aesthetic mods...?
02-09-2011, 01:34 PM
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02-09-2011, 03:27 PM
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All the cowl hoods out there look nice, but the cowl height (1.5", I believe) was not tall enough and honestly, not enough different from the stock hood in my opinion, especially on black cars where the bodywork accents (vents, bulges, fender flairs, etc.) don't look that pronounced.
I don't know what the shop had to go through to make it look as good as it does, but I would tend to think that it was a medium amount of work (which I somewhat remember the shop owner saying). It wasn't perfect, but it wasn't terrible to get to fit correctly either. For the price, it could easily be argued that it should fit perfect with no tweaking, but it is what it is. I absolutely love it and it (unlike a cowl hood) will actually serve a funtional performance purpose (2 actually):
1) Lowers underhood temperatures (hopefully significantly)
2) Reduces lift on the front end at high speeds, which is essentially the same as installing a huge splitter on the front that increases downforce.
There is my two cents.
02-09-2011, 03:56 PM
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I don't know what the shop had to go through to make it look as good as it does, but I would tend to think that it was a medium amount of work (which I somewhat remember the shop owner saying). It wasn't perfect, but it wasn't terrible to get to fit correctly either. For the price, it could easily be argued that it should fit perfect with no tweaking, but it is what it is.
Getting to be a little more than I expected.
02-09-2011, 05:29 PM
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Yeah, basically you would need to budget about $1800-$2000 to get the hood prepped, sanded, painted, installed, and properly fitted. It is a spendy mod...I just got lucky with the hail damage insurance claim.
02-09-2011, 09:18 PM
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02-10-2011, 12:23 AM
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Hell, I'll even come pick it up lol
02-10-2011, 01:31 AM
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02-10-2011, 06:58 AM
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My two cents, I think the factory spoiler and some larger exhaust tips really make the car look better without straying too far from a "factory" look.
It looks like the car in your signature already has some cosmetic work done, though.
It looks like the car in your signature already has some cosmetic work done, though.
02-10-2011, 09:29 AM
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Either way, I gotta watch out for you...you're sneaky, lol.
02-10-2011, 11:24 AM
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Lowered with PCed wheels/grills and blacked out parking/fog/reverse lights. Gotta tint the brake lights and blackout the 3rd. Then eyelids and washer covers up front. then I MIGHT be in for a hood. Wish i could find one used.....