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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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Where is a good place to get a 3in cowl hood for under $500 I want something like a Sunoco hood
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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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Nowhere. eBay is the only place for sure I know is less than 500 but good quality??? Eh..
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The ones off eBay have fitment issues?
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Also are there any websites where I can find a good quality cowl hood
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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Some do some don't. I'd rather take my chances flipping a quarter and it landing on the dragon side of the coin.
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had one wasnt perfect but wasnt horrible... i sold it bc i want it to fit perfect without hours of body work
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i heard sunnoco hoods have fitment issues aswell though.. If i dropped 600+ on a hood it better fit right.. thats just me though
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Yea i traded my eBay hood for a oem ss wing and some cash on his end. (more cash than I paid for the hood )
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Vfn or oem.
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Thanks guys thank I'm going with a vfn sunnoco
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^^good choice, all hoods need to be checked for fitment but vfn more often than not will come through, stay away from $500 hoods
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Theirs are only $600 and look way better IMO
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