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Old 01-19-07, 02:13 PM
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What you guys think? First aftermarket hood i've seen. (besides the seibon carbon fiber version of the stock hood)


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I think it will detract from the overall appearance of the car. IMHO that hood looks like crap, esp. the vents

Personally Im not a fan of any aftermarket body panels or hoods. Body kits are fine as long as they compliment the rest of the car.

But to each his own
Old 01-19-07, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Redpaste
I think it will detract from the overall appearance of the car. IMHO that hood looks like crap, esp. the vents

Personally Im not a fan of any aftermarket body panels or hoods. Body kits are fine as long as they compliment the rest of the car.

But to each his own
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Old 01-19-07, 02:27 PM
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the hood pictured with the chicken wire on it does not look good..the one on the s2000 is better and might look ok on a black or smoky car..imo
Old 01-19-07, 02:35 PM
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this is an IS, not an evo... i doubt any aftermarket hoods with different designs will look good on the IS
Old 01-19-07, 03:09 PM
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i wouldnt put it on my car, but this could mean that more af hoods are coming. Well that hood wouldnt look that bad if the mesh along with the hood was painted black on a black car.
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i like it clean.. i was never fond of aftermarket hood scoops...
Old 01-19-07, 04:28 PM
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ehh its ok.
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Wow, tacky. Isn't this the same hood on the Seibon IS at SEMA?
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no way! Looks rice rocket!
Old 01-19-07, 06:45 PM
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wow that is the uglyest thing i have ever seen.... man i agree with everyone that chicken wire is a no no i wont put that on my 40k car
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This is the actual hood.

I'm not tooo sure about putting this one on.

Maybe a modified version of this one . . .
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I think it looks ok...but I would need to see it on some elses car first...but I like the way it looks.
Old 04-20-07, 07:25 AM
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Totally Civic.... CF stock if anything, otherwise STOCK!
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Why would you want to replace Lexus' high quality aluminium hood with that tacky thing?


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