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Old 03-04-2006 | 10:17 AM
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cowl hood installed

I just got my truck back from the body shop last night. I guess the hail stom had a silver lining. The cowl hood was $25 cheaper than the factory replacement. Im very happy with the results.

This summer Im going to paint the new fx grill to match the dark red.



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Old 03-04-2006 | 10:53 AM
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That looks pretty good.
Originally Posted by mister ed
I just got my truck back from the body shop last night. I guess the hail stom had a silver lining. The cowl hood was $25 cheaper than the factory replacement. Im very happy with the results.

This summer Im going to paint the new fx grill to match the dark red.



This a before look.

 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 10:59 AM
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Looks pretty nice, but imho i like the ram air hood better
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 11:21 AM
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Looks good. Being a steel hood, I would imagine it is a little heavier. Did it need any modification (different hood struts?) in order to keep it up when open?
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 11:22 AM
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Looks good. Being a steel hood, I would imagine it is a little heavier. Did it need any modification (different hood struts?) in order to keep it up when open?
PRECISELY what I was going to ask...
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 11:30 AM
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i like it
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 11:36 AM
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Cowl hoods are sexy!
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 11:38 AM
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I like it, but definitely need to get the grill painted soon though I would take out the inserts and get the whole thing painted then see if you like it with or without better.

somebody on here has a silver FX4 with stock grill painted it looks BAD A$$
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 11:40 AM
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Yes it comes with heavy duty struts. The body shop installed them, but was worried that they were too stiff. So they put the origianl ones back on. It holds the hood up fine. If I have an issue latter the body shop will put the other ones on free of charge. So far no issues.
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 12:38 PM
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it looks very sick
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 01:51 PM
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love it. Looks great.
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 01:57 PM
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It looks great.
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 02:12 PM
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very nice! i like it!
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 03:29 PM
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Looks good.
 
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Old 03-04-2006 | 07:49 PM
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Where did you get it from and how much?
 


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