I installed mine yesterday. The fitment was perfect other than the latch... which was no problem other than shaving down the guides for it.. it only needed about 1/4" to be cut off. For the windshield nozzles, I used a large drill bit and then with a file, I shaved it down to the shape needed.

 

Hmmm can some take a picture of the part you have to shave on the latch i couldnt tell what part it was in your pic max420

 

Go outside to your car and look at the latch. It's the bent lip portion on the latch.

 

What's the guide that you shaved down? Is it on the hood part? or is it at the latching assembly? Is it the same part Maximum96 shaved? Someone please take a picture

 

Hey, 1MAX2NV, go back to my link .... i circled the part that needs to be shaved down. More clear now, hope that helps.


www.cardomain.com/id/ymeofcr

 

check out my www! i just put pics up on page 2, i show where i shaved by the hood latch,
Question: The skeleton is not glued onto the Hood, at high speeds it shakes alot, i think it should be gleus onto the hood like the factory hood, because the CF if very flexible, i also have the pic of the skeleton.

 

Are you talking about the silver part? Where is bolted to the CF hood?

 

I think other people shaved a different part?

 

Yes, u can tell where i shaved it on the pic cause it would not open...i did not shave the other part on the car like the others did, but i can see y u would do that cause the hood will not close, i just banged it in very little, i might shave it later to be on the safe side

 

The problem is the latch that actually locks down on the hood itself, isnt long enough. Whats happening is the guides on the latch part on the car, is hitting on the top part of the latch on the hood... if that makes any sense. What you need to do is shave off about 1/4 of an inch off the latch on the car. It looks like a small flap on the very tip of it.

Close your hood and watch it as it comes down. The small flaps are hitting the top of the latch on the hood.

 

got mine yesterday

 

Make sure you guys use hood pins.
I know their ugly but they are needed.
Whats this hood weigh?

 

Got the hood today and installing it. Just a question for the people that have the cf hood installed already or people that recieved them, is it necessary to have the insulation cover on the bottom of the hood?

 

my hoods expected arrival date : today

what happened today : nothing

i think ima cry

 

i did not put the insulater yet but i am planning to real soon, u will have to drill tiny holes though...i dont want to take a chance with the heat messing up my Beautyfull hood.

 

ARRGGGHHHH!!! DHL lost my hood. It's suppose to be here on 04/30/2004.

 

ooooo nooooo mine is 2 days late
ima start praying now

 

No need to shave anything on your latch, you just need to readjust your factory latch upwards so the hood will close properly. That was always the case with most of the CF hoods that me and my friends has installed lately.

 

Crap i'm in trouble. I ended up getting impatient with the latch. So i cut the grille to make it fit. I should of done this instead. But that's not my biggest problem.

Do any of you have any fittment problems getting all four screws into the hood? If so, how did you solve it?

 

yes it was a tight fit for all four screws but it can be done, try putting one side then another dont screw it all the way in till u have all 4 screws in the hood, do it slowly, u dont want 2 strip anything
EDIT: if u have help it is 10x easier

 

If you haven't fitted the hood on your car, you should prethread the bolts to hood while its off. Most of the time, this will clean out dirt stuck in the threads of the nut within the hood during manufacturing. Then go ahead and install the hood with a help from a friend or maybe your g/f or wife.....

 

mine is 4 days late still waiting and praying

 

now 7 days late
maxmojo wheres my hood

 

I contacted DHL, one of their "tracking specialists" will contact me by 5pm tomorrow to let me know what's going on.

 

WHY ME??? ARRRGGHHHH....Tonight I opened up the package and I was ready to install this bad boy with the help of Jason (Cutlr7). One corner of the hood was bent. It looks like someone dropped it. Anyway, I emailed Harry and hopefully I can get this resolved ASAP. Now my stock hood is off and I need to get the car ready for SEMA IAS by next week.

 

hey maxmojo you talk to this dumbass shipping company bout our hoods ?

i think mine just dissapeared into the twilight zone

 

My replacement hood arrived and it's perfect. I want to thank Maxmojo (Harry) for great customer service. He returned my email the same day and promptly resolved the situation within two days.

 

Thank you. I am very happy that it worked out for you. Unfortunately it did not work out so well for Angelr34. But on the plus side, he will make some money out of it as the hood was insured for more than he paid for it. I am trying to figure out what is going to happen to your damaged hood. If you don't mind, please hold onto it for the time being.

 

is it too late to get in on this?

...Sorry.. didnt read all of the 9 pages

 

im on that instantly if you got spots.

 

You need to learn to read, this thread is 5 years old.
Do you really think this deal is still going on?

 

lol fail

 

Only 5 years?

The real question my friend is.......... why not????????????????????????? haha

Just kidding just kidding I love your car by the way! Flava you are THE man.