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GT4 hood gap.., kinda appealing.

Dec 20, 2003 - 4:49 PM
5sfeTurbo View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Apr 14, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)	I saw a few pics of the hood gap with the GT-4 hood on a USDM and truth fully I kinda like it. It may seem half assed but I just find it attractive kinda seperates the body. This post has been edited by 5sfeTurbo: Dec 20, 2003 - 4:49 PM

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Dec 27, 2003 - 12:06 AM

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QUOTE (Andason @ Dec 26, 2003 - 6:52 PM)

QUOTE (snadman @ Dec 26, 2003 - 12:02 PM)

SOOO many peoples' cars on this site have been in front or back end accidents not reported. I can see by the fact that the paint color difference in the front bumper or rear bumper is offf from the rest of the car. It's kind of amusing, because about 1 in 8 cars on this site that have stock bodies have been in accidents, and I can beat 75% of them don't know about it. Mine was, I know that. My front bumper and driver's side front quarter panel are a little off from the rest of my car. It was never reported because when I ran the carfax it din't show anything...plus the fact that it couldn't have been reported due to me getting the car with the driver's side low beam bezel having it's brackets broken. This probably happened in the accident, and when the owner was already paying a crapload to get the car fixed, they decided that the extra 200 or so dollars wasn't worth it when it didn't affect drivability. The dealership didn't even notice, but I did and they replaced it for me for free when I bought the car.

Just really look over your car and the front end. Take off all of your cosmetic stuff, the front bumper mainly, and examine everything. People can be pretty good at hiding stuff like that, but never perfect.

Dude, My front and back bumper are both off colored. I doubt my car was sandwiched. I think its just how the paint looks on the plastic. Besides, ANY respecting painter will BLEND colors. They dont just paint your bumper, they go halfway down your fenders and halfway on your hood

The only reason they would have to paint more then the bumper is if the paint is faded or the car is a custom color, otherwise they would paint the entire car, it would look retarded if you went half way up a quarter panel or hood. one reason could be like you said, the paint maybe fades differently on the plastic then it does on the metal which would make sense since the poly-ethalene/Urethane bumpers flex slightly under stress like wind and what not. Another reason could be that the bumpers were painted in a seperate location and maybe didnt get the same amount of coats.

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5sfeTurbo GT4 hood gap.. Dec 20, 2003 - 4:49 PM

DoodieHead maybe there could be a wider black sealant thing t... Dec 20, 2003 - 5:35 PM

Andason Personally I like, but I can't imagine it look... Dec 20, 2003 - 5:48 PM

kuya1284 QUOTE (5sfeTurbo @ Dec 20, 2003 - 2:49 PM) I saw a... Dec 20, 2003 - 8:03 PM

OOBE Yeah, the gap misteriously doesn't bother me t... Dec 20, 2003 - 8:11 PM

ToYCeLi8 Maybe when its on your car you will change your mi... Dec 21, 2003 - 1:10 AM

Jabberwock dude.... that sucks TOYCeli8. I got mine from toy... Dec 21, 2003 - 1:40 AM

lagos mine lines up perfectly. trust me, if you ever s... Dec 21, 2003 - 1:41 AM

kuya1284 QUOTE (ToYCeLi8 @ Dec 20, 2003 - 11:10 PM) Maybe w... Dec 21, 2003 - 12:51 PM

snadman SOOO many peoples' cars on this site have been... Dec 26, 2003 - 2:02 PM

boosted_K2 QUOTE (lagos @ Dec 21, 2003 - 1:41 AM) mine lines ... Dec 26, 2003 - 5:22 PM

Andason QUOTE (snadman @ Dec 26, 2003 - 12:02 PM) SOO... Dec 26, 2003 - 8:52 PM

Uppitycracker QUOTE (Andason @ Dec 26, 2003 - 6:52 PM) QUOTE (sn... Dec 27, 2003 - 12:06 AM

Jeremy1210 I have personally been hit in the rear 2 times and... Dec 27, 2003 - 10:18 AM

blkGT QUOTE (Andason @ Dec 26, 2003 - 6:52 PM) QUOTE (sn... Dec 27, 2003 - 10:40 AM

Cody Like, I was hit in the front...not the rear, but b... Dec 27, 2003 - 3:34 PM

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