Need opinions on CF hood, Seibon or AIT ?

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07-06-2009, 07:16 AM

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Need opinions on CF hood, Seibon or AIT ?

Hey guys i'm on the market for CF hood and i came down to 2 hoods that i like and that will clearn my manifold.

1) is SEIBON VS2 hood.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SEIBO...Q5fAccessories

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this is AIT R1 series hood.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...Q5fAccessories

I would like to know which brands quality is higher ?

basically i can get them almost for the same price...

AIT would be like 20 bucks more then Seibon.

What do you guys suggest ?

07-06-2009, 07:20 AM

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Seibon.
Car has to be pretty over the top crazy to pull off the AIT.

07-06-2009, 09:44 PM

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^ what he said.

07-08-2009, 03:48 AM

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Seibon looks good...but if AIT did'nt had that evo style in the middle but just the side vents..i would have liked it!

07-09-2009, 06:21 AM

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i definately like seibon.. but i also like the fact that AIT will provide lots and lots of air flow and it comes with rain guards.

07-09-2009, 06:41 AM

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it depends on your car. the ait one is sweet, but only if you have a supporting car.

a completely stock tc with ait hood = ummmm, no.

quality wise, I would just naturally go with seibon. I've always heard good things about them, and I think they really do have a good company going.

in the end, it really is up to what you like though.
on my car, I'd go with the seibon

07-09-2009, 06:44 AM

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Honestly, if your worried more about function then get the AIT. It'll be much easier since it has teh rain guards, and like you said, it has much better air flow.

07-09-2009, 07:15 AM

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i've got an RS 3 with EMX super 7 rims...

07-09-2009, 07:19 AM

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well which one do you like the looks of more?

07-09-2009, 07:24 AM

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seibon has better quality than ait.

07-09-2009, 07:24 AM

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the seibon is designed to pull the heat out of the engine bay and sits right over were ur manifold is. what manifold do you have ? I have the seibon and love it man. really good fitment and you cant go wrong.