732xghost

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by the way the hood looks amazing but im just kinda pissed i cant put my grill back without drilling holes. my car is sitting in a college parking lot with the hood latch completely visible. but anyways on the drive here on the expressway i noticed that when i was going 60+ that my hood was sitting right and kept moving up and down. and why is there gaps between the hood and the headlights etc. for any of you CF hood owners could give me guidance with this matter that would be appreciated.

Recnelis

first of all, there are gaps because perfect fitment isnt gonna be possible on a VIS or SEIBON CF hood... that is for the 3000 CF hoods so live with it buddy.

it moves up and down because the wind is going under the hood and lifting it up. over time, you will put stress on the latch and eventually, the latch will break off from the fiberglass, which is why people get HOOD PINS.

they are about $50 and $80 to install. gl with that

AznX TL

yes hood pins are a good precation, its better to spend acouple bucks on hood pins then to buy a new hood and windshield

duluoz

maybe a little weather stripping above those h-lights, paint hoodlatch flat black, at least if/till you drill? i'm just guessing , gl.

732xghost

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thanks for the advice guys, i guess i might invest in those hoodpins, even though they look gay.

slamed_cl_on_18z

the hood pins will also help bring that gap down just a bit.

732xghost

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yea i help prevent the scummers in my area for jacking it. im gonna go take some pictures of it BRB.

97BlackAckCL

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That's weird, my hood had no gaps, and settled right onto the car. As for the hood, I knew about the drilling cuz of the first hoods. Be VERY careful, I cracked the first brace drilling it, and had to epoxy it back, but I had to modify the grill, by dremeling down the plastic brace on the bottom center to make it sit more flush. The hood gaps shouldn't be if your hood is molded right and your hood is centered, mine lines up perfectly. But you bought an ebay hood not the gb hood so I dunno what's up with them

732xghost

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i figured it would be the same as the GB hoods, because its still made by VIS.

97BlackAckCL

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Should be, are you using the stock hood struts? If not, they're in the way and need to be laid flat, that may help, or they're just flexing your hood up if they're installed

subbuzz

this is a no brainer,get rid of it.i'll come dispose of it for you:thief:

on my car

97BlackAckCL

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Just like my omni's right?

subbuzz

97BlackAckCL

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ib_jimmy

hood pins are a must if u have a CF hood.

732xghost

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i put the hood struts back on. but hopefully the hood pins might level out the hood a little more.