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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 01:40 AM
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im sure theres lots of these out there but i kinda need some help. my car is a car show/racing car. so i dont want to look like a ricer. thats y im asking u guys for ur opinion on which hood would look the best. my car just went threw a little issue and lets just say tuesday morning was not pretty. broke carbon fiber fender, hood, and headlight. but i got a check today and now its time for a new hood. im still getting new carbon fiber fenders so keep that in mind. here is what my car looks like before the broken fenders.
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 01:45 AM
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none of them, kaminari FTMFW!!
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 01:51 AM
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i wish but i dont have 800 to spend on just the hood
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 01:55 AM
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Hmmmmmmm... Tough choice - I like the one you had better than any of the replacements, but if it HAS to be one of the three shown, #2 looks less like it should be eaten with chopsticks...

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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 01:57 AM
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Ya, I'm with Tomas... #2 if you MUST choose one of those 3... but IMO they all look awful.
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:02 AM
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well i need a vent to get that hot air out for the supercharger. but like i said would prefer a kaminari but the price is to much.
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:15 AM
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i think i might just get this hood


its from vis so i think its a good quality hood.
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:20 AM
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I would recommend that if you have a garage, my friend got that hood for his eclipse and it faded and cracked really bad. It cracked pretty fast around the vent
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:28 AM
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That is the same hood Larry got and it arrived damaged,now has chips and he had issues if i remember withthe vents......pretty sure Kami hood shipped is under $800.......price dropped right after I bought mine by $200.......check with them at their site.
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:31 AM
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^^It is $690 shipped
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:40 AM
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hey i just checked it out and ur right. is 690 shipped so i got my hood lol. thanks guys for the advice
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lol nice, it is the best vented hood out there
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:49 AM
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im so pumped, lol spending $1340 on fenders and hood. I LOVE MONEY lol, which is good cuz my hood was cracked and started fading and the fenders had some stress cracks and ugly chip marks. all i can say is im glad i hit that concrete poll lol
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:51 AM
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good choice on the hood. i like the oem look for carbon fiber. but if i was going for a vented hood it will be the kami.
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 06:01 AM
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If I had to choose between those 3 and driving hoodless...id go hoodless.
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 06:06 AM
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^^he already picked a hood and it isnt any of those
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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Good job on going with the Kami. OEM style and Kami are the only good looking ones IMO. It may cost more, but you're guaranteed quality. Also, I question the "Honeycomb Sandwich Core Technology" in #3...
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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It's made from sweet, crisp, corn, what's to question?

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