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Quote, originally posted by damronjr Â»Grafx are awesome, and I agree with the others about changing the white stickers to black. So far the hood looks good. Who installed your grafx? I still have mine sitting in the box after about a year or more! lolI'll see if I can paint the white stickers black...

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Lol I wonder how bad it would be if I just used a black Sharpie to make the brand graphics (white stickers) black

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Original hood, but its the first time its seen UV rays lolHere's the full side pic of the car from an angle. The majority of the graphic is towards the front of the car hehe looks a bit better in person actually

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I'll post pics of the graphics later tonight or tomorrow sometime I will hopefully be getting some nice rims soon too w00t

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So here are the pics (finally) of my CF hood out of the garage

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I think I'm just going to complain till they replace it or threaten to report them to the better business bureau lol

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Quote, originally posted by P-Fernandez Â»i wonder how hrd it id to move it.. and to cover it upNot hard, like I said my outlet is in my glove compartment and I used a household 120 watt extension cord with 3 plug spots (for using several low amp/low watt things) cut the plug side of the cord off an...

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I know look at the gaps on mine Thats the top of the headlight housing which you shouldn't be able to see but the hood is like half an inch short

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doh double postlook at the one below

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The one for the matrix doesn't fit I asked a while back, its because of the dang roof rack, so the door for the matrix actually opens slightly differently near the top. I looked into trying to do this a while back and concluded you either need to get the roof rack caps for this to try a retro fit or...

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I re-routed the power from the outlet to my glove box and soldered a new end onto it that is easier to plug into so it powers my Xbox and 7.5" LCD just fine granted it only gets used for long trips when a passenger is board and wants to watch a movie/play xbox

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I had the same problem I emailed Linda 3 times in the last 2 weeks with not one reply, guess I will call tomorrow. I bet they are ignoring us because they know we are all gonna try to get our hoods replaced

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I like my subs (which you can't get anymore) but they are way way overkill lolTwo Rockford HX2's (the older good ones) 500 watt RMS per suband a Diamond Audio D3 600.1 (600 watts @ 1 ohm )Like everyone else I recommend Polk for mid range speakers

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Depends I would say in general a NO kit is better for show since you can get color coordinated nozzles and stainless steel braided hoses with colored fittings. A turbo will give you the most usable day to day power without having to refill a NO tank, however, unlike some cars you will not be able to...

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It does get a little stiff sometime times if you are going way fast for 4th gear (like shifting to 4th when going 90) which can be fixed by rev matching, so I'm gonna say it probably is some issue with the synchro not lining up very well

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Lol I have awesome luck too so the guy the in the room next to mine burnt down his room with a halogen light and caused smoke dmg to my room and now parts of my hood are covers it soot I think mine will have haze problems too so I might just clean the soot off and send it back to them for a new one ...

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When I pull the stock hood off in June I'll try to weigh it if someone doesn't do it before me since June is a while away still

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how are they no lighter? the stock hood is made out of heavy aluminum I would think fiber glass is still lighter than that

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Lol I guess its a good thing my hood is sitting in my poorly lit room still semi wrapped in the foam stuff until summer, I should have them pay for shipping it back so they can put the UV crap on before the hood starts to look like **** if possible. Btw I don't think we have "rolled" edges...

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Picked up my hood though I probably won't put it on until June It does appear you got the short end of the stick again Jason, from what I could tell my clear coat looked almost perfectly clear (though I could be mistaken because I was looking at it in my dark room).

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Bah I really wanna go pick my hood up too now lolLooks good Merz, make sure to get a profile shot since Jason forgot hehe

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If I have time to pick my hood up today I'll post pics too

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That sucks Merz, you should call JSP earlier in the morning (they are more likely to pick up then) and harass them and if needed have them call BAX Global or whatever shipping company they used for you and find out where the heck your hood is

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Jason can we get a profile shot of the hood?

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Mine will be at my friends business address today, but I don't know if I will pick it up until tomorrow, since thats like a 45 minute drive and I have a lot to do but its awesome that its gonna be there

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Finally put in the payment for mine after finding a suitable location to save me $25 on shipping lol Should ship out today and be here within a week weather has been decent here so I'll probably install mine when I get it too

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Well I was gonna post a side shot, but I think I'd prefer to see how the profile of the hood looks on the car itself

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No sure if the front clips are interchangable however most of the body paneling for the vibe and matrix are not interchangable. The hood on the vibe and matrix are different so you can't replace the front unless you replace the hood, same thing goes for the headlight, they are definitely different. ...

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my computer was being screwy when I tried to post it the first time so I didn't get a chance, I'll post it on Monday hopefully

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she sent me a side shot (I can't find it right now) however I did like a 2 min photochop of how this will look on an '03 front end (looks freakin awesome)

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I know I feel the same way, I'm not quite sure what kind effect having the edges cut will have. However I posted a question on MO asking that so we'll see

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OK since I don't think anyone else asked, I asked Linda if the edges were rolled or cut and the answer sadly is that they are cutShe said she was sending me a side shot of the hood however I don't know if I'll get it since my email has been a bit screwy lately

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Yeah Linda called and asked if I still wanted my hood, I'm still unsure as to whether I should buy it or just get my deposit back, I guess I will call and ask whether they have any side (profile) shots of the hood

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so any news?

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Jason ask Linda if they have any more pics of the hood, like side shotsI'm a little hesitant to get the hood if the ridge in the front looks bizarre from the side like most monster style (M-style) hoods do

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I want more pictures!!! lol

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Damn been sooo long since I've postedIronic that I just happen to check this thread out of sheer curiousity and it happens that the hoods are made (granted they aren't the design we originally agreed on). I kinda want some sideview shots of the hood before I decide to get my $50 back or actually buy...

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They are also called halo's

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Lame that ASC would only produce them thru GM as if GM doesn't rip ppl off enough for their "aftermarket" stuff

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guess no GTR kit still sadly

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Using a FMIC nearly impossible with the TRD eaton roots type supercharger due to how it is setup

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I would consider this cause I have wanted that kit forever, however likely out of the question since I'm dropping like 12 grand next summer anyway

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Pioneer DEHP 36002 Rockford Fosgate 12" HX2's (the older better ones )Diamond Audio D3 600.1

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So then if the amp is busted it CAN cause the fuses to blow on a regular basis? But would the amp have split second drain of power like no other and cause all the electronics in my car to hesitate for a half second?I may try to just totally rewire everything tomorrow from battery back, I really hope...

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Quote, originally posted by cohocarl Â»Sorry guys, but I still think the Xb is a hell of a neat looking car. Too bad they didn't put a 2zz in them. Did hit your head really hard under the hood recently?

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Today was not the best day for my cars electric systems lol. Ok so little did I realize the first day of trying to install my cap I have fried both the 35 amp fuses in my amp which was part of the reason it wasn't getting power.However I tried charging the cap with the resistors and and it didn't se...

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I looks like its a 10 or 20 ohm resistor with +/- 5% tolerance based on the stripes, but I can't tell if the first stripe is red or brown so i can't tell if its 1 or 2. I'm gonna go try to pick a couple up from radio shack tomorrow morning.What happens if you charges it like I did which was just hoo...

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Quote, originally posted by Jahntassa Â»Once I get off my rear end and send you that linelevel converter, i'll send you another bulb!:smiles confusedly:

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Is it possible to "break" the bulb? Because it doesn't seem to want to light up when I put the contacts for it on teh + and - sides of the cap (that could be why it didn't light up when I was trying to charge it in the beginning as well)

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I tried to look for some last night but most places have really poor selection or none at all. Any recommendations?

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