found a new us exotics superhawk hood
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I was able to snag that hood up for 450 a few months ago
i got ahold of him and he actually took the hood back to rodger and he shipped it to me in Missouri for about $120. A hell of a deal and Rodger was awesome for helping us out and saved me a long drive to pick it up.
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The answer is yes. I installed it a couple of days ago. The hood was a perfect fit. I had it on and adjusted in 30 minutes. Roger is amazing. I'm getting a lot of compliments from people in my circle of life.
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I just bought one of the new ones. Do I need to modify the latch or the struts or anything? This is my first ever hood swap lol. I read about people having to cut up the latch on the old ones but on his ebay add it said uses all factory hardware and bolts in place.
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that said, if you previously had a FIREHAWK hood then NO MODIFICATION would be needed as it's latch is designed differently.
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I bought it from a friend that bought it from roger last month so I don't have the email lol. I have a stock formula hatch so hopefully it bolts right In cause I won't be able to cut the latch up.
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then your hooks handle was bent somehow already.
you might be able to bend it down enough to close but with the full handle in place, it's more a safety concern as to whether the hook will actually catch like it's supposed to, as when the hood is fully closed the handle of the hook actually holds the hook OPEN, not latched like it's supposed to.
Also I only used 1 of the hood struts, with both in place i couldn't get the hood to close and one holds the hood in the up position but allows it to drop easily when closing.
If you sig is accurate to your location your only like 2 hours from me.
here's what I did.
Also I only used 1 of the hood struts, with both in place i couldn't get the hood to close and one holds the hood in the up position but allows it to drop easily when closing.
If you sig is accurate to your location your only like 2 hours from me.
here's what I did.
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looks like you need to raise the hood bump stops on the passenger side, specifically the one between the headlight and the windshield washer res, it's sitting a bit low on that side.
also keep in mind that hook is a SAFETY feature it keeps the hood from flying up in your face if something where to happen to the hood latch.
also keep in mind that hook is a SAFETY feature it keeps the hood from flying up in your face if something where to happen to the hood latch.
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Yea I haven't finished adjusting it. It started to pour in the middle of the install so got it on there and lined up the best I could. I will be replacing the safety latch either modify the factory when I have time or get a slp firehawk one if I can find one and put it on. I understand what it's there for and this car isn't a daily. It probably won't even get driven before on is put on.
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Btw. the formula is my fathers. Here is a link about the car.
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