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Topic #88968 11 posts Started by mkernz22
So I got a Jspeed front strut bar and I found out it doesn't fit under the stock hood, when the seller said it would.
Does anyone know if it will fit if I cut any of the support braces out?
by how much?

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I have to put it back on to check, but it was between and inch or two I think.
it fits on my stock hood. no problems. are you not able to close the hood? some people have done is install a couple of washers on the hood hinges to elevate the hood from the windshield area giving it more clearance.

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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Mar 6, 2013 - 11:12 PM) *
>it fits on my stock hood. no problems. are you not able to close the hood? some people have done is install a couple of washers on the hood hinges to elevate the hood from the windshield area giving it more clearance.


That is correct, I cannot close the hood.
I'll be double checking it on Friday though. Worst that happens is that I space up the hood with spacers or cut out some of the supporting braces
Try the washers first mike, I cut my supporting brackets on my old hood to clear the IC piping and regretted it, it looked to sloppy.

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thats strange, unless there are 2 versions of the jspeed. which i did not know.

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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Mar 7, 2013 - 12:47 AM) *
>thats strange, unless there are 2 versions of the jspeed. which i did not know.

Yes there are.
Do a search and you can see that one version is much higher than the other.
I have the lower, Mike has the higher.

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This post has been edited by Batman722: Mar 7, 2013 - 12:03 AM

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So will I have to cut out the support braces on the hood and use some washers to bump the hood up? Or just do one of those options?
Mine fits fine


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