Vis evo hood

[XsinshineX]

i've had a VIS evo hood i got form andy's autosprt couple years ago. i'm thinking of switching back to a stock hood and get a jdm vr4 front end. More of a sleek look. Been thinking of how to style my G.

[deeznutz]

How bout keep the hood and still do the conversion!!!! Color matching the hood in my opinion would give you the sleek look you want.

[XsinshineX]

I thought about that too. i just can't seem to get the hood to match the lines of the fenders. its like they rise above the fenders torwards the front edge of the hood. i did trim the underside a little around the strut towers thinking that would work and also around the radiator cap. seems it was hitting it too. it helped a some but not as much as i was hoping. I PM'd triggermauve about an old style VR4 front bumper and he found one but it sold before i saw the message he found one so i'm still on the hunt for one of those.

[qnz]

Have you tried turning the knobs down, near the corners?

[XsinshineX]

i did, when i first put the hood on i trimmed for the strut towers but not for the radiator cap. i didn't notice till later on that it was pressing on it. after i trimmed for the cap it helped and i turned down the rubber bump stops on each corner but it still isn't flush. is it possible it could have warped slightly due to the radiator cap?

[jamesgalant]

I had the exact same problem too... i did everything that you mention also.. what work for me and will work for you is to get HOOD PINS. it will keep it in line with your fender.. but i also think i had to move my latch up or down... i forget...but to make them flush is that my hood doesnt fully latch and lock all the way... but as for safety the hood pins keep it in place....

[XsinshineX]

i'll give that a try. thanks for the tip i never thought of hood pins. any advice on the best spot on the radiator support to put them?

[jamesgalant]

THose VIS HOODS are not the best fitting hoods for the 8g...I ran into your problem where i did everything but it still didnt sit right... it was off a little on one side as long as i could compress it down the hood sit flush..and i thought if i could just have a hood pin on that spot it would make it sit flush....and i did my hood pins in a weird spot...it rubs pretty bad on my jdm Heads and its not as symmetrical with the rest of the hood...I think other members put it closer to the radiator support..what i actually did was that i pulled out the metal over the headlights flatten them and drilled a hole... you can find a better spot.. hope this helps