VFN Test Fit 93-97 Sunoco *PICS*
08-19-2006, 08:49 PM
#21
not to hijack the thread but a question to the original poster. you seem to be veryhappy with your hood. im looking at getting the WS6 hood from VFN, how do you think the fit/quality is compared to their competitors? You speak highly of them and brag about a nice fit and finish 
Hood looks ******* awesome too :thumbs up:
Hood looks ******* awesome too :thumbs up:
08-19-2006, 08:59 PM
#23
Originally Posted by Tainted
not to hijack the thread but a question to the original poster. you seem to be veryhappy with your hood. im looking at getting the WS6 hood from VFN, how do you think the fit/quality is compared to their competitors? You speak highly of them and brag about a nice fit and finish
Hood looks ******* awesome too :thumbs up:
Hood looks ******* awesome too :thumbs up:
P.S, they are the only company to make an aftermarket ws6 hood, with the lines around the front of the actual ram air ducts. They are the only company to pay attention to detail, which we as f-body enthusiasts are definatly allways looking for. So if you want the most accurate ws6 repro, that NO-ONE can tell is aftermarket, go VFN.
08-19-2006, 09:11 PM
#24
Originally Posted by thesoundandthefury
Which of these two pictures does this look more like?:
This?
Or this?
#2 FTW
IMO, those concept sketches should have never been made public.
Thanks for giving us a preview Phantomzer0.
This?
Or this?
#2 FTW
IMO, those concept sketches should have never been made public.
Thanks for giving us a preview Phantomzer0.
08-19-2006, 09:22 PM
#25
Originally Posted by phantomzer0
thanks! and we actually test fitted their ws9 outlaw hood, which was in my photo album about 10 minutes ago but got erased for some reason. anyways, that hood fit very well and looked amazing. VFN is a company that wants their products to reflect their level of workmanship. Basically they arent putting out a product that they wouldnt use on their own cars. They strive for the best fit, finish and quality. If your looking for a ws6 hood, look no further than VFN.
P.S, they are the only company to make an aftermarket ws6 hood, with the lines around the front of the actual ram air ducts. They are the only company to pay attention to detail, which we as f-body enthusiasts are definatly allways looking for. So if you want the most accurate ws6 repro, that NO-ONE can tell is aftermarket, go VFN.
P.S, they are the only company to make an aftermarket ws6 hood, with the lines around the front of the actual ram air ducts. They are the only company to pay attention to detail, which we as f-body enthusiasts are definatly allways looking for. So if you want the most accurate ws6 repro, that NO-ONE can tell is aftermarket, go VFN.
I think me and you might become good friends on here
08-19-2006, 09:25 PM
#26
Originally Posted by Tainted
wow awesome thanks. i jsut saw all the other companies wanting 600+ for a hood and i was like ooo dear god nooo. then i saw vfn for like 500 bucks and thought humm thats not bad but hows the quality and such.
I think me and you might become good friends on here
I think me and you might become good friends on here
08-19-2006, 09:27 PM
#28
thank god. my little trans am needs a new hood (check cardomain you'll see why lol) and that stock flat hood just isnt me at all. its got a dent all in the crease anyways so I figured ****. if im gonna fork out big bucks for a hood i want the WS6 style
08-19-2006, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Tainted
thank god. my little trans am needs a new hood (check cardomain you'll see why lol) and that stock flat hood just isnt me at all. its got a dent all in the crease anyways so I figured ****. if im gonna fork out big bucks for a hood i want the WS6 style
08-19-2006, 10:24 PM
#33
Originally Posted by phantomzer0
i was actually revewing the original post made by jeanie, and the original image they show does have lines in it, but the lines dont seem to be the lines that are on 98+ cars like shown in your photoshopped image. i think the lines in her picture are actually paint lines, like from the jelcoat or some kinda sprayaed on material, be it paint or something. so what they showed us originally was an accurate representation of whats on the car now. In fact, they said they only made ONE hood so far, and my hood, the one on my car, is the hood shown in that picture.
As far as the paint lines go: the concept pics were computer rendered drawings. The hood looks that way in those pics because somebody purposefully MADE it look that way, not because of some trick with lighting or a faulty camera or an unfinished gelcoat. In this business, first impressions are everything. You can't put details in the concept photos that don't show up in the finished product and not expect people to ask questions.
One thing I'll have to say that the hood does have going for it is how well the hood scoop blends in with the curvature of the front bumper when viewing it from a side profile. I'll have to say that it blends good enough that if GM had made 93-97's with a cowl hood option, they couldn't have done a better job themselves.
08-19-2006, 11:02 PM
#34
Originally Posted by thesoundandthefury
I wasn't implying that the LT1 version would have identical lines to the LS1, but the fact that there are other lines on the hood in the concept photos gave me the impression that the finished LT1 version was going to have something more than what we're seeing.
As far as the paint lines go: the concept pics were computer rendered drawings. The hood looks that way in those pics because somebody purposefully MADE it look that way, not because of some trick with lighting or a faulty camera or an unfinished gelcoat. In this business, first impressions are everything. You can't put details in the concept photos that don't show up in the finished product and not expect people to ask questions.
One thing I'll have to say that the hood does have going for it is how well the hood scoop blends in with the curvature of the front bumper when viewing it from a side profile. I'll have to say that it blends good enough that if GM had made 93-97's with a cowl hood option, they couldn't have done a better job themselves.
As far as the paint lines go: the concept pics were computer rendered drawings. The hood looks that way in those pics because somebody purposefully MADE it look that way, not because of some trick with lighting or a faulty camera or an unfinished gelcoat. In this business, first impressions are everything. You can't put details in the concept photos that don't show up in the finished product and not expect people to ask questions.
One thing I'll have to say that the hood does have going for it is how well the hood scoop blends in with the curvature of the front bumper when viewing it from a side profile. I'll have to say that it blends good enough that if GM had made 93-97's with a cowl hood option, they couldn't have done a better job themselves.
08-19-2006, 11:08 PM
#35
Originally Posted by thesoundandthefury
IAs far as the paint lines go: the concept pics were computer rendered drawings. The hood looks that way in those pics because somebody purposefully MADE it look that way, not because of some trick with lighting or a faulty camera or an unfinished gelcoat. In this business, first impressions are everything. You can't put details in the concept photos that don't show up in the finished product and not expect people to ask questions.
Here's the EXACT quote fromt the EXACT post those pictures came from:
Originally Posted by vfntech
We are almost done with the mold, here are some pictures of the hood in Primer and it is the wider design, with the smooth cowl. please let us know what you think, we may post more pictures tommorow from the front
And you are the one who posted the first photoshopped pic (using an LS1 hood I might add, not the images they posted), it wasn't even VFN
The pic you posted using the LS1 style Sunoco hood:
and a photoshop of the pics of the actual hood in primer VFN posted:
Which looks a lot more like the finished product than the original pics they posted looked like your photoshop... Finished product again:
I think you were (for some odd reason) expecting their finished product to look like the photoshop pic (with the LS1 hood on the LT1) that YOU posted instead of looking like the original pics VFN posted...
08-19-2006, 11:25 PM
#37
Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
Is there anyway you could post a pic with the billet grill off? That way we could get a better look at the way it goes with the sharp lines of the bumper... If not that's cool, thanks!
08-19-2006, 11:54 PM
#38
Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
I think you were (for some odd reason) expecting their finished product to look like the photoshop pic (with the LS1 hood on the LT1) that YOU posted instead of looking like the original pics VFN posted...
Originally Posted by thesoundandthefury
I wasn't implying that the LT1 version would have identical lines to the LS1
You're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine. I'm not hating this hood but I'm not busting a nut over it either.
All I'm saying about the concept pics is that it appeared that there were more lines incorporated into it than the finished product actually had. That's IT .
Okay?
08-20-2006, 02:18 AM
#40
Originally Posted by thesoundandthefury
What part of this statement:
...don't you understand?
You're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine. I'm not hating this hood but I'm not busting a nut over it either.
All I'm saying about the concept pics is that it appeared that there were more lines incorporated into it than the finished product actually had. That's IT .
Okay?
...don't you understand?
You're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine. I'm not hating this hood but I'm not busting a nut over it either.
All I'm saying about the concept pics is that it appeared that there were more lines incorporated into it than the finished product actually had. That's IT .
Okay?
I was just confused as to what you were trying to say and where in the world the assumptions were coming from...
Especially the "computer rendered drawings" part... which led to you saying the company shouldn't have released early renderings that it didn't look anything like when they were pictures of the one and only actual hood...