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Opinions on the hood from RK sport
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:05 am
by iinan
I REALLY want this hood, but...my wife says its horrible.Would you give it a or a
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (iinan)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:09 am
by Mrizzle05
it just doesnt fit the vibe... especially with the new les aggressive front end... and it seems too short in width and too tall.ima have to say Id rather have the CF JSP hood
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (iinan)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:18 am
by shanemade
that's the one i want too way up
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (iinan)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:25 am
by Toasted7
I give it a , but I think it would only look good with the rest of the bodykit. Not sure how good it would look on a standard vibe with no bodykit.Is that bodykit avail?
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (Toasted7)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:36 am
by iinan
Quote, originally posted by Toasted7 »I give it a , but I think it would only look good with the rest of the bodykit. Not sure how good it would look on a standard vibe with no bodykit.Is that bodykit avail?Very good point ... The body kit is still listedhttp://
www.rksport.com/product...etail
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (iinan)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:50 am
by GrayFox
I love the body kit, but the hood... eh not so much.If it was me I'd get the slp hood (if it fits 05+) or the jsp carbon fiber one*does the slp hood fit 05+ ???
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:54 am
by northvibe
all the hoods are the same, its actually just that nose grill that changed looks. I actually think this hood is growing on me, i actually dont mind it but i like the other hoods aswell.
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (iinan)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:55 am
by ZubenElGenubi
Sorry, but . It looks like a flattened nose.The best AM hood is the SLP.
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (ZubenElGenubi)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:59 am
by iinan
Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi »Sorry, but . It looks like a flattened nose.The best AM hood is the SLP.do you have a link or a pic ?
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:00 am
by AKLGT
sorry, zuben, but i'm gonna disagree. i've never liked the SLP hood that much. it's not that agressive and looks (imo so people don't get all pissy at me) rather girly (this is coming from a girl). i like the look of the RK hood much better. that's what i was going for (is some of you old timers remember) back in 04 when i got ripped off by a scammer. RK makes high quality products. very very HOT!!! go for it iinan!
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (iinan)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:01 am
by NUBlackshirts
I like it. Looks better on the older Vibes though.
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (iinan)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:01 am
by damronjr
I think this hood would look good on the pre-'05 year Vibes. As far as the body kit availability, might want to give them a call, b/c I tried calling them for like 6mo on this and the rear spoiler and every time they kept saying they were supposedly going to build it, but were waiting for more interest. And when it came to the time they said they were going to be making it avail, they said they were still waiting for interest. I highly doubt it's for sale yet, but it is in their 2006 Catalog again, so who knows. They have a phone # on the website, just call that and ask.
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (damronjr)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:03 am
by AKLGT
Quote, originally posted by damronjr »I think this hood would look good on the pre-'05 year Vibes. exactly. the hood looks more made for the 03/04 body styles.
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (trdvibe)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:07 am
by iinan
Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »exactly. the hood looks more made for the 03/04 body styles.Yeah I am trying to picture it with my 04 nose vs. the pic with the newer style grill...
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (iinan)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:52 am
by LUVROK
That hood is definatly pimp especially with a billet grille on an 05 Neptune GT
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (LUVROK)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:18 pm
by Toasted7
Looks like that rear bumper is already setup and cut-out for dual exhaust... wonder what you do if you don't have rear exhaust? Wonder if they would paint it to match the color of your paint before they shipped it?
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:17 pm
by AKLGT
i love dual exhaust! mmmm!!!!! was a requirement for my car. i wanted some just like this!
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (iinan)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:10 pm
by ZubenElGenubi
Quote, originally posted by iinan »do you have a link or a pic ?SLP hood pics in other threads:
http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=9615(Funny...trdvibe says here she never liked the SLP hood all that much, but read her comment in this thread! )
http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=5302AND, just to whet your whistle...SLP is still selling them at clearance prices:
http://www.slponline.com/view_product.asp?P=100192
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (ZubenElGenubi)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:18 pm
by ZubenElGenubi
Oh, and I might at that one of our own VOTM's has the SLP-style hood: Ballrub (photo gallery).His is from Advanced Composite Specialties
Re: (trdvibe)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:47 pm
by ColonelPanic
Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »i love dual exhaust! mmmm!!!!! was a requirement for my car. i wanted some just like this! That ain't no dual exhaust! Why isn't there anything coming out of the left pipe? That fart cannon is probably just hanging on with duct tape and coat hanger, they didn't tap into the pipe! (removed)!Ahem, anyway, I dislike all aftermarket hoods. The SLP is the only one I like the looks of, but I'd never change out a hood... No telling what that does to the vehicle's crashworthiness when you go to some new hood. Yeah, I'm pretty lame.
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (ZubenElGenubi)
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:33 am
by AKLGT
Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi »SLP hood pics in other threads:
http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=9615(Funny...trdvibe says here she never liked the SLP hood all that much, but read her comment in this thread! )
http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=5302AND, just to whet your whistle...SLP is still selling them at clearance prices:
http://www.slponline.com/view_product.a ... 0192that's because that's all that was available at the time. i wanted another hood... but not even sure if that thread was deleted or not.... but like the RK sport one much better (over the other hoods and what i'd have wanted if i were to design my own). plus, look at the date of the posts.
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (trdvibe)
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:39 am
by ZubenElGenubi
Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »that's because that's all that was available at the time. i wanted another hood... but not even sure if that thread was deleted or not.... but like the RK sport one much better (over the other hoods and what i'd have wanted if i were to design my own). plus, look at the date of the posts. True...pre-SUbie.
Re: Opinions on the hood from RK sport (ZubenElGenubi)
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:20 am
by Mrizzle05
how about dual exhaust like this!!! my old cavy... i love the look of duals!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:13 am
by AKLGT
wow. not sure what exactly to say.... you know i'd have made fun of your car if i'd seen it driving down the street.... j/k but that's quite the wing.
Re: (trdvibe)
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:27 am
by Mrizzle05
those are fighting words!!! I made it look UNIQUE. and that was a bombz racing spoiler...
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:33 am
by millster
Back on topic please.
Re: Re: (millster)
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:43 pm
by NascarXprt
im really torn between the SLP and the m-Vader hood on Damrons and Merzs. not sure whichone though."scratches head in confusion"
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:43 am
by northvibe
yeah those two hoods are nice, kinda depends on if you want ram air or the breather hood. ram air you could just do a short ram air intake and the hood pipes the air right ontop of the SR. Also their hood is CF so if you like CF a lot go for it!
Re: Re: (NascarXprt)
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:20 am
by damronjr
Quote, originally posted by NascarXprt »im really torn between the SLP and the m-Vader hood on Damrons and Merzs. not sure whichone though."scratches head in confusion"They are both nice but I never got into the SLP b/c to me it just looked to close to stock. I wanted something that would stand out more, but it's all personal preference. Either is nice.