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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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Just picked up a brand new Keystone SS hood for $150 locally. It actually fits pretty good. The gap in the front between the headlights is kinda big but Im gonna try to adjust it. Im not sure how much these go for from a store but Im pretty sure I got a great deal. I need to buy the ram air grilled and get it painted now.
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Looks like it fits nicely. Great steal!

The grille:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...ts_Accessories
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^ what he said but post up pics when you get it painted
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wow, 150, that's crazy
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Yeah, definetely go tto get a grille. There actually was another one forsale locally for $100 but it sold. I couldnt pass up the deal. Im gonna get it painted, not sure when though, summer is almost over.
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Looks Good Man.
I wanna paint my ss hood already.. =[
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looks good!
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got that same deal on my hood from keystone, but i have a wholesale account there. make sure your painter preps the piece well. there will be waves in it. they are what they are. cheap. itll look good though. im ok with mine. nice buy.
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How much was your hood? I havent found a price online for one. Im going to bring it to a good shop to paint and prep it.
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Its been a while since i got it, but i think i paid roughly what you did. paint wasnt bad, but i work in the body shop as well.
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thats a steal with my job we deal with keystone and i just hopped on their site and the list price for my company would be $343
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Thanks for the price man. I got it to fit better. It nots lined up level with the sides of the fenders yet, still need to work on that. I got the gap between the headlights closed now.
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the gap in the pictures doesn't look bad at all. i would have guessed it would be more the aftermarket headlights than anything. cool find!
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It actually the gap between the front bumper and hood. I adjusted it, now its like a 1/4" instead of a half inch.
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Would you mind posting a pic of the bottom of the hood? I'm gettin ready to pull the trigger on one of these hoods, just wonderin what the glass looks like on the underside, cuz the top looks great! Thanks man!
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i actually sold mine, where the hood struts hatch, on the top, it starting popping thru. I would get one.
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I have found similar problems in these lightweight ss hoods where you end up seeing the mounting points and the manta part began to sink in, looked like crap after.
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Crap :-( well, I've actually got a cheap ss hood on now, and it'll cost me as much to get the keystone one for less than it'll cost me to get mine painted...
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Hey OP, and updates?
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Never mind OP, I seen where you said you sold it. I over looked that part.
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