New CF Hood

[joonsup]

I don't like how the driver's side edge doesn't match the fender edge just above the low beam, that would piss me off more than the difference in gaps side to side.

i understand what you mean. i know i can adjust the passenger side bolts to make it even up a bit better, but if I do that, it'll widen the gap of the passenger side along the fender. So it's kind of a lose lose situation. I don't have time to mess with it this weekend, but next weekend I'll see if I can do something about that.

[Uber E30]

How much did you end up getting it for? I have a source for 450 out the door here, if yours is better i would pick one up from them.

Also looks like with euro grills and a hood seal that would not even be an issue.

[nando]

these pics shows the fitment of my hood pretty well:



before I finished adjusting it:


I would leave it bare if you have any plans on selling it later. it is more fun having it painted though, nobody notices.. most of the time I forget it's there.

[joonsup]

How much did you end up getting it for? I have a source for 450 out the door here, if yours is better i would pick one up from them.

Also looks like with euro grills and a hood seal that would not even be an issue.

i read in an old thread about using M3 seals and I couldnt find out any more information on that. As far as the euro grills, that's worth a shot. i'll have to look into it. i pm'd you btw

[joonsup]

these pics shows the fitment of my hood pretty well:



before I finished adjusting it:


I would leave it bare if you have any plans on selling it later. it is more fun having it painted though, nobody notices.. most of the time I forget it's there.

hey yours looks pretty good. may i ask how you adjusted it? before adding the "spacers' we tried to push in the fender more on the passenger side, tried messing with all the bolts, and it seemed like that wasn't helping much.

but yeah i will probably sell it later on so I want to keep it bare. I too think it looks better painted

[Uber E30]

These: http://shop.mcadamsautosport.com/pro...c?productId=18

[nando]

just stock adjustments (rubber stoppers up front, catches in the back). The passenger side fender was repaired after the accident so it's not quite perfect, but good enough that nobody notices. Also the radiator core support wasn't quite welded in perfectly so getting it to come forward enough was a challenge.

it's not a VIS hood though. I probably would have never bought it if I hadn't had insurance moniez to pay for it, or if the perfectly straight hood off my parts car hadn't blown across the field in a wind storm..

[joonsup]

just stock adjustments (rubber stoppers up front, catches in the back). The passenger side fender was repaired after the accident so it's not quite perfect, but good enough that nobody notices. Also the radiator core support wasn't quite welded in perfectly so getting it to come forward enough was a challenge.

it's not a VIS hood though. I probably would have never bought it if I hadn't had insurance moniez to pay for it, or if the perfectly straight hood off my parts car hadn't blown across the field in a wind storm..

ahhhhhh ok. not a VIS hood so i'm sure w/out adjustment it would have fit a lot better than mine still.

[joonsup]

i may have to get these just to test em out. thanks!

These: http://shop.mcadamsautosport.com/pro...c?productId=18

[ck_taft325is]

Looks to like you could close the gap up by adjusting the tilt angle. For example, it looks like the hood is currently sitting like, \ \ in it's current placement. I've never worked with an non-OEM hood though, so I'm sort of talking out my buttox.

[Leaf]

A CF trunk deck would be way sicker...

[Iain]

Please paint it white!

Love the Hartge rims.

[joonsup]

Please paint it white!

Love the Hartge rims.

thanks. if i decide to keep it after all the adjustments I will end up painting it.

[evoDRichie]

damn your car is near the same as mine... wish i had center caps for my hartge`s