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Just Installed CF VIS Hood from RavenSS

Old May 25, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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Just Installed CF VIS Hood from RavenSS

Hey well I traded my cat-back for Raven_SS VIS custom made CF hood. That exhaust was too loud for me and I wanted some appearance mods. Here's the pictures, let me know what you think. THe Fitment isn't perfect not sure how to fix this, the hood is aligned just might be warped I guess? Please let me know what I can do, I was thinking about taking a heat gun to the underside of the hood and then pushing down on the top till it lines up?


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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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Needs another hood pin, doesnt look right with just one

Oh and for your fitment issues, its because almost nothing you buy that is CF/fiberglass will be perfect

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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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i also have a cf vis hood on my ss/sc aswell the fitment isnt the greatest as for what you can do 2 stop it from warping is remove the hood shock,couse when its down since the hood is so light the shock is still apply pressure 2 open the hood once you remove that you will see that the hood will drop down a lil n line up with the driver side light a lil better
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by HidKidSS
i also have a cf vis hood on my ss/sc aswell the fitment isnt the greatest as for what you can do 2 stop it from warping is remove the hood shock,couse when its down since the hood is so light the shock is still apply pressure 2 open the hood once you remove that you will see that the hood will drop down a lil n line up with the driver side light a lil better
I didn't put the shock back in, I figured out the first time I tried closing it that the shocks puts stress on the hood and this is probably what cause it to warp in the first place.

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Needs another hood pin, doesnt look right with just one

Oh and for your fitment issues, its because almost nothing you buy that is CF/fiberglass will be perfect
I kinda like the one hood pin thing, kinda JDMish haha. and I don't think I want to deal with putting another hide away hood pin on it.

thanks for the comments guys!

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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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I didn't put the shock back in, I figured out the first time I tried closing it that the shocks puts stress on the hood and this is probably what cause it to warp in the first place.
oh ight then your best bet will be hood pins then....but the heatgun not to sure about never tired it or heatd of anyone trying it but if you do gl with it

paint your headlights black now it brings out the cf alot more then the chrome

also a tint strip across the top imo will look badass lol...jst some helpful hints

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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by HidKidSS
oh ight then your best bet will be hood pins then....but the heatgun not to sure about never tired it or heatd of anyone trying it but if you do gl with it

paint your headlights black now it brings out the cf alot more then the chrome

also a tint strip across the top imo will look badass lol...jst some helpful hints
it just seem the hood has a bow to it in the middle, maybe if I tighten the hood pin a little more it'll help. I dont know what's involved in putting another hideway pin in, probably a lot of work.
as far as the headlights I'm going to get chrome projectors, there's someone about black that just looks cheesy IMO. but a lot of ppl do like the black.

thanks for all the advice though!!
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by juststickit124
it just seem the hood has a bow to it in the middle, maybe if I tighten the hood pin a little more it'll help. I dont know what's involved in putting another hideway pin in, probably a lot of work.
as far as the headlights I'm going to get chrome projectors, there's someone about black that just looks cheesy IMO. but a lot of ppl do like the black.

thanks for all the advice though!!
yah u think like me i didnt want 2 spray my headlights blk but the chrome made the front end of my car seem ...idk how 2 put it....boring i guess then i sprayd them blk jst 4 hehe n hahas n i fckin love them now lol

but has 4 the hood pins i have no clue how 2 install em all i kno is im not fckin with it cuz ull have 2 drill at a slight tilt an i dnt wanna fck up my cf so ima have some1 do it 4 me lol ill post a pic of my front end with the cf n let u b the judge of the headlights mayb itll change ur mind
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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ok thanks let me See!
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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lmo what u think
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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ehhh not for me but it does look good. Maybe cause my car is orange? haha but your car looks clean, nice!
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Old May 25, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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what's that little door on top?
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Old May 25, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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thanks ull find somethin u like bro took me awhile but i found mine gl with the other mods u do aswell

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what's that little door on top?
he got a lil midget that pops out an makes a bov sound lol its his hoodpin

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Old May 26, 2008 | 03:47 AM
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Carbon composite is a thermoset, meaning no amount of heat will soften it in fact heat is usen in the curing process, further hardening it. I could become brittle if you apply too much heat.
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Old May 26, 2008 | 03:59 AM
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i'd straighten out that front plate before anything
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Old May 26, 2008 | 04:00 AM
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your license plate is all jacked too...

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i'd straighten out that front plate before anything
damn..........i was like seconds behind you

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Old May 26, 2008 | 04:01 AM
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everyones always second behind me son lol
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Old May 26, 2008 | 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by SlowBalt_06
everyones always second behind me son lol
we both noticed the same thing... but i had to look at it twice though thats why i lost the race stupid me shoulda went with my first instinct... post post post
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Old May 26, 2008 | 04:07 AM
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lol.....
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Old May 26, 2008 | 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by SlowBalt_06
lol.....
pm'd about wing....
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Old May 26, 2008 | 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by hungryhip-ccp
pm'd about wing....
good thing you posted in the thread that you pm'ed him about his wing or he never would have known!
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Old May 26, 2008 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by ColeJJones
good thing you posted in the thread that you pm'ed him about his wing or he never would have known!
ha ha i was trying to get his attention and thought he might be in here hiding under a rock or something
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