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Old 11-09-2010 | 08:27 AM
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I want to remove it and polish out the underside of the hood any harm in this?
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Old 11-09-2010 | 08:31 AM
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Less noise insulation maybe? More heat transfer to your hood? I don't think that there is any harm to remove it, but i do not think that the underside of the hood is finished very well.
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Old 11-09-2010 | 09:35 AM
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I would be worried about heat transfer...but with the amount of miles you put on it there might not be anything to worry about for a very long time.
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Old 11-09-2010 | 11:23 AM
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I know plenty of guys who have removed theirs on previous generation MC's with no issues.
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Old 11-09-2010 | 04:19 PM
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mines gone.
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2005gxp how do you like it? is it your dd?
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Go ahead and remove it. It is only there to cut down on engine noise.
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Took mine off, no problems. The hood isnt finished though.
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Old 11-09-2010 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by JWMayes
Took mine off, no problems. The hood isnt finished though.
How unfinished is it?
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Old 11-09-2010 | 05:47 PM
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How unfinished is it?
So unfinished there isn't anything funny about it at all!
Sorry, bad joke. If anybody gets the reference you win a cookie.

Anybody got pics with it removed?
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Old 11-09-2010 | 06:37 PM
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It probably looks like crap w/o it. Most cars that come with insulators look horrible without them.
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2005gxp how do you like it? is it your dd?
How do i like what? lol and this car is not my dd but gets more driving than my dd does lol

mine looks good with it gone, the unpainted part looks good actually. i can snap a pic tommorrow if i remember.


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Old 11-09-2010 | 07:24 PM
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My hood has never had one, the Inferno that is.
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Not bad
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Old 11-09-2010 | 07:50 PM
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hey mel, where did you get your chrome plating done?
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i meant how do you like the look without it? what rims are those? i think it looks better without it but im used to looking at mine that is pretty beat up
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hey mel, where did you get your chrome plating done?
Advanced Plating
http://www.advancedplating.com/
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Old 11-09-2010 | 08:28 PM
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rims are 18" fast inferno wheels, and are for sale lol
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ok cause they kind of look like my casino's
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Originally Posted by LuSe4
How unfinished is it?
Just like the pontiac pic posted. They just didnt finish painting it all. Lol, primered the whole thing, but left the middle unpainted.
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