carbon fiber hood...yay or nay?

Trips · 12-18-2011, 10:38 PM

The windshield squirters get removed and transferred as well as all three hood latches.

From having a Seibon brand I have no issues and no need for hood pins since its designed like oem.

The only thing the hood was missing was the holes to add the rubber strip at the front of the hood but no biggie

370zFORme!! · 12-18-2011, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Triple's

The windshield squirters get removed and transferred as well as all three hood latches.

From having a Seibon brand I have no issues and no need for hood pins since its designed like oem.

The only thing the hood was missing was the holes to add the rubber strip at the front of the hood but no biggie

Really I talked to a rep at Seibon and he said the squirters would be gone. Please explain the transfer.

Trips · 12-19-2011, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 370zFORme!!

Really I talked to a rep at Seibon and he said the squirters would be gone. Please explain the transfer.

What I did was pop the driver side nozzle off and disconnected the hose then a pulled the hose from the clips leaving the hose clips still attached to the hood I then pulled off the passenger nozzle and disconnected the water coming from the reservoir and pulled the water line from the remaining hose clips leaving you with no hose thru the hose clips, The reason a left the hose clips was they were a PIA to try to remove without destroying them so when I reinstalled everything on the new hood I ordered new hose clips in the end your old hood should only have the hose clips left and that maybe a better way to go if in the event you go back stock at least the hose clips will be already there.

370zFORme!! · 12-19-2011, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple's

What I did was pop the driver side nozzle off and disconnected the hose then a pulled the hose from the clips leaving the hose clips still attached to the hood I then pulled off the passenger nozzle and disconnected the water coming from the reservoir and pulled the water line from the remaining hose clips leaving you with no hose thru the hose clips, The reason a left the hose clips was they were a PIA to try to remove without destroying them so when I reinstalled everything on the new hood I ordered new hose clips in the end your old hood should only have the hose clips left and that maybe a better way to go if in the event you go back stock at least the hose clips will be already there.

Dammit wish I would have know this 6 months ago. Been driving around with no squirters

Great info man!

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Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	The windshield squirters get removed and transferred as well as all three hood latches. From having a Seibon brand I have no issues and no need for hood pins since its designed like oem. The only thing the hood was missing was the holes to add the rubber strip at the front of the hood but no biggie