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Old 07-04-2006, 09:46 PM
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Hood Scoop - What da ya think?

You'd think this Forum would have a "What do you think thread" as a Sticky, but I guess that would/could become difficult to search............

Anyway, Just picked this hood scoop up (thanks nparker for a fantastic price and great service) and thought I'd get some feedback





So what do you think?

Too dog's noseish or not

And you guys wanting one for your car can't vote either
 
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Old 07-04-2006, 09:48 PM
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So when ya gonna paint the rest black?

Looks good
 
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Originally Posted by motor on
So when ya gonna paint the rest black?


If they weren't so hard to keep clean .

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Looks good
Thanks
 
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Looks awesome! I hope I can do that someday....

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Looks good. I did similar with a M7 Extreme scoop on my PS car and it went well to me
 
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looks great! I painted mine white to match the roof.
 
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Is it a stock black scoop?
I'm thinking of doing the same thing with the M7 Ram Air scoop.
 
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It's fun with that color.
 
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3 MINIs!?!?!!

I am SOOO jealous!

Oh, the scoop looks good, BTW.
 
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Made it to 6th Gear in 109 days. Whew.

Post *****..............LOL
 
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Originally Posted by PARTSMAN109
Is it a stock black scoop?
I'm thinking of doing the same thing with the M7 Ram Air scoop.
Yup it's a stock black scoop - from nparker's ride

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3 MINIs!?!?!!
I am SOOO jealous!

Oh, the scoop looks good, BTW.
Thanks

For clarification I only pay taxes on 2 of them,

The Indi Blue is my son's Cooper
 
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Made it to 6th Gear in 109 days. Whew.

Post *****..............LOL

Lets see....2nd time I've heared that.....

 
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That does make his little nose stand out more. I like it.

My, that garage almost makes me want to move South rather than West, but just almost.
 
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dang it, how many MINI's do you have?
 
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Originally Posted by kenchan
dang it, how many MINI's do you have?
Counting Diecast ?

Looking for a classic next - Real sorry I missed this one Lasted less then 15 hours before BIN was used.
 
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Originally Posted by Jim Ray
That does make his little nose stand out more. I like it.

My, that garage almost makes me want to move South rather than West, but just almost.
Come one down Guys

You know you want to.
Pssst we even have a Casino over in Cherokee
 
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DarkMCS likes it... DarkMCS likes it a lot!!
 
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hmm i like it
 
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Nice!

Me likey......a lot!

Good job.........

 
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Are they breeding in your garage?

Mmmm...Black Scoop....Looks good But then again Im not impartial !

 
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Ohh wow I love that black scoop. I was thinking of doing that mod but didn't know how to do it. Where did you purchase that black scoop? or is it easy to remove the scoop and paint it black?
 
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i'd get one too...
 
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It's easy to remove and install a scoop. Painting, it depends. I originally bought a primered scoop and painted it black. Looked like crap. I bought a factory black one from someone with a black MCS who was going carbon fibre and sold the one I painted.
The painting bit, I discovered I suck at it. The swapping, 5 minutes to do it.
 
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Originally Posted by Agro
It's easy to remove and install a scoop. Painting, it depends. I originally bought a primered scoop and painted it black. Looked like crap. I bought a factory black one from someone with a black MCS who was going carbon fibre and sold the one I painted.
The painting bit, I discovered I suck at it. The swapping, 5 minutes to do it.
How much is a primed scoop going for? I am thinking of going with a silver scoop and getting a matching silver U stripe across my hood.
 
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Old 07-07-2006, 10:32 AM
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I think I paid somewhere around $35-40, but it was about 3 years ago so don't hold me to that. I got it from Classic Auto Campus at the same time I got my parcel shelf.
 


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