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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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Ok I just got all my carbon fiber stuff: hood, pillars, gas cover, and took some pics. Next on hte list of to do is definately lowering it. Tell me what you think.




Old Sep 12, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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looks good, but sweet lord lower it right now!
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Looking good xamodder.

What company did you order the CF hood from?
Where do yo ulive in FL?
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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nice hood!

you can fit small animals in there!...lower it asap!
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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Yea i know it is higher off the ground than most muddin trucks. It is a motor fx hood.
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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seems like your hood isn't flush...next to your headlight
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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I am going to order the motor-fx hood in about a week. I am glad to hear good things about it from everyone who has one. It fits perfect? Any problems with it?
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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Keep in mind when ordering this hood there are no wiper holes but you can get them for a little more. Overall i like the hood so far.
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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Yea i asked them about the wiper holes getting drilled in, they said they could do it and it would cost $30 more.
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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drill it yourself
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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I would be cautious about getting it drilled you don't want the CF to splinter. But i don't know i have seen some people with the holes adn their hoods look fine. I am going to relocate the washer things to the area between the hood and windsheild.
Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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Yea i wouldn't drill it myself. Drilling into carbon fiber could cause all sorts of distortions in the hood and cracks. But I will probably just move the sparyers to right above the hood on that plastic( just like xamodder just said he was going to do). That way they hood will look really smooth stilll, yet i will still have the sparyers for when i need them.
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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Yea i am going to do it like the new civics have them it will look real clean
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 02:31 AM
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looks awesome...... but how much did it set you back?
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 02:58 AM
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those hoods i think are around 375$ plus 140 for shipping ( to my area anyways)
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 03:18 AM
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MotorFX Carbon Fiber OEM Hood for Xa is $460 shipped to FL

http://fastscions.com/index.asp?Page...PROD&ProdID=87

got tc hood shipped in a week..
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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should have ordered before the shortage. i got mines for a lot less from the same company. main reason i haven't bought a lot of cf parts i want is the price has sky rocketed lately.
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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Yea. I wish i would have ordered my carbon fiber stuff a few months ago. It seems like recenly the price on CF has gone up quite a bit. Anyone get the CF spoiler from motor-fx? I want that too. It is something you don't see all the time on the road.
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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Yea that spoiler is nice but way to pricey. My hood was $500 shipped. It did take a really long time to get to me though. I don't know if they were low in supply or what but in the end it was probably like almost three weeks to get it here. The shipping company they use also sucks. All they tell you when you track your shipment is that it is out there somewhere and be delivered by a certain date hopefully. I do love the hood though despite these issues.
Old Sep 13, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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quick tip. if the hood is a little goofy around the fenders, add some wahers to the bolts and it should help align it. i had to do that unfortunately. and i drilled my washer nozzles myself and the hood looks fine. no spidering or waves or anything like that.



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