Is there a good aftermarket SS hood?
02-03-2017, 02:17 AM
#1
Is there a good aftermarket SS hood? Long story short:
My car is a factory SS. I got into an accident roughly 10 years ago and had the body shop install a VFN Sunoco hood instead of the factory hood (perhaps a mistake). I'd like to go back to the original hood. There's a lot of information here on aftermarket hoods being made poorly or fitting poorly, however it's all quite old. Has a manufacturer come out with something better in the past year or two?
I've already created a listing in the wanted section for an OEM hood I know this is the best route, but the ones I'm seeing on ebay are pretty beat up and going for top dollar.
Any guidance/help is appreciated.
My car is a factory SS. I got into an accident roughly 10 years ago and had the body shop install a VFN Sunoco hood instead of the factory hood (perhaps a mistake). I'd like to go back to the original hood. There's a lot of information here on aftermarket hoods being made poorly or fitting poorly, however it's all quite old. Has a manufacturer come out with something better in the past year or two?
I've already created a listing in the wanted section for an OEM hood I know this is the best route, but the ones I'm seeing on ebay are pretty beat up and going for top dollar.
Any guidance/help is appreciated.
02-15-2017, 07:34 PM
#3
Long story short:
My car is a factory SS. I got into an accident roughly 10 years ago and had the body shop install a VFN Sunoco hood instead of the factory hood (perhaps a mistake). I'd like to go back to the original hood. There's a lot of information here on aftermarket hoods being made poorly or fitting poorly, however it's all quite old. Has a manufacturer come out with something better in the past year or two?
I've already created a listing in the wanted section for an OEM hood I know this is the best route, but the ones I'm seeing on ebay are pretty beat up and going for top dollar.
Any guidance/help is appreciated.
My car is a factory SS. I got into an accident roughly 10 years ago and had the body shop install a VFN Sunoco hood instead of the factory hood (perhaps a mistake). I'd like to go back to the original hood. There's a lot of information here on aftermarket hoods being made poorly or fitting poorly, however it's all quite old. Has a manufacturer come out with something better in the past year or two?
I've already created a listing in the wanted section for an OEM hood I know this is the best route, but the ones I'm seeing on ebay are pretty beat up and going for top dollar.
Any guidance/help is appreciated.
02-22-2017, 04:19 PM
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Thanks for the recommendation. I actually did a bit of further research after this post and was leaning towards a TruFiber! Looks like I can order one from a sponsor (WS6store). I need to hurry up and finish my current project so I can move on to this one! Thanks again.
07-27-2017, 01:22 PM
#6
One thing I liked about the trufiber is that the whole insert scoop is slightly taller than an OEM one. At least mine was when I had one. I compared it with my friends Camaro SS LE and mine was slightly higher. The fitment on trufiber is identical to OEM. I currently have a Ultra Z hood now and I love it but I might consider going to a Sunoco Hood in a few months from now. I would go with Trufiber. If budget is an issue, waited it out. Youll be lucky enough to find a good OEM hood for less.