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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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New CF hood...

From.



To this...



Still need to adjust the headlights and gapping a bit. But I fabbed up a latch for it, no more hood pins for me!

Can't decide if it needs to be painted or not.

And yes the car is filthy!









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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:27 AM
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sexy but why is the scoop off center? jw
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 02:25 AM
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sexy but why is the scoop off center? jw

They all are... thats how mazda made them...





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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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that is about 4629462462984627469 times better. i HATED your old hood. looks really nice now though! as far as painting it i wouldnt bother unless you're gonna paint the whole car.
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 01:08 AM
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thank you for changing your hood
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by vxturboxv
They all are... thats how mazda made them...





haha i feel like an idiot...but thanks for clarifying
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 03:55 AM
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Better shot of the new hood. Would have gotten a lot more done today but it's freek'n snowing! Cleaned up the engine bay a bit too.



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