anyone else have a issue with the fitment and the way it looks...i just put mine on like 5 mins ago but it looks like in the middle its not down all the way and the headlights have a nice gap so im wondering if thats not the right fit but its a OEM cf hood so all the OEM stuff went back on and took me literally 5 mins to put on out of the box, i also lowered the bump stops all the way down and it still doesnt look right, anyone with info pls help.

geez...bump

 

Try removing the strut rod and see how it closes now.

 

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see the way yours fits mine doesnt fit like that, yours seems flush and the way it should look... is that what you had to do disconnect the strut rod?

 

Well I found a weaker and shorter one at Advance Auto that did the job nicly. But YES the factory strut is rated for a steel hood that weighs more, so it doesn't et the hood shut all the way cause the CF flexs a little. Also running the factory strut will from what I've seen cause cracks to apear onthe hood due to the tention.

 

awesome so what the brand and how do i find it at advanced?

 

that hood is sick!!

 

That was like a year and a half ago! I can't remember man sorry. BUT what you do is take your old one in and tell them you need to find one thats weaker and ask if you can go check them out. USUALY they'll say sure. Then just go do a comparison by taking them out and trying to colapse them. You'll be able to find a weaker one I'm sure of it! This is the same thing I had to do cause before me noone bothered!

What this old thing?

 

ok....now i cant find the hot wire to wire up my damn halos grrrrrrrr i swear its freezing and this **** is NOT working and i have to go pick the gf up from work soon and i wanted to be able to show it off cus she doesnt know it came today

 

I had this problem on my z24...Is the hood pulling to tight at the latch causing the middle to sit up a bit??

 

well that might be a issue but, it looks like the intake is pushing up on the hood, the tube with the braided hose from the turbo seems to be a little high as well as the charge piping

 

i had to lower the hood latch slightly. i just loosened the 3 bolts, and it has a little up and down play. a few mm makes a lot of difference actually. try that.

 

im so tired of doing **** to this car in the cold and right now its friggin 20 degrees but i guess im going outside to try it =(

 

just get a heated garage bro

 

dude i fucken wish!!! when my mom got her house there was a heater in there but something was wrong with it so instead of getting it fixed what does she do......drum roll.....HAVE IT REMOVED!!! what a fucken waste.

 

or move to Texas barely can even call it winter here haha..

 

i am going to tx soon actually...im only still in chicago for this girl i thought was my girl but more and more i talk to her and see the more i see its not going to work out even tho she keeps asking not to leave too soon and see what happens im done sitting here spinning my wheels. i dont wana sit here and look stupid so i think once i get my charge piping on my car im just gonna leave