BradsLS1

Does anyone have a Raptor hood on there car? How did it fit? How is it holding up? I'm thinking of getting one for my car but I know how aftermarket hoods fit sometimes they can be a real pain.

sway99bird

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Just make sure you don't buy a cheap one always remember you get what you pay for!

kaleen16

vfn makes good hood hoods

doomsdaymachine

i have one, n fits perfect, u gonna love it

Black Ws7

pewterbirdls1

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Ive had my Raptor hood for a while....Fits well and has held up very good...

Elliott's94Z

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^^Def one of my fav's..

blubox

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Does anyone know where i can get help? I called my GF Trans Am last night while we were making love...She wont talk to me...anybody have similar experience?

kdavis

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lol that would make good sig material

blubox

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The pewter bird is just so damn sexy..

zach_ws6

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raptor hoods are the best looking hoods for t/a's IMO

doomsdaymachine

haha at least u dint say a girls name , ur gf should be happy cus of that

hope the best for u

blubox

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But that's just it..I did say another girls name...and she knows I love the Trans Am more then her..I think it's over...

I'm just worried about our son now..

Mumbles

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Very nice rides gentlemen. I have a question for each of you:

FedEx delivered my Suncoast Raptor Hood yesterday afternoon for my 99 Firebird Formula. The thing looks awesome! I can't wait to get it on the car.

I hadn't noticed in any pictures I'd seen prior (or in the pics of your cars) that the grilles in the hood are metallic. They look great, but I'm curious what type of metal are they made of? Stainless steel or some type of aluminum or maybe something altogether different? The reason I ask is, I'm wondering if they will eventually tarnish or begin to show surface rust. Have any of you noticed anything like this on your hoods? I'm also wondering if its possible to scuff, prime and paint them when I have the hood painted? I was thinking flat black for the grilles would look good. Anyways, if any of you have any info on this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks guys.

kilrbecars1

I would like to see pics of the underside of the raptor hood. I'm interested in how its molded. thanks

Mumbles

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Here's a picture of the underside that was taken last night.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...1&d=1247165730

Mumbles

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I sent an email to Phil at FTP, which is who I purchased the hood through, asking the above question. Phil forwarded my question to Ric at Suncoast, and this was his response:

Phil,

The grill is made of aluminum. It is fine to prime and paint. Most customers either go with some version of black or the same color as the hood. A few customers have done a bright red or orange so it looks like fire inside the hood. I've attached pics of one customer's PT Cruiser with the bright contrasting grills.

Best Regards,


Ric Schildwachter
President, Suncoast Automotive Performance, Inc.
1-888-255-8900 (main office/orders)
rschildwachter@suncoastramairhoods.com

Question answered. Thanks very much to Phil@FTP and Ric@Suncoast for the great customer service.

peterlawl84

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I have had a raptor hood since 01. My grills have been black...I thought they came that way, but maybe they were painted black when I painted the hood. So far the hood has held up well, no rust or anything on the grills.

6']['9

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ive had mine for over 2 years now and have had 0 problems with it.

doomsdaymachine

i cant tell exactly but mine looks like plastic, i just took sum spray can
flat black, and spray all over but just cover the rest of the car so you dont damage the paint.

after a year the paint is barely fallin off
but i might use sumthing better next time, but from far away they still look good


http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...13-09_1920.jpg