How can you tell a factory OEM WS6 hood from the others?
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Thank you to all that can help. Tomorrow I am possibly going to look at a WS6 hood at a good price but I am in need of some info. I am only interested in getting an original factory OEM hood since they are the nicest fitting out there. But I don't know how to tell the difference.
I assume it will have a GM logo and a part number stamped somewhere, but I don't know where it would be. The owner is not sure if it is real or not. He said it came from a donor car, which may make it a good possibility that it is a real deal. Anyone have any pics of what to look for? I would like to save a trip if it isn't real.
thank you for any help
mark jr.
I assume it will have a GM logo and a part number stamped somewhere, but I don't know where it would be. The owner is not sure if it is real or not. He said it came from a donor car, which may make it a good possibility that it is a real deal. Anyone have any pics of what to look for? I would like to save a trip if it isn't real.
thank you for any help
mark jr.
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I dont think it has a part number anywhere. I know that usually the ram air ducts on the aftermarket hoods are a rectangular shape where the heat extractors are compared to a factory hood. Theyre starting to change that though, alot of them look like factory though. My OEM hood doesnt like up exactly, none of the F bodies were dead on though.
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The deal with one being lighter than the other poses a problem. What's an OEM one weigh? I don't have a bunch of hood to compare, so I can't go by that.
But if someone had a pic of the numbers, or difinitive things to look at, this should be something to post in a sticky so people don't get burned w/ aftermarket -vs- OEM. Some WS6 hoods I can just tell they are aftermarket because they look like ****, scoop wise and fitment. OEM hoods on all real deal WS6's, just fit so nicely.
thanks for your help
mark jr.
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Now this is the info I was looking for. I knew that there had to be something stamped or etched or something on a GM hood. But I don't know anyone around me that has a real one anyway to look closely at. Oh well, It's been a week since the add was put up, I am sure it's gone. I don't really need it anyways, I would rather put that $$ into my 6.0l build.
The deal with one being lighter than the other poses a problem. What's an OEM one weigh? I don't have a bunch of hood to compare, so I can't go by that.
But if someone had a pic of the numbers, or difinitive things to look at, this should be something to post in a sticky so people don't get burned w/ aftermarket -vs- OEM. Some WS6 hoods I can just tell they are aftermarket because they look like ****, scoop wise and fitment. OEM hoods on all real deal WS6's, just fit so nicely.
thanks for your help
mark jr.
The deal with one being lighter than the other poses a problem. What's an OEM one weigh? I don't have a bunch of hood to compare, so I can't go by that.
But if someone had a pic of the numbers, or difinitive things to look at, this should be something to post in a sticky so people don't get burned w/ aftermarket -vs- OEM. Some WS6 hoods I can just tell they are aftermarket because they look like ****, scoop wise and fitment. OEM hoods on all real deal WS6's, just fit so nicely.
thanks for your help
mark jr.