pics of my car with new hood
03-22-02, 03:04 PM
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I hadn't planned on covering the vents with mesh, but I know that i'll have to be careful that some idiot doesn't throw some trash in there. Plus anyone can pop the hood open anytime they want, which was something I tried to avoid with locking hood pins, but unfortunatly they didn't work.
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03-22-02, 04:01 PM
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I paid $575 for the hood, which included the shipping. I installed it myself along with drilling holes for the hood pins. I used bondo on a couple spots around the edges where it had been chipped...nothing major. And paid a shop to prime, paint, and bake the hood for $250. I sold my old hood for about what it cost to have it painted. So overall I feel like a got a great deal, it looks flawless, weighs 7lbs lighter than stock, vents are bigger than the mazdaspeed, and cost a lot less.
03-22-02, 09:01 PM
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Originally posted by martini
Great job. I'm so glad you painted it. Looks MUCH better that way.
Great job. I'm so glad you painted it. Looks MUCH better that way.
Yeah me too, i'm not that big on the carbon fiber look anyways. Nothing beats a good paintjob
03-23-02, 09:07 AM
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Originally posted by Freaky Monkey007
How do you avoid the locking problem when going with an aftermarket hood??
How do you avoid the locking problem when going with an aftermarket hood??
03-23-02, 10:32 AM
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I actually don't think CF will look ricey on a black car. Given that there were some chips and what not, paint it was a good idea. Is the 7 lb weight savings prior to painting it or after? CF is wickly light. Nice work dude!
03-23-02, 10:38 AM
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Originally posted by djantlive
I actually don't think CF will look ricey on a black car. Given that there were some chips and what not, paint it was a good idea. Is the 7 lb weight savings prior to painting it or after? CF is wickly light. Nice work dude!
I actually don't think CF will look ricey on a black car. Given that there were some chips and what not, paint it was a good idea. Is the 7 lb weight savings prior to painting it or after? CF is wickly light. Nice work dude!
Thanks, I actually drove it around for about a week before I got it painted and on black it didn't look too bad. But I still didn't care for it. The 7lbs was prior to painting, but I can't imagine the paint adding a whole lot of weight to it.
03-23-02, 03:35 PM
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You would be suprised how much paint weighs. I have a Black R1 and I was wondering how those hoods would look with the stock front end and all. I like it. Carbon Fiber has too much of a Brownish color and on a Black car, it just looks faded. Great job and Great price.
