Aftermarket hoods please
Aftermarket hoods please I was just wondering if anyone could post pictures of their cars with aftermarket hoods, ie: 4-port extractor hood, ultra z, single port extractor hood. Thank you in advance
not one of the ones you were askin for but here's mine anyway:
http://camaroz28.cardomain.com/id/griffz28350
http://camaroz28.cardomain.com/id/griffz28350
4-port extractor if anyone has the 4-port extractor hood, i would like to see pictures of how it is setup as a drainage (the plumbing) maybe a picture of inside the hood, like with a flashlight... or just a picture of the top of the hood, and a picture of the underside of the hood
Thank you
Thank you
TECH Resident
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From: central TX
You can check out my webshots site for pics of my old car (99ta) with the Mecham 4-port heat extractor hood.
Quality sucks on the Mecham hoods...if you're buying one, be prepared to spend a *lot* of $$ in prep before you can paint it....
good luck...
Quality sucks on the Mecham hoods...if you're buying one, be prepared to spend a *lot* of $$ in prep before you can paint it....
good luck...
anyone else have a 4-port or single-port extractor hood or any aftermarket hood for that matter that can take pictures and post or email them to me.... i would like to see some close ups before the hood was painted on the underside and on the top and after the hood was painted....
Thank you in Advance
Thank you in Advance
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wow, ws9, thats a pretty interesting hood.... i wonder why they would make somthing that doesnt fit right....
shane or chad, do you think you could take some pictures of the bottom of the hood some closer pictures and if you could tell me about the defects in the hoods before they were painted.... i would like to see how much i am looking ot have a bodyshop reapair the defects and paint the hood...
Thank you in advance
shane or chad, do you think you could take some pictures of the bottom of the hood some closer pictures and if you could tell me about the defects in the hoods before they were painted.... i would like to see how much i am looking ot have a bodyshop reapair the defects and paint the hood...
Thank you in advance
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Originally Posted by v DaN 02
wow, ws9, thats a pretty interesting hood.... i wonder why they would make somthing that doesnt fit right....
shane or chad, do you think you could take some pictures of the bottom of the hood some closer pictures and if you could tell me about the defects in the hoods before they were painted.... i would like to see how much i am looking ot have a bodyshop reapair the defects and paint the hood...
Thank you in advance
shane or chad, do you think you could take some pictures of the bottom of the hood some closer pictures and if you could tell me about the defects in the hoods before they were painted.... i would like to see how much i am looking ot have a bodyshop reapair the defects and paint the hood...
Thank you in advance
sorry... TECH Resident
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: central TX
Originally Posted by v DaN 02
wow, ws9, thats a pretty interesting hood.... i wonder why they would make somthing that doesnt fit right....
shane or chad, do you think you could take some pictures of the bottom of the hood some closer pictures and if you could tell me about the defects in the hoods before they were painted.... i would like to see how much i am looking ot have a bodyshop reapair the defects and paint the hood...
Thank you in advance
shane or chad, do you think you could take some pictures of the bottom of the hood some closer pictures and if you could tell me about the defects in the hoods before they were painted.... i would like to see how much i am looking ot have a bodyshop reapair the defects and paint the hood...
Thank you in advance
It's been about 4 years since I bought that hood and had it done, so I may not remember everything...
1. Rear corner: ~1" broken off (Mecham would be happy to fix it, but wouldn't pay shipping of ~100$ each way)
2. Underside not finished at all. Very rough fiberglass, with some matting-like material visible.
3. Very amateur-looking fiberglass work around mesh grills in extractors.
4. Top side was rough, but fairly easy to finish for a body shop.
5. Lines did not meet up correctly with the fenders on either side - curves were close, but lower than then fender in some spots, and higher in others.
Not what I expected for a thousand dollar hood. Even though I heard similar stories from others before I bought it...
Worst part was Mecham wasn't very apologetic about any of the issues. They merely repeated that if I didn't like the hood, I could return it for a refund or replacement - but they wouldn't cover or reimburse shipping costs...
ok, well i dont think i'm going to be getting a mecham hood anymore.... is there anything wrong with their flushmount rear spoiler.... i was looking into that i saw an 02 with that on the car... looked pretty nice...
or should i try to find an older style ss wing maybe at a junkyard in good condition or what would anyone reccomend?
are there any other aftermarket hood companies out there that are even worth looking at?
thanks in advance
Dan
or should i try to find an older style ss wing maybe at a junkyard in good condition or what would anyone reccomend?
are there any other aftermarket hood companies out there that are even worth looking at?
thanks in advance
Dan
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From: Wharton, Tx
v Dan 02.... I know you were asking for some different style hoods, but here's a link to a few pics of mine. It's a 3" Harwood show quality cowl. The bodyshop had to trim @ 1/4 " off off each rear corner and do some shimming, but I believe that was due to the front being in a fender bender ealier that wasn't repaired very well by the dealer. I got this hood as a insurance replacement ( hail damage) and didnt have much money at the time to have it really sanded well. There are a few "bumps" in the surface that are noticable. I will have it re-done this fall. BTW the cost was around $480 or so.
Here's the link:
http://members.cardomain.com/kmdracer
Kevin
Here's the link:
http://members.cardomain.com/kmdracer
Kevin
thats a really nice hood... if only it had a ram air port in the front of it.... i was just looking for a ram air style hood.... if only i could find one with good quality... oh well, thanks for the pics kdmracer