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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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Default APC carbon fiber hood, anybody have pics?

I found a place selling the APC carbon fiber hood for 2003+ Chevy's for $368.18 (plus about $45 shipping). I can't find anyone that has pics of a 2003+ though... I'm hoping it's pretty much stock looking, just made of carbon fiber to save some weight... Any help?
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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That sounds real cheap for a carbon fiber hood, most I have seen that are out of true carbon fiber are $700+. More than likely thats just a carbon fiber wrapped hood. APC doesn't make the best quality of stuff either.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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That price sounds too good to be true. If you are interested in reducing the weight of your truck, there are alot of free mods you can do.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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the raw carbon fiber is more expensive than that... its probably 1 layer of carbon and the rest f-glass.

but id say its junk anyway, apc is garbage.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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just an fyi , the company that is doing my paint were just telling me how they were asked by apc to make up the cf hood for the 03+ , when they got it back after mock up and prodution it fit like **** so apc asked them to make it fit nice so it could be displayed at sema, they fixed it and it did look like it fit good but when people started buying them they were pissed that they got a hood that didnt fit like the one they saw, pretty crappy way to do business imo, id steer the other way of apc.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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i saw one for a 99-02 on a site like andy's autosports for 995.95

i wa like hell no! plus i dont like the looks of it at all
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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You can't spell CRAP without APC.

But you probably already knew this.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 2004SSS
just an fyi , the company that is doing my paint were just telling me how they were asked by apc to make up the cf hood for the 03+ , when they got it back after mock up and prodution it fit like **** so apc asked them to make it fit nice so it could be displayed at sema, they fixed it and it did look like it fit good but when people started buying them they were pissed that they got a hood that didnt fit like the one they saw, pretty crappy way to do business imo, id steer the other way of apc.
That's hilarious. I'm not surprised though.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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apc is junk. im sure its a wrapped carbon fiber, not all carbon fiber, plus its not the high quality stuff. it WILL fade and peel i assure you of this. i used to drive a honda with a fart can... ask me how i know
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