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EventsCo21XLApr-13-08 12:38 PM
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#100928, "Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"




          

Hey there everyone, well just wanted to share my new upgrade lol. I couldn't pass this up. It was a steal at $100 bucks for the hood. Tell me what you guys think.





My vehicles

1998 Mitusubishi Eclipse RS
(Daily driver)
Evo III style CF hood
Sitting on 17 inch Racing Hart C2
Tein springs
APEXi N1 universal exhaust
AEM short ram intake
95 Eclipse GSX sideskirts w/o door caps
HID 9006 kit with 6000K bulbs
07 Eclipse shorty antenna (Stupid RS non-power antenna


1988 Honda CRX Si
(K20 swap, when I really want to surprize people LOL)

  

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RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, Flipboi89, Apr-13-08 12:58 PM, #1
RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, EventsCo21XL, Apr-13-08 01:38 PM, #2
      RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, dalesmitsu, Apr-14-08 10:25 PM, #3
           RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, djtrickee, Apr-15-08 05:33 AM, #4
                RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, DanKid, Apr-15-08 08:15 AM, #5
                     RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, DanKid, Apr-15-08 08:28 AM, #6
                          RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, EventsCo21XL, Apr-15-08 10:05 AM, #7
                               RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, RSTeclipse97, Apr-25-08 01:58 PM, #8
                                    RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, 2gnt97gs, Apr-30-08 05:51 PM, #9
                                         RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, PsychO, May-01-08 07:37 PM, #10
                                              RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, RoninEclipse2G, May-02-08 04:20 AM, #11
                                              RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, DanKid, May-03-08 09:31 AM, #12
                                                   RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, EventsCo21XL, May-05-08 06:10 PM, #13
                                                        RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, eclipse982nrRST, May-06-08 01:44 AM, #14
                                              RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, Nightfall, May-06-08 01:48 PM, #15
                                                   RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, vroom-vroom, May-08-08 02:07 PM, #16
                                                        RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, EventsCo21XL, May-10-08 05:38 PM, #17
                                                             RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, vroom-vroom, May-11-08 06:36 AM, #18
                                                                  RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside, EventsCo21XL, May-13-08 01:41 PM, #19

Flipboi89Apr-13-08 12:58 PM
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#100929, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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damn that is a steal where did you get it from? i'd prefer the stock oem cf but that doesnt look so bad



Car Status: P0140 o2 circuit number bank 1 sensor 2 Cel. Ill fix it tomorow lol.

Estimated mileage on engine: 15,xxx

  

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EventsCo21XLApr-13-08 01:38 PM
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#100930, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Craigslist, just sniping ads all the time LOL. Yeah I wanted the OEM CF hood, but I couldn't pass up the price on this one. Plus the guy I bought it from had pictures of it on his car, which pretty much sealed the deal for me from how it would look.

My vehicles

1998 Mitusubishi Eclipse RS
(Daily driver)
Evo III style CF hood
Sitting on 17 inch Racing Hart C2
Tein springs
APEXi N1 universal exhaust
AEM short ram intake
95 Eclipse GSX sideskirts w/o door caps
HID 9006 kit with 6000K bulbs
07 Eclipse shorty antenna (Stupid RS non-power antenna


1988 Honda CRX Si
(K20 swap, when I really want to surprize people LOL)

  

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dalesmitsuApr-14-08 10:25 PM
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#100935, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Originally posted by EventsCo21XL
Craigslist, just sniping ads all the time LOL. Yeah I wanted the OEM CF hood, but I couldn't pass up the price on this one. Plus the guy I bought it from had pictures of it on his car, which pretty much sealed the deal for me from how it would look.


whats the link to that site, i'm always looking for good bargins. nice upgrade

  

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djtrickeeApr-15-08 05:33 AM
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#100939, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Originally posted by EventsCo21XL Craigslist,


Originally posted by dalesmitsu
whats the link to that site, i'm always looking for good bargins. nice upgrade


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DanKidApr-15-08 08:15 AM
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#100940, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Apr-15-08 08:15 AM by DanKid



          

The oem cf hood would have looked better but for $100 you can't go wrong. Damn, I feel like I got ripped cause I paid $275 for a used vis vador 3 cf hood some guy put up for sale 3 weeks ago on craigslist. Oh well. Make sure you get some hood pins on there asap cause when I searched on here and tuners for ideas on where to install the pins, many threads came up of cf hoods flying up and smashing peoples windshields due to lack of pins.

  

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DanKidApr-15-08 08:28 AM
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#100941, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Apr-15-08 08:30 AM by DanKid



          

Wow, I just searched and one guy actually had the same exact hood you got fly up and do some serious damage to his car. It's a sign man. Get those pins today even if you have to go to Autozone. Here's the link and check out the pics at the bottom of the page to see the aftermath. http://forums.2gnt.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=7&topic_id=88167&mesg_id=88167&page=&topic_page=2

  

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EventsCo21XLApr-15-08 10:05 AM
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#100945, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Yeah I know, I'm gonna go get pins. I need to stop by my homies shop and get them. I'll probably have them drill the holes for it b/c I'm too chicken shit to do it to my new hood LOL. Also I have to super slam my hood to get it to latch, so I hope when I put the pins in, that the pins will slide into the holes drilled LOL. Wish me luck everyone. Here's some more pics just to show more of it LOL.



My vehicles

1998 Mitusubishi Eclipse RS
(Daily driver)
Evo III style CF hood
Sitting on 17 inch Racing Hart C2
Tein springs
APEXi N1 universal exhaust
AEM short ram intake
95 Eclipse GSX sideskirts w/o door caps
HID 9006 kit with 6000K bulbs
07 Eclipse shorty antenna (Stupid RS non-power antenna


1988 Honda CRX Si
(K20 swap, when I really want to surprize people LOL)

  

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RSTeclipse97Apr-25-08 01:58 PM
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#101042, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Not my choice of hood but looks really good man,great deal to. I need to quit being lazy and get some new pics of my car up. I have an actual ram air hood to a point that i have only ever seen it on one other car. In my opinion its the best looking hood out there besides an oem cf

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2gnt97gsApr-30-08 05:51 PM
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#101068, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Nice find, great price too. Half the hard part with that large of an item is the shipping.

  

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PsychOMay-01-08 07:37 PM
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#101076, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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http://www.deftracing.com/aerocatch_hood_pins/index.htm

Hood latches, my favorite.

  

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RoninEclipse2GMay-02-08 04:20 AM
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#101080, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Originally posted by PsychO
http://www.deftracing.com/aerocatch_hood_pins/index.htm Hood latches, my favorite.

those are the best hood latches ever.

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DanKidMay-03-08 09:31 AM
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#101089, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Originally posted by RoninEclipse2G
Originally posted by PsychO http://www.deftracing.com/aerocatch_hood_pins/index.htm Hood latches, my favorite.
those are the best hood latches ever.


I like the sleak look of them but the price is kind of high and it looks like you really have to hack up your hood to install them. Does anyone on here have these on their car yet?

  

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EventsCo21XLMay-05-08 06:10 PM
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#101104, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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I finally got some pins installed. I was scared when I first started drilling, but I figured I had to do it for safety and I didn't crack the gelcoat hehe. Thanks everyone for all the advice.

My vehicles

1998 Mitusubishi Eclipse RS
(Daily driver)
Evo III style CF hood
Sitting on 17 inch Racing Hart C2
Tein springs
APEXi N1 universal exhaust
AEM short ram intake
95 Eclipse GSX sideskirts w/o door caps
HID 9006 kit with 6000K bulbs
07 Eclipse shorty antenna (Stupid RS non-power antenna


1988 Honda CRX Si
(K20 swap, when I really want to surprize people LOL)

  

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eclipse982nrRSTMay-06-08 01:44 AM
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#101105, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Looks nice. I have always like the EVO style hoods on 2g's emoji

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NightfallMay-06-08 01:48 PM
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#101110, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Looking good and you got a great deal too, but don't super slam that carbon fiber hood! Makes me grind my teeth thinking about it lol. Lay it down gently and push till you hear the first latch catch, then take your palms and push down evenly near the front lip in a quick "cpr" like motion. Much easier on the hood that way imo.

  

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vroom-vroomMay-08-08 02:07 PM
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#101123, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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I really love the evo style hood but am I the only one
who sees that it fits like shit!?

Know wonder you got it so cheap, look at how far it stick over the front bumper middle thing and the gap on the passenger side between the side of the hood and side of the fender.

I've yet to find a good cf hood which fits like oem quality.

  

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EventsCo21XLMay-10-08 05:38 PM
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#101126, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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Actually the shots that I put up were when I was just test fitting the hood. I've got a slight ripple in the front bumper, that's why it looks like that (Planning to replace the bumper soon hehe) I actually adjusted the hood afterwards. I was just so excited that I just took pictures with the hood barely bolted in haha.

My vehicles

1998 Mitusubishi Eclipse RS
(Daily driver)
Evo III style CF hood
Sitting on 17 inch Racing Hart C2
Tein springs
APEXi N1 universal exhaust
AEM short ram intake
95 Eclipse GSX sideskirts w/o door caps
HID 9006 kit with 6000K bulbs
07 Eclipse shorty antenna (Stupid RS non-power antenna


1988 Honda CRX Si
(K20 swap, when I really want to surprize people LOL)

  

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vroom-vroomMay-11-08 06:36 AM
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#101127, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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sorry, my apologies, so on a scale from 1-10 how good does it fit then?
Gaps and whatnot?
Also who made it?
Thanks.

  

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EventsCo21XLMay-13-08 01:41 PM
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#101136, "RE: Got a new hood, tell me what you think. Pics inside"
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It actually fits pretty well, I'd say about an 8 out of 10. There are a couple issues alligning the hood, takes longer unless you have a friend help adjust while you bolt the hood in. Also you can use the rubber stoppers near the headlights to adjust the height up and down as well.

No need to apologize haha. Everyone has a right to their opinions as this is the way the internet works LOL. Like I said, the hood was priced too cheap for me to pass up. If I had paid in full, I would have been sorely disappointed, but I needed a new hood and the price fit the bill perfectly for what I needed.

My vehicles

1998 Mitusubishi Eclipse RS
(Daily driver)
Evo III style CF hood
Sitting on 17 inch Racing Hart C2
Tein springs
APEXi N1 universal exhaust
AEM short ram intake
95 Eclipse GSX sideskirts w/o door caps
HID 9006 kit with 6000K bulbs
07 Eclipse shorty antenna (Stupid RS non-power antenna


1988 Honda CRX Si
(K20 swap, when I really want to surprize people LOL)

  

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