cf hood

[cjmeyers]

hey everyone just put on my new vis hood tonight and everything lined up perfectly i am just wondering if its normal to have to give it a pretty damn good push to fully latch i tried moving the latch mechanism up but to no avail.. hood pins will be going on saturday i just want to know if this is normal or not. thanks in advance

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[dunsunIII]

I'm not 100% but if everything lines up righ then It should close the same

 

[cjmeyers]

the more i think about it, i wonder if its just the fact that the hood is so light compared to the stock one that i am pushing harder to make up for the weight difference... very happy with the fit just... not sure if i like the style of the hood now that its on...

 

[dsmmsd]

I would think if it lines up the same then it should be fine

 

[colbyc]

it dont look all that bad, honestly kinda reminds me of a 350z
is pretty aggressive i must say

 

[Evo_This]

Pics of install?

 

[cjmeyers]

really not much to show for install. Old hood was held on by 4 bolts, approx. 4 and a half minutes of work and the new hood was on .. very very simple absolutely no adjustement was needed. now to get them damned washer nozzles in.. i'll post better pictures if it doesn't rain today..

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its rainin but what the hell..

 

[LandoAWD]

Careful until you get the hood-pins on!

 

[cjmeyers]

Believe me I am I added twenty minutes to a ten minute trip to work to avoid highway speeds. Haha

 

[DGajre777]

You can adjust the round rubber stops up or down. My hood closes very easily and I just push it down until I hear a click.

 

[CFeclipse]

Careful until you get the hood-pins on!

+1 i already broke 3 hoods & Windows

 

[TheOctane]

I had a ViS Vader hood on my 99 GS for over a year....no hood pins needed. As long as you get it to latch it aint coming off...unless it literally breaks the striker off of the hood. If you cannot get it to latch then yes...Pin that SOB