My VIS carbon fiber hood is fading, cracking, and turning yellow. So I’m considering 3 options to fix it. What do you think?

1. Given the resin is already turning yellow/amber, I can clear coat it with a gold pearl effect. Here’s an example on the hood scoop of this WRX below. The scoop has actual gold colored CF weaved in.


2. Clear coat it with a plain pearl effect (gives it a blue-gold shine at certain angles under light). The new Lexus IS250 in white has this effect.

3. Cover it in vinyl with the Burberry pattern. Surprisingly my label-loving wife thinks this will look awful LOL.


Painting it white is not an option. I still have my stock OEM white hood, so I don’t need another white hood. I don’t care about weight savings (I drive like a grandpa anyway). This is purely a visual mod.

Here's a picture of my car. The fading, cracking, yellowing doesnt show well here but its very noticable in person.




Here's some Burberry examples I've found.

 

haha, the brake calipers look sick! engine cover isnt bad either! but I say go with option 2. Just clear coat it. The 1st option would look good if you were rolling gold rims!

 

i would clear it with a blueflake, should look pretty good.

 

I agree, just clear it, Burburry FTL! It would look on other cars if they had that theme, but to me..its just tryin to be somethn its not, your car is simple and clean, leave it that way =D

 

lol i thought the calipers were covered in just cloth

 

Haha the burberry is pretty funny. but not that bad for some reason. i say clear it or paint it ur car color.

 

God.. I saw the purse and thought are you effing kidding me?! then i saw the calipers and thought... damn I need me some burberry! haha

 

i showed it to a girl. she gave an interesting response to the burberry. "since thoes parts are obviously not from burberry its worse than having a fake purse"

i say gold pearl

 

I'd say #2. I couldn't imagine a burberry hood. It would be like having my wife remind me everyday how much she wants those stupidly expensive purses.

 

pearl it man.. the blue berry would be overkill.. and that gold flake..ehh.. keep it simple ..and not so honda-techy lol..

 

what brand of hood is that ??? vis, seibon or some knock off ????

 

Im gonna go back and READ a little bit...


pretty sure thats the very FIRST line in this post...

 

dont do a burberry or whatever it is, why not do a repeating logo, I always thought it would be cool to own a motorcycle with the Famous Stars and Straps 'F' repeating.

 

Well I am in the market for a cf hood and I think that I am going to go with seibon hood. Seems like the VIS quality isnt that good.
How long did you have the VIS hood when it started to crack and fade?

 

no butberry the tc is not a ghetto cruiser

 

Wow, difficult decision. I'm voting for the gold. That would look sweet.

 

I guess that comment on VIS cf products, cause my trunk is doing the same thing

 

LOL i'm the only one who voted for the burberrry because that would DEF get attention

 

wrap it with your favorite 80s cartoon!!!

 

how about throw it away and dont buy vis, thats what im about to do with my vis hood. its junk. ill never buy from them again