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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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how much $ do those kami CF hoods run for anyways?
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by iKONA
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WHAT HAIRLINE CRACK?!

AAAAHAHAHAA I WAS JUST JOKING!

Its your leg I'm pulling. lol

THe hood looks great and itl look better on the car then in your room!
LOL, don't do that!!!

It's so nice. I am just scared a shop will mess it up and they won't replace it. So, not sure yet.
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
ahaha...

but yeah.. the hood latch is strong enough where you don't need pins..

and honestly.... *cringe*... don't drill holes for the nozzles! ahhhh.. please noooooo!

you dont need them! honestly!
(i've run without nozzles for 2.5 yrs now i think?)
Think I can relocate them? Any suggestions? It's just that there's already indentions for the nozzles, so that would bother me if I relocated them.
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Originally Posted by FLINTstone
4 pic FTL!!!

jk nice hood man
Thanks bro, gonna post up A LOT of pictures when it's on the hood. I gotta get a heat shield for it tho. And maybe a custom rainguard made since I get rain and snow. Don't want the water to fall through and start smoking stuff up.
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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i just got a seibon hood and it had holes for the nozzles so idk what to tell u about drilling as far as hood pins go with mine atleast i feel like its pretty strong hold *knock on wood* but hood looks good idk bout the kam hood but with seibon i had to remove the bumper stop in order for it to shut just fyi
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Originally Posted by CSOCSO
yeah.. the latch is pretty massive.. its detachable so u can make it higher just as i did because i couldnt close it.... i dont think i would need hood pins but I'm thinking on it.

about the nozzle.. yeah it looks awesome without it but i NEEED it really bad! i was using tha nozzle almost every day.. so now its pretty bad..( i didnt use it for 3 days now) and i had to stop to wash my windshield because i cant see through !:D

i hope that the hole wont crack after a while...

there is any DIY how to remove and install the nozzle?:D
Yea, not sure what I am gonna do yet. The indentions are barely noticeable and I want the nozzles to look good and work great as in shooting angles and stuff if I relocate them.

What hole? You mean the vent or the indentions?
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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oo and chicotuner07 u have no idea how true ur signature qoute is lol
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Originally Posted by nytro
i just got a seibon hood and it had holes for the nozzles so idk what to tell u about drilling as far as hood pins go with mine atleast i feel like its pretty strong hold *knock on wood* but hood looks good idk bout the kam hood but with seibon i had to remove the bumper stop in order for it to shut just fyi
Well, I hear the fitment is basically perfect, so not sure if I need to do that.
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I would pin it. Better to be safe than sorry. Just my opinion though.
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It's just so ricey if you ask me.
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Originally Posted by yamaha16bw
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And I do think its pretty light for a hood, I will have to hold the stock one to compare. What does your manifold look like Yamaha?
in the spirit of the shocker......

Wow, you're engine looks crazy and nice shocker pic.
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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its not the fitment really i think it just depends on how long ur latch is, so if it clicks in or not its a matter of millimeters
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Originally Posted by nytro
its not the fitment really i think it just depends on how long ur latch is, so if it clicks in or not its a matter of millimeters
Well, I am sure Kaminari did R&D on that. Has anyone else had problems with the latch?
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Originally Posted by 20tCDude05
It's just so ricey if you ask me.
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
how much $ do those kami CF hoods run for anyways?
Got mine $800 SHIPPED from ShowStoppers USA, cheapest I could find, the next cheapest was like $900-$925 shipped, so it was a superb deal, it's drop shipped from Kaminari, so it's not a bogus hood.
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Originally Posted by 20tCDude05
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its not the fitment really i think it just depends on how long ur latch is, so if it clicks in or not its a matter of millimeters
Well, I am sure Kaminari did R&D on that. Has anyone else had problems with the latch?
allright dude im just trying to help damn
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Whoa, bro, I wasn't mad at all. I appreciate the help. Chillax, haha.
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Originally Posted by 20tCDude05
I LOVE IT! I am so scared to get the hood drilled into for the windshield nozzles.
So don't put them on. Looks much cleaner without them. I don't use the nozzles, so when mine comes, I'm def. not installing them.
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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Yea, we will see, if I can't find a good efficient place, I am probably going to have to put it on the hood. Looks more OEM, that's my opinion. I will keep you guys posted tho.



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