GTS/CS replica hood experiences

PhatLyfe · 09-15-2020, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by aBMWfan

IMO the GTS hoods should always be CF whether oem or aftermarket

How about a Suntek Carbon Fiber PPF or wrap instead?

ByeFelicia · 09-20-2020, 09:56 PM

what do you guys do when ordering?
Thinking about this and considering logistics...

Get it sent directly to your paint/body/wrap shop?
I'd get aluminum (Sunveer) and then have it wrapped.

But then what do you guys do with the OE hood? It doesn't fit in the car I would have to assume heavily

apirvali · 09-21-2020, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ByeFelicia

what do you guys do when ordering?
Thinking about this and considering logistics...

Get it sent directly to your paint/body/wrap shop?
I'd get aluminum (Sunveer) and then have it wrapped.

But then what do you guys do with the OE hood? It doesn't fit in the car I would have to assume heavily

I ordered it to my house. Swapped the hoods in my garage . Drove the car to the body shop and left the whole car there.

Zubz · 09-21-2020, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rhekks

I am thinking about getting a GTS/CS replica hood. I prefer the aluminum replicas I have seen floating around.

Owners please chime in:
Anyone have any good experiences/recommendations?

Who did you buy from? How was the fitment?

I just did mine. Got it from Horizon Motorsport. Fitment is pretty good. Small varrying gap on driverside, but with fender adjustment, looks really good. Small overfills on vent plastic, but overall looks good. I'm happy.

Redacre · 09-22-2020, 12:07 PM

I theorize that all the aluminum hoods are coming from the same factory in China or Taiwan and there's no reason to go with any particular distributor except the absolute cheapest since none of them will actually take any responsibility for the product. My experience with 1NE as a distributor has just been garbage.

PhatLyfe · 09-24-2020, 08:12 PM

You car looks sweet.. What color is that?

PsychCA · 09-24-2020, 08:20 PM

This hood is growing so much on me: it totally changes the front end look making it much more aggressive.

YerrowNoodle · 09-25-2020, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by aBMWfan

IMO the GTS hoods should always be CF whether oem or aftermarket

i agree but they make them aluminum because its easier to get "perfect" where as the CF replicas always have pretty shitty fitment. I guess it's just cheaper for everyone.

espressoo · 09-29-2020, 07:53 PM

Here’s a test fit of my suvneer hood. In this photo I haven’t adjusted the bumper or fenders. I basically moved my oem hardware onto this hood and bolted it down making only adjustment to the hood latches height. Fitment seems pretty good considering almost no adjustments. The only thing I was disappointed in was the hood vent trim piece. Fitment looked pretty poor. The shape is slightly off at the tips. Not sure what the oem one looks like or if others can share their pics? One thing I noticed during this test fit was the aluminum GTS hood was noticeably lighter than the oem one. I didn’t weigh it but I would guess 10-15% lighter. It took very little effort to lift the GTS one vs oem.

Danlnyc88 · 09-29-2020, 09:55 PM

I have a full CF GTS replica hood and fitment is off on both ends where the headlights are.

It's driving me crazy

JDE92M3 · 10-02-2020, 08:32 AM

Hey guys I chose the Suvneer hood so if anyone needs any help I can probably get you a deal on the hood. Anyway, I was on the fence and I like many wanted CF model only. I wasn’t going to spend $7K on OEM. Now that that’s out of the way, I saw many locals with CF replica hoof from various vendors and regardless of body shop or vendor the fitment didn’t look great. So I went with aluminum and I was very happy with the end result. I’ll be posting a video shortly to my YouTube channel that should really help the community. Let me know if you need any other angles, but so far in love with fitment and look of the GTS hood. Don’t mind the front lip area. I got my M Performance lip painted gloss black, the matte black wasn’t working for me and ceramic coating my CF splitters. So I’ll post updated pics once my front end is complete!

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espressoo · 10-02-2020, 10:49 AM

The color match and fitment looks pretty good. Did they blend the fenders or no? Did you get the vent trim painted too? Can you share the cost to paint everything?

JDE92M3 · 10-02-2020, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by espressoo

The color match and fitment looks pretty good. Did they blend the fenders or no? Did you get the vent trim painted too? Can you share the cost to paint everything?

I got the fenders blended in, I wanted it to look perfect lol. And vent I got it painted gloss black. Honestly pricing I can’t comment on, usually I would just let it out. But I got a solid hook up because I know the owner and have done a ton of business with this body shop. So my pricing wouldn’t even make sense even if I shared. Hope this help!

JD

knightarmor · 10-02-2020, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JDE92M3

Hey guys I chose the Suvneer hood so if anyone needs any help I can probably get you a deal on the hood. Anyway, I was on the fence and I like many wanted CF model only. I wasn’t going to spend $7K on OEM. Now that that’s out of the way, I saw many locals with CF replica hoof from various vendors and regardless of body shop or vendor the fitment didn’t look great. So I went with aluminum and I was very happy with the end result. I’ll be posting a video shortly to my YouTube channel that should really help the community. Let me know if you need any other angles, but so far in love with fitment and look of the GTS hood. Don’t mind the front lip area. I got my M Performance lip painted gloss black, the matte black wasn’t working for me and ceramic coating my CF splitters. So I’ll post updated pics once my front end is complete!

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This looks great, thanks for sharing. Love your little Audi too! I have a F-Type in my garage that's the same size! LOL

JDE92M3 · 10-06-2020, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by knightarmor

This looks great, thanks for sharing. Love your little Audi too! I have a F-Type in my garage that's the same size! LOL

Hahah appreciate it! Awesome I’m trying so hard not to slightly modify that little ride on car for my son lol..

JD

Johnny250 · 10-14-2020, 10:19 PM

did anyone use the OEM GTS vent on the replica hoods? just curious if they fit better than the vent that it comes with.

Zubz · 10-27-2020, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

You car looks sweet.. What color is that?

Sorry, just saw this. Its Silverstone Metallic.

///M-pressed · 10-31-2020, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny250

did anyone use the OEM GTS vent on the replica hoods? just curious if they fit better than the vent that it comes with.

+1

Johnny250 · 10-31-2020, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M-pressed

+1

I actually bought the oem one and tried to fit it, it fits worse actually. I'd suggest you have the bodyshop test fit the vent, then modify the vent opening area on the hood before paint.

espressoo · 11-08-2020, 07:16 PM

The OEM vent fits like a glove on my aluminum GTS hood. The hood opening came a little rough in some areas especially the corners so it’s helpful to have it sanded smooth before paint.

LeFort One · 11-08-2020, 10:18 PM

^ That looks amazing, what brand makes that and any adjustments to make it fit?

espressoo · 11-09-2020, 07:16 AM

Suvneer aluminum GTS hood. I have to make a few more adjustments to try to close up the gap maybe ~1mm more. On a white car the gap stands out more. Fitment is 8.5/10 in my opinion.

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espressoo Major 899 Rep 1,009 Posts Drives: '18 M3 Comp\|'23 X5 45e\|'24 X7 Join Date: May 2017 Location: DMV iTrader: (1)	Here’s a test fit of my suvneer hood. In this photo I haven’t adjusted the bumper or fenders. I basically moved my oem hardware onto this hood and bolted it down making only adjustment to the hood latches height. Fitment seems pretty good considering almost no adjustments. The only thing I was disappointed in was the hood vent trim piece. Fitment looked pretty poor. The shape is slightly off at the tips. Not sure what the oem one looks like or if others can share their pics? One thing I noticed during this test fit was the aluminum GTS hood was noticeably lighter than the oem one. I didn’t weigh it but I would guess 10-15% lighter. It took very little effort to lift the GTS one vs oem.
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Danlnyc88 Captain 441 Rep 624 Posts Drives: 2020 M4 Comp, 2017 Macan Turbo Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Orange County iTrader: (1)	I have a full CF GTS replica hood and fitment is off on both ends where the headlights are. It's driving me crazy
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10-02-2020, 08:32 AM	#33
JDE92M3 Major 874 Rep 1,030 Posts Drives: 2016 YMB M3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	Hey guys I chose the Suvneer hood so if anyone needs any help I can probably get you a deal on the hood. Anyway, I was on the fence and I like many wanted CF model only. I wasn’t going to spend $7K on OEM. Now that that’s out of the way, I saw many locals with CF replica hoof from various vendors and regardless of body shop or vendor the fitment didn’t look great. So I went with aluminum and I was very happy with the end result. I’ll be posting a video shortly to my YouTube channel that should really help the community. Let me know if you need any other angles, but so far in love with fitment and look of the GTS hood. Don’t mind the front lip area. I got my M Performance lip painted gloss black, the matte black wasn’t working for me and ceramic coating my CF splitters. So I’ll post updated pics once my front end is complete! JD
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espressoo Major 899 Rep 1,009 Posts Drives: '18 M3 Comp\|'23 X5 45e\|'24 X7 Join Date: May 2017 Location: DMV iTrader: (1)	The color match and fitment looks pretty good. Did they blend the fenders or no? Did you get the vent trim painted too? Can you share the cost to paint everything?
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espressoo Major 899 Rep 1,009 Posts Drives: '18 M3 Comp\|'23 X5 45e\|'24 X7 Join Date: May 2017 Location: DMV iTrader: (1)	The OEM vent fits like a glove on my aluminum GTS hood. The hood opening came a little rough in some areas especially the corners so it’s helpful to have it sanded smooth before paint. Last edited by espressoo; 11-08-2020 at 07:29 PM..
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espressoo Major 899 Rep 1,009 Posts Drives: '18 M3 Comp\|'23 X5 45e\|'24 X7 Join Date: May 2017 Location: DMV iTrader: (1)	Suvneer aluminum GTS hood. I have to make a few more adjustments to try to close up the gap maybe ~1mm more. On a white car the gap stands out more. Fitment is 8.5/10 in my opinion.
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