry through the vents, etc. I also want to retain my wide factory stripes.

3. The height of the hood scoop, is it lower or higher than the factory 08' Hood? I am hoping a tad bit lower as I know a lot of owners feel the 08' Hood is a bit cartoonish in dimensions. I am just curious.

4. All factory mounts points, etc. are where they should be and this hood has been tested at speed correct?

5. Finally, what is your warranty on this hood?

In advance, thanks Steve for the response.

Rick

 

[SylvanSRT]

if i got one for my silver car i would just leave the CF exposed on top also it would look great