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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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has any one gotten the mecham style hood from lmperformance.com? if so is it the one that is suppose to have all the issues with it?
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Issues? What kind of issues? I hear they take great care and pride in...or sorry I was daydreaming for a moment. All you have to do is look at my old Mecham hood for my TA. It was on the car for only 2 years and was only opened for oil changes and didn't use hood struts. Help yourself to a look...
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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thanks i didnt know if that was the hood that had the quality issues or if it was a diffrent one
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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Don't give up though! My shitty Mecham hood is now being remolded by American Sports Car Design as we speak. Rex makes great quality hoods over there, and hopefully by spring their version of that hood will start rolling out. And Mecham will go take a flying **** and land on a catcus!
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i dont have problems with mine
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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 08:33 AM
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I had tons of problems with the Mecham hood on my old TA. You don't seem to hear about issues on the Mecham Camaro hoods though - maybe a different shop actually produces those?
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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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I had tons of problems with the Mecham hood on my old TA. You don't seem to hear about issues on the Mecham Camaro hoods though - maybe a different shop actually produces those?
maybe, i am not sure
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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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Just wait a while and problems are bound to show up sooner or later. His stuff is utter junk, Rex said based on his observation that it probably would have required only about 10-15 bucks more of material to make the hood half decent. But Mecham is a shortcutting nickel and dimeing **** bag, so you get what you get. I hope your hood never has the problems I had with mine, but if it does, send it Rex and he will make it the way it's supposed to be made.
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Originally Posted by matt6822
Don't give up though! My shitty Mecham hood is now being remolded by American Sports Car Design as we speak. Rex makes great quality hoods over there, and hopefully by spring their version of that hood will start rolling out. And Mecham will go take a flying **** and land on a catcus!

LOL... Easy killer. Lets give Rex time. He his working his magic and doesnt need a flooding inbox of questions..

Patience.. He will build it and they will come..
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