srt hood on non srt gap fix?

stratton08 · Post by **stratton08** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:11 am

so i got an 04 r/t and im gettin an srt hood this weekend and i know there is goin to be that gap between the hood and bumper...im not realy concerned about it but im just wonderin what some people have done to maybe fill in that gap or not make it not so noticable....i have a few ideas in mind but id like to see what some people have done

pics please....

OB · Post by OB » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:33 am

There isn't much you could do that wouldn't be tacky or look even worse. Get an SRT fascia?...

stratton08 · Post by **stratton08** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:17 pm

dont want to be a complete wannabe lol

OB · Post by OB » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:20 pm

haha good for you. You might have to live with the gap. I don't do bodywork but I'd say your SOL as far as an easy fix goes.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:56 pm

what makes that gap anyways? Could he just modify the hood latch to allow the hood to drop more?

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:06 pm

To me, i see that gap alot on people's neons but I really don't notice it that much. It's not that bad of a gap really. I wouldn't worry about it.

stratton08 · Post by **stratton08** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:31 pm

the gap is because the srt hood isnt as long as a non srt hood....on srt's their front facia is taller and makes up for the shorter hood where our front facias do not....its only like an inch gap realy no bid deal

and if you drop the hood more it will just through the rest of the alignment all out of wack! id rather have the gap...

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:34 pm

stratton08 wrote:the gap is because the srt hood isnt as long as a non srt hood....on srt's their front facia is taller and makes up for the shorter hood where our front facias do not....its only like an inch gap realy no bid deal

and if you drop the hood more it will just through the rest of the alignment all out of wack! id rather have the gap...

huh ok. Well I heard someone was going to just use a long rubber gasket to at least close their gap but I don't know of any other way to make it smaller.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:24 pm

didn't someone lower the latch a TINY bit and it fit pretty well?

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:22 pm

Gap isn't bad at all. You can't do anything to the bumper cover, because it will get in the way of the hood release.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:28 pm

That looks like someone took an inch wide black permanent marker and drew on your car...

I wondered about this too, but short of modifying the bumper itself, I don't see any way around the gap.

SRT-D bumper perhaps?

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:31 pm

TheRandom1 wrote:That looks like someone took an inch wide black permanent marker and drew on your car...

Uhhh.... or a gap maybe??

Addicted2Boost · Post by **Addicted2Boost** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:32 pm

just get the bumper to match. I have an srt bumper and an srt carbon fiber hood

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:42 pm

yellowpatrol wrote:
TheRandom1 wrote:That looks like someone took an inch wide black permanent marker and drew on your car...
Uhhh.... or a gap maybe??

Yes, I know it's the gap, but in the picture, it looks like black magic marker...

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:43 pm

TheRandom1 wrote:
yellowpatrol wrote:
TheRandom1 wrote:That looks like someone took an inch wide black permanent marker and drew on your car...
Uhhh.... or a gap maybe??
Yes, I know it's the gap, but in the picture, it looks like black magic marker...

K I just thought you were trying to be a dick.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:46 pm

Me?? Never! I'm the nicest person here!

[/bullsh**]

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:22 am

yellowpatrol wrote:
TheRandom1 wrote:
yellowpatrol wrote: Uhhh.... or a gap maybe??
Yes, I know it's the gap, but in the picture, it looks like black magic marker...
K I just thought you were trying to be a dick.

oh... i thought you fiberglassed youre bumper to remove the gap then drew on it (jk:-p)

ivey_usmc · Post by **ivey_usmc** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:21 am

that doesnt look that bad at all. I would do it.

OB · Post by OB » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:03 pm

I think it looks terrible.

sxmania · Post by **sxmania** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:36 am

I made a thing out of a plastic pipe and some screws, fits tight and seals well, most ppl dont notice it unless its pointed out. not the nicest looking but gets the job done.

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:38 pm

sxmania wrote:I made a thing out of a plastic pipe and some screws, fits tight and seals well, most ppl dont notice it unless its pointed out. not the nicest looking but gets the job done.

Where were you when i asked about a gloss black hood on a yellow neon? huh!?

Looks good

Sykora · Post by **Sykora** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:51 pm

^^ OOOoooooh! NICE!

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:52 pm

I think the gap look better than having that random ass pipe thing chillin there

GreeNeons03 · Post by **GreeNeons03** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:00 pm

jetas wrote:I think the gap look better than having that random ass pipe thing chillin there

Does not look good to me at all.

Chris04sxt · Post by **Chris04sxt** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:32 pm

GreeNeons03 wrote:
jetas wrote:I think the gap look better than having that random ass pipe thing chillin there
Does not look good to me at all.

Looks like some good ole Redneck engineering there.

sxmania · Post by **sxmania** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:05 pm

Meh, it was my second attempt and I.M.O anytihing was better than gap, plus anyone could open the hood with the latch sittin right there starring you in the face, and thats just a temp so i could put the hood on for the summer, im going to mock up a cf bar with yellow and chrome inserts so that it matches the hood and bumper

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:38 pm

sxmania wrote:Meh, it was my second attempt and I.M.O anytihing was better than gap, plus anyone could open the hood with the latch sittin right there starring you in the face, and thats just a temp so i could put the hood on for the summer, im going to mock up a cf bar with yellow and chrome inserts so that it matches the hood and bumper

Make a write up with that tube.. I dont like it.. but if it will keep people out from under my hood... lmk

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:44 pm

Kelevra wrote:but if it will keep people out from under my hood... lmk

They can't open the hood unless they have access to the hood latch cable, which they can't get to through that gap, as "big" as it may be.

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:20 pm

yellowpatrol wrote:
Kelevra wrote:but if it will keep people out from under my hood... lmk
They can't open the hood unless they have access to the hood latch cable, which they can't get to through that gap, as "big" as it may be.

ok. sweet.

sxmania · Post by **sxmania** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:01 am

depnds how desperate they are