DEFTRacing CF vented hood

Driscoll's2 · 07-17-2007, 10:09 AM

Anyone considering replacing there OEM hood with a Deftracing.com hood needs to take a look at what they will be receiving.

Deftracing

From my calculations the DEFTRacing hood is:
53 3/4 across just above the headlights
31 7/8 between the headlights
33 3/16 right down the middle

The original hood dimensions:
53 7/8 across just above the headlights
32 1/8 between the headlights
33 7/16 right down the middle

EXPECT A HOOD THAT WILL HAVE A 1/2 GAP THE WHOLE WAY AROUND

Some background on the car.
94T
28,071 original miles
No accidents
All original factory paint

In a nut shell response from Deftracing...
"I have talked to fabrication about this in the time you sent the other one, and that is how the hood is"
"it is not a manufacturing problem"
"Unfortunately we do not agree with you"

Send it back in the original packaging undamaged to receive a refund for the purchase value of the hood ($320)

So mathmatically I have
$320
$165
+ install = $600

Now they want ME to pay $165 to ship it back to receive the original $320 I paid for it.

Driscoll's2 · 07-17-2007, 10:10 AM

You can see in the above picture where the passenger hood hinge had to be modified to match the incorrectly manufactured bolt locations.

black94t · 07-17-2007, 02:14 PM

yep, you're not the first DEFT customer with fitment issues. I want a carbon fiber hood so bad but never had enough confidence in the company to get it right. $320 is cheap for a hood though. Sucks man. sorry to hear. I'll end up saving the full $1500 for border's authentic

Driscoll's2 · 07-17-2007, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black94t

yep, you're not the first DEFT customer with fitment issues. I want a carbon fiber hood so bad but never had enough confidence in the company to get it right. $320 is cheap for a hood though. Sucks man. sorry to hear. I'll end up saving the full $1500 for border's authentic

I had a Madpsi hood that fit well and looked good...however the "D" ring would not line up the with factory hood latch.

I figured hood pins would get me by and they did....untill I forgot to latch them while in a hurry.

-Sean D

07-17-2007, 10:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Driscoll's2 No Skills Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	DEFTRacing CF vented hood Anyone considering replacing there OEM hood with a Deftracing.com hood needs to take a look at what they will be receiving. Deftracing From my calculations the DEFTRacing hood is: 53 3/4 across just above the headlights 31 7/8 between the headlights 33 3/16 right down the middle The original hood dimensions: 53 7/8 across just above the headlights 32 1/8 between the headlights 33 7/16 right down the middle EXPECT A HOOD THAT WILL HAVE A 1/2 GAP THE WHOLE WAY AROUND Some background on the car. 94T 28,071 original miles No accidents All original factory paint In a nut shell response from Deftracing... "I have talked to fabrication about this in the time you sent the other one, and that is how the hood is" "it is not a manufacturing problem" "Unfortunately we do not agree with you" Send it back in the original packaging undamaged to receive a refund for the purchase value of the hood ($320) So mathmatically I have $320 $165 + install = $600 Now they want ME to pay $165 to ship it back to receive the original $320 I paid for it.

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07-17-2007, 10:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Driscoll's2 No Skills Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	You can see in the above picture where the passenger hood hinge had to be modified to match the incorrectly manufactured bolt locations.

07-17-2007, 02:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
black94t MR2 Powder Coater Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jefferson City, MO. Posts: 271 Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	yep, you're not the first DEFT customer with fitment issues. I want a carbon fiber hood so bad but never had enough confidence in the company to get it right. $320 is cheap for a hood though. Sucks man. sorry to hear. I'll end up saving the full $1500 for border's authentic