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New carbon fiber hood for the Stinger

VegasStinger

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This new design looks really good.
 
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Is the extractor functional?
 

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That's the ARK hood, and yes the vent is functional.
 
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That looks so sexy!! But will it look sexy on the car is the question...because that is all that matters.
 

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Some of photos I was able to find of the hood fitted to the car.

Kia-Stinger-Ark-Performance-1.jpg
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Are there a few photos of the underside of the hood and maybe a couple close-up?
 

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none yet.
 
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Is this the same hood at K8 Stinger hood and has anyone purchased it yet
 
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Is this the same hood at K8 Stinger hood and has anyone purchased it yet
It's the same one as they're a reseller of Ark. $851 isn't too bad.
 
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has anyone bought this hood
 

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I'm thinking about it, unsure if it's worth it. Visually sure it is but I'm unsure if it will cause other problems down the road.
 
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I'm thinking about it, unsure if it's worth it. Visually sure it is but I'm unsure if it will cause other problems down the road.
Same here
 
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I found out that they recommend that you take off the gas shocks to keep the carbon fiber from cracking when shutting the hood, and buy the carbon fiber prop to hold it up when needed
 

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Video of installation

[video=youtube;dIjVW1O8gHo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIjVW1O8gHo&[/video]
 

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Yea, watched that video already. It would be what mine would look like if I pulled the trigger and purchased the hood also. Was also concerned about snow/rain going in the vent during parked situations while not in garage.
 

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I have seen that and it looks a little over the top in terms of keeping the cars original appearance and style. Boy it just seems like Kia did not finish the job in terms of the dysfunctional hood vents. Perhaps two small extractors in the same location where water could not get in. I may have to CAD up something up because I can't find anything online.
 
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I've been looking at hoods, since day two of ownership, some little douche bags tagged my car and dented the hood in two places. I assume for the selfie. I think I'm acting like an entitled twatwaffle because I really like the Strictly Business Motorsports hood, BUT.... It's carbon fiber OVER fiberglass. So far the only one I can find that is fully CF is the Seibon but it's identical to the stock hood. Am I being a self-indulgent wiener for wanting CF or is it that no big deal?
 

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I've been looking at hoods, since day two of ownership, some little douche bags tagged my car and dented the hood in two places. I assume for the selfie. I think I'm acting like an entitled twatwaffle because I really like the Strictly Business Motorsports hood, BUT.... It's carbon fiber OVER fiberglass. So far the only one I can find that is fully CF is the Seibon but it's identical to the stock hood. Am I being a self-indulgent wiener for wanting CF or is it that no big deal?
Are you sure SBM is over fiberglass? I thought his were full CF. For those prices they should be pure CF.
 
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Are you sure SBM is over fiberglass? I thought his were full CF. For those prices they should be pure CF.
Unfortunately, they are CF over FG. I emailed them asking about it. I wish I still had the email, but it was a long time ago. That's why I changed my mind and am going to go with Seibon. Not much choice in the styles. Stock appearance or radical with huge vents.
 

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hello, how can i solve this problem with this page showing? eyeg
 

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