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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 03:51 AM
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This style of hood should look great on the tC's even for the xA.

Old Jun 11, 2006 | 04:14 AM
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Modelista makes it for supra. It is a very fuctional hood for the supra but it would be completely useless for TC. It would look good but thats about it.
Old Jun 11, 2006 | 04:40 AM
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i think it would horrible to be honest
Old Jun 11, 2006 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Woody6799
i think it would horrible to be honest

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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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I was meaning those vents but proportioned to the tC anyways anyone can do a photoshop to see how it would look?
Old Jun 11, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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I forgot who makes the original style for the supra, but I know VIS makes that same style for supra's, corvettes, Z's... I'm sure if you send them enough group buy requests, you can get it done.
Old Jun 11, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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there are already a lot of choices for tc cf hood. this one is kinda ugly
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 12:09 AM
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Our car is too narrow for those types of vents. I think that the Kaminari hood is as extreme as it should get for a tC.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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or maybe the motorfx one? as seen here:

Old Jun 12, 2006 | 12:12 AM
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btw that kit was sold to my good friend Jessica - she will post pics upon completion!
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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That's OK too, but when there are double vents it starts to look crappy.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 01:58 AM
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that a nasty hood for the tC and for the supra what where they thinking when they made it, i sa a gold supra w/top secret wide body with that hood it look nasty
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by MJVsTC
Our car is too narrow for those types of vents. I think that the Kaminari hood is as extreme as it should get for a tC.
too narrow? Our hood isnt narrow at all, look at the s2000 hood u cant get much more narrow than that and that style of hood looks sick on it



maybe you ment our hood is too short, than i can see were your coming from
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 02:39 AM
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You know how we have the "peaks/body lines" on either side of our hoods? The area between those lines is somewhat narrow and cramming two vents in between them might look weird. If our hoods were flat like the S2K or Supra, then it might be doable.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 02:40 AM
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It's just a matter of personal taste. It's kind of hard to explain what I mean, so I'll just stop trying lol.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 03:28 AM
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no i know wut u mean, perhaps a wide single row of vents would look the sweetest, and would be original in the same time.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by sensay
too narrow? Our hood isnt narrow at all, look at the s2000 hood u cant get much more narrow than that and that style of hood looks sick on it
sick as in.. *puke*... i'm fine with the regular hood.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 03:53 AM
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i want a supra.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
Originally Posted by sensay
too narrow? Our hood isnt narrow at all, look at the s2000 hood u cant get much more narrow than that and that style of hood looks sick on it
sick as in.. *puke*... i'm fine with the regular hood.
hey its alright not everyone has style or good taste
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:36 AM
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^^ i'll say that right back at ya.

maybe if that picture was a little more realistic looking.. i can judge it better.



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