AIT Racing Carbon Fiber Hoods for the Chevy Cobalt

AIT Racing OEM and R1 Style Carbon Fiber Hoods for the Chevy Cobalt 05-09.

AIT Racing Carbon Fiber Hoods are the best carbon fiber hoods on the market, so treat your Cobalt to a new and much more stylish street look.

AIT Racing utilizes a technology similar to F1 Racing Car production. Their process uses vacuum infusion technology with honeycomb core and folded edges to produce a lighter and much stronger hood compared to wet laid hoods produced by other manufacturers. Vacuum infusion can produce laminates (carbon fiber) with a uniform degree of consolidation that produces high strength and lightweight products. Honeycomb panels are used instead of more layers of reinforcement (fiberglass fabric) for the core of the hood. Honeycomb saves up to 90% of weight and has a high strength to weight and stiffness to weight ratio.

AIT Racing uses BGF Industries, INC carbon fiber which is combined with a high quality clear gel-coat to produce a high quality shine. There will be no yellowing and/or peeling because this gel-coat is the best on the market. Holes are pre-drilled.

These carbon fiber hoods are intended for off-road use only. Quality hood pins are required. Buyer discretion is also advised. All carbon fiber products require professional installation steps. Therefore it is NOT considered to be defective. Most carbon fiber products are hand-crafted therefore no two items will be identical. Expect small imperfections such as wavy weaves, small bubbles, and clear coat blemishes, these are inevitable.


The vacuum infusion process is a technique that uses vacuum pressure to drive resin into a laminate. Carbon fiber is laid dry into a mold and the vacuum is applied before resin is introduced. Once a complete vacuum is achieved, resin is literally sucked into the laminate (carbon fiber) via carefully placed tubing. To aid in this process an assortment of supplies and materials are used.

Vacuum Process

First layer of CF fabric is laid down in the mold, and then additional layers of fiberglass are laid down to add support. (The hood is not 100% carbon fiber due to high costs). Honeycomb core is laid down next and then a last layer of fiberglass is laid down to complete a sandwich effect. A vacuum bag is placed over the sandwich and the vacuum is started. When vacuum is finished the resin begins to fill the mold. Once cured the hood is removed from the vacuum bag and sent to quality control for inspection.