t2 hood question
 

hey guys i was woundering if anybody knows where i can buy a new/ish t2 hood. i mean company wise i have only found carbon fiber

just like the OEM hood? there are enough ppl on here parting out their S5's, im sure you can fine one on this forum somewhere...

if you want to buy an oem hood, check with neil at pinnacle mazda (parts manager) they have a website at http://www.mazda-parts.com/

if you want new non oem, check with a nearby body shop, or call your insurance adjuster cause they have contacts at all the low ball car body parts suppliers. (they found a price on a s4 front end - new for less that $100 when the factory price is $450)

if you want used, check the forum, i have purchased tII hoods for $40 to $250. it just depends on how far you are willing to drive!!!

good luck

Also, while I believe they've stopped producing the TII hoods new, the last few runs were actually stamped out of STEEL!

Ordered a brand new TII hood, thing shows up brand new in the box from Mazda and it's steel... not aluminum... damn it!

thanks yeah i like the oem look i am just doing the t2 swap at the end of the summer and i just need the hood unless you guys think i should just run it with a na hood jk. i will check on web site you gave me

the na hood won't close with the tmic, skip the hood and go front mount on the ic. either remount the stock top mount or pick up a front mount ic.... its a better location and if you are spending hard earned $ for parts, you might as well move in the right direction... just my 2 cents. you can ghetto it in with pvc for cheap (just dont post pics here!!!!) and use the pvc for templates for tubing when you have cash......

no i am trying to stay away from ghettoizing my car. everything in my car is going be legit i have to un ghettoize it right now thanks to the previous owner. yeah righ tnow i dont have the money for a front ic but i will keep my hood cus i was planning to keep the na look but wiht a mean front mount. but if i where to get a front ic dont i need to move the oil cooler? i saw a pair that go under your lightes i kinda liked thoes

something i was woudering i was just looking at cf and i was looking at a few pic i was woudering is the hood scoop off center or is it the pic? the pic i was looking at is carbon creations pic of fc cf hood

yes they are off to one side, the tmic is off to one side cause of the intake runners.

damn i cant beleave i have never noticed it before shishta! o well i guess i can learn to like it. i am just a guy who likes things to be simular or equal