bojangles_8686

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I didnt think this would go in the exterior part of the forum but I just bought a carbon fiber hood off of ebay >> It was $503 total >> Does anybody know how to install them? And if not, what will you think an installation price would be?

-Chucky

Andason

#2

Wow you don't know how to install a hood? You'll need two people... Take off the bolts on one side at the hood latch, hold real tight, have the other person do the same. Viola, your hoods off. Reverse the procedure to get the CF one on. Unless of course they do not give you threaded holes, which I would be very dissapointed if they didn't.

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bojangles_8686

#3

How about the windshield sprayer things and the hood latch.

1bwilson

#4

Hood latch is on your car and the sprayers are clips. This is a 4 bolt install.

-Bryan

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boosted_K2

#5

installation is a true test to how the hood was made, if you need to do alot of aligning and adjusting, its probably cuz it wasnt a very good quality hood.

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Coomer

#6

What kind of hood did you buy? VIS?

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Drocay

#7

Be sure to put up a couple of pics once u get it installed.

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95STCelica

#8

i remember when i first got one it was like just me and 1bwilson that had one...everyone told me i was dumb for wasting my money on one..

FallenHero

#9

they said that because their cars aren't silver... and maybe they aren't performance-oriented people. : )

Jon

bojangles_8686

#10

Yeah the hood is VIS, and hey 95STCelica, are you, 1bwilson, and me, the only people with silver cars with cf hoods on this site?

blkGT

#11

no, theres the guy with the purple and white graphics featured car has one. and i know theres more.

bojangles_8686

#12

It would be awesome if we could get all of the silver 6gcs with cf hoods to all get together one day and take a pic..... but man, that would be so impossible lol

bojangles_8686

#13

UPDATE

The shipping company called today, my hood is supposed to be in on the 7th BUT its already at BWI so it will be here tomorrow between 12 and 5. Too bad I get home around 1:30 and i have to work at 5:00 so I most likley wont be able to install it tomorrow...... but when I do, I will definitley post pics >>

-Chucky

This post has been edited by bojangles_8686: Oct 2, 2003 - 10:47 PM

95STCelica

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-bojangles_8686+Oct 2, 2003 - 11:45 PM

bojangles_8686

#15

Ahhhyes, the hood came in >>, does anybody have any advice when installing it, like things to do/ not do
also, its ok to use wax and stuff on a cf hood right?

95STCelica

#16

-bojangles_8686+Oct 3, 2003 - 5:13 PM

bojangles_8686

#17

Ok finally some pics! There are better pics in my profile.











This post has been edited by bojangles_8686: Oct 5, 2003 - 5:30 PM

Andason

#18

Real hard to install, huh? Check out this sweet hood:



This post has been edited by Andason: Oct 5, 2003 - 5:08 PM

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bojangles_8686

#19

Haha my dad and me installed it in about 45 minutes >>

Uppitycracker

#20

Just make sure the hood latch is really secure!!! Most people put pins on just incase because alot of the time the hood latch wont catch good and you'll have a cf hood fly up and smash your wind shield. >>

Andason

#21

-Uppitycracker+Oct 5, 2003 - 3:49 PM

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bojangles_8686

#22

ah man does anybody have a pic of their celi like mine with hood pins? or can somebody photoshop some on there?

bojangles_8686

#23

Man cmon i want some feedback tell me how you think it looks!

FallenHero

#24

I like! especially the head on pic of the front end! you just need a front mount intercooler.... and all those little parts that go with it... >>

Jon=wishing for more speed on an old motor....