got my gtfour hood today from 4g-gt-four, and heres a pic

looken pretty damn sweet! whens the bumper comin in?

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thanks . havnt ordered it yet. wasnt planning on getting the hood, but it was local so i was like what the hell might as well get it now. doesnt look half bad as-is though in my opinion. going to get it painted here soon though and hopefully get the bumper sometime this winter.

whats are those panels in your foglight holes? did those come stock if you didnt have foglights?

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I have those panels! lol

took em off tho cause their extra weight..or something LOL

maybe all 96+ ST's had them??

pretty sweet!!!.....

Looks good!

what's everyone's opinions on having the GT-4 Hood without the bumper, Not seen it in the flesh, to me it looks pretty cool, like the gap is meant to be there?!

This post has been edited by manphibian: Oct 23, 2006 - 8:24 AM

I think the bumber gives it something more.

i think you need the gt-4 hood latch - or you will end up smashing your precious baby up w/ ur winshield on a drive down the freeway

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My bro has those panels, his car is a '94 GT...I'm wondering if maybe the previous owner did the "bumper facelift" because 94's and 95's are supposed to have those smiley bumpers...?

Love the GT-4 hood, I personally don't really like the gap, I'd say keep an eye out for a bumper...

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i too think it looks like it could have been designed that way. will definitly get a gt four bumper, but for now i think it looks fine.

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actually, if you have a st205 hood/st204 bumper comination like mine, you do not need a gt4 latch. stock latch works fine. and even if you get a gt4 latch, make sure its lhd as the rhd latch wont work. the problem is the safety hook is a bit short on the stock latch for the st205 hood. when i pop the hood from inside the car, it disengages the main latch, but since the safety latch is tight with no play the hood does not pop up like it normally would. with the gt4 bumper you would not have the gap, so there would be no way for you to get your fingers in to undo the safety latch. for me to undo the safety latch i have to press down on my hood lightly and undo it since its so tight. so the main latch is fine, just the safety latch is a bit short, so you need to extend the hook by about a half inch if you have the gt4 bumper.

*oh and ive already driven down the interstate at with no problems

This post has been edited by celicaST: Oct 23, 2006 - 2:22 PM

i like it! and believe it or not i may be one of the only people who kinda like the little gap between the hood and bumper! what color are you going to paint it? maybe a nice two tone like mine?

lol, ok Neverstop.

But my personal opinion, its not that bad looking, but i would get the bumper also.

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youre not the only one, i also kinda like the gap. it will be painted red to match the car here soon. was going to put my red oem hood back on in the meantime, but the silver actually doesnt look that bad so ill probably keep it on.

i'd buy the bumper cover, it's only about $280 + shipping and that way you can paint the hood and bumper at the same time.. then just save up for the front grills and whatnot afterwards...
oh btw, i'm also using my stock hood latch too. i no longer have that safety latch anymore. when i pop the latch, i can lift the hood straight up without having to lift another lever.