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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
Any time I remove components from the Insight, I weigh them. The stock hood, which is aluminium, weighs 9kg/20lbs.......
Your run of the mill $600 CF hood for a Civic weighs 18lbs. So you probably save 6lbs versus aluminum.
However, I might be able to make my own carbon fiber hood for around $100 in materials. A hood-sized sheet of fiberglass cloth weighs 1lb per layer, and CF is lighter. Of course you'd have to add resin, and bolt on "features" like hinges, latch, and washer nozzles, but I couldn't picture it coming in over 7lbs.
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I'm confused you say the stock hood is 20lbs but that a cheap cf hood is 18lbs but that it's a 6lbs difference. Where are the other 4lbs?
Also how are you going to find enough fiberglass for a hood for less than $100? That is an incredible deal!