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05-29-2006 | 11:19 AM

2000novigt

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Need help picking a hood....

I need to get an aftermarket hood, but I dont know who or where the best place is... I want a hood that fits properly and is not a pos...
If you have an aftermarket fiberglass hood please post up pics and where you got it at, Thanks!!

05-29-2006 | 11:39 AM

MattJ

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Look into Steeda, Cervenis, VIS. All are great quality.

05-29-2006 | 11:59 AM

Badfish

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Look into Steeda, Cervenis, VIS. All are great quality.

:stupid: Harwood and Kaenen are also great companies..a little more hardcore tho

05-29-2006 | 12:34 PM

whitethunder46

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Cervini has a nice cowl hood.

Saleen has some nice hoods (the extreme hood is best) but are rather pricey.

05-29-2006 | 12:38 PM

Lances03SVT

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Originally Posted by MattJ

Look into Steeda, Cervenis, VIS. All are great quality.

:stupid:

05-29-2006 | 12:51 PM

1 BAD S

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Heres some pics of my steeda hood. i bought it from steeda, prolly not the cheapest but i always say "you get what you pay for"

05-29-2006 | 01:13 PM

Lances03SVT

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Heres some pics of my steeda hood. i bought it from steeda, prolly not the cheapest but i always say "you get what you pay for"

That's why I chose VIS for my CF!!!

05-29-2006 | 01:17 PM

Badfish

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wow 1 Bad S...where ya been

05-29-2006 | 01:28 PM

matrixpuba

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click the link in my sig. its the steeda hood(made by kaenen) great quality and no fitment issues

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05-29-2006 | 02:45 PM

1 BAD S

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wow 1 Bad S...where ya been

my bro's wedding in texas. by the way Badfish just to let you know June 19th (thats the order date, they should be here a week after that. backorder sucks!)

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05-29-2006 | 04:09 PM

spike_africa

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cowl hood is the only way i would go. that or the steeda double cowl that he has looks very nice i love it.

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05-29-2006 | 04:40 PM

2000novigt

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cowl hood is the only way i would go. that or the steeda double cowl that he has looks very nice i love it.

Yea I also like the double cowl by steeda....

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05-29-2006 | 04:54 PM

zigzaggthefag321

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Steeda's website says hood pins must be used for operation above 85mph on all of their fiberglass hoods. That sucks...I see a lot of Steeda hoods on mustangs, but not many hood pins...what's the real deal here?

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05-29-2006 | 05:13 PM

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Deff go with a well know brand like Cervanis, Steeda etc. I went with one of the run of the mill fibreglass hoods it fits pretty well but has a bit more of a gap between the fenders and the hood then the stocker did.

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05-29-2006 | 05:31 PM

StangGT804

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does anyone know about abcexclusive.com they have great prices for hoods!! but has anyone bought anything from them??

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05-29-2006 | 05:50 PM

2000novigt

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does anyone know about abcexclusive.com they have great prices for hoods!! but has anyone bought anything from them??

That is one company a friend of mine used for a body kit and it really sucked. Finish was bad, fitment was horrable, it was a nightmare for him.

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05-29-2006 | 05:50 PM

Badfish

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negligence. steeda isn't joking, I know plenty of people who's hoods have come off on the highway causing thousands of dollars of damage and endangering peoples lives. hood pins are a necessity in my opinion

read this thread.

https://mustangboards.com/the-lounge...ight=hood+pins

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05-29-2006 | 06:58 PM

StangGT804

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Originally Posted by 2000novigt

That is one company a friend of mine used for a body kit and it really sucked. Finish was bad, fitment was horrable, it was a nightmare for him.

ok thanks!! def not going there!!

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05-29-2006 | 07:21 PM

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I see...whoa. I still see A LOT of people 'round here with a non OE hood without hood pins. Is there ANY cool looking aftermarket hoods made of metal, or a fiber one but doesnt require hood pins?

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05-29-2006 | 10:20 PM

Slither

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Kaenen for the win. I love my hood!

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05-29-2006 | 10:22 PM

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Daaammmmnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!

Love that pic!!!

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05-29-2006 | 11:04 PM

venom

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Try this site http://www.dugan-racing.com/html/catalog_html/hoods.htm

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05-30-2006 | 09:05 AM

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Try this site http://www.dugan-racing.com/html/catalog_html/hoods.htm

That's where I am getting mine. Only about 30 minutes from my house, so no shipping cost for me!!!!!!

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05-30-2006 | 11:05 AM

matrixpuba

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that pic with the roush fogs on is hot. looks like my new background lol

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05-30-2006 | 11:23 AM

2000novigt

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Harwood makes a 3 inch cowl that I like, so I might get this one.

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05-30-2006 | 11:41 AM

Slither

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Harwood makes a 3 inch cowl that I like, so I might get this one.

I had a Harwood hood on my truck and it was ok. There was a lot of prep work to do once I got it. I had to sand all the edges and since it was a ram-air hood, the nose holes were filled in. I had to cut them out and fill in the gaps between the 2 layers of fiberglass. It was a pain in the ***. So yeah...that was back in 99 so maybe things have changed since then.

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05-30-2006 | 11:41 AM

Slither

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that pic with the roush fogs on is hot. looks like my new background lol

Thanks

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05-30-2006 | 11:46 AM

2000novigt

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Thanks for the info....BTW what hood pins are you using are they the FRPP?? Also how hard are they to install, Thanks!

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05-30-2006 | 11:52 AM

Slither

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Thanks for the info....BTW what hood pins are you using are they the FRPP?? Also how hard are they to install, Thanks!

I got mine from the Steeda website. They weren't bad to put on. I will take some pics of them under the hood for you..I also told Venom I would do that for him but have just been busy.