so, Im having my cooper hood replaced with a cooper s hood after hitting a deer. PROBLEM is they told me insurance wont cover the hood scoop and they want to charge me 400 for it... I figured Id find one used on here and put it in. BUT that still leaves me with a big hole in my hood for a while..

can anyone tell me what this is going to look like?

thanks,
Justin

 

You could always do this.

Photo by Juan Calderon (blacknblue)

 

though thats kinda cool....

pleaaaaaaaase tell me thats not what my hole is going to look like :impatient

 

and btw, your friend has some increadible photography on that page!

 

It wont look exactly like that ...but its gonna look pretty close. It's basically a hole a little smaller than the one above with a few visible tabs.

 

oh dear... anysuggestions in closing it up (without poprivoting) until I get a scoop

 

How about holding off on installing the new bonnet until the scoop arrives? That way you don't have to jury-rig a cover? That's what *I* would do in your shoes anyway...

 

Just think of it as a bigger ram air effect, to cool your engine cover.

OK, seriously.

You could buy some black vinyl (any fabric store should have tons), cut it to fit with an overlap on the inside, and get some velcro strips to hold it in place.

 

unfortunatly.. the body shop already has it on :impatient im just waiting for the paint to finish.

 

thats an idea I just might not be able to use the highway for a while but im thinking thats better than a retarted hole...

 

I'd worry about the vinyl blowing into the bay, settling on the engine and melting, personally. Seriously... that would be VERY bad, methinks.

 

Put a WTB in the marketplace. I'm sure there are people out there who have put on aftermarket scoops and have a stock one laying around. Maybe you can find one that's already CR or black.

 

I was gonna ask that... except I was imagining it covering my intake.
to bad picknpull dont typically have coopers

 

Why is the scoop $400?

 

I have one but it has a few tabs broken

 

thats my plan BUT...

I dont have the money yet to pay for a hoodscoop I wouldn't have done the cooper s hood in the first place if I would have found out earlier that my insurance wasnt going to pay for it :impatient :impatient

 

paint? I have no idea.. I was wondering the same thing

 

I have a stock JB hood scoop with a few stone chips which I just swapped out last night for an M7 Ram scoop. All tabs are fine , etc. Make me an offer.

 

Why would you think the insurance company would pay for a part that wasn't originally on the car??


FYI, you'll need both the scoop and the big black (diverter?) that's underneath it. For some reason I'm thinking I saw one in marketplace recently, but can't seem to find it.

 

I was led to believe it would all be covered either way

 

It will look like that.

 

I guess thats not as bad as I expected infact.. It seems like there are some holes in place? I bet I could drill some plexiglass into those holes.

 

and don't screw around. If you jury rig something, and your hand slips, there goes your new paint! Why cut corners when the right way to do it is so close at hand?

Matt

 

I have a BRG scoop. I also have the factory air diverter to go with it. I know you dont have an S but maybe it would make the air hit something important?

 

to an intake!

Matt