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Old 01-02-2023, 04:45 PM
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Anyone having issues getting factory scoops to fit on their aftermarket hood? I can't get the driver's side to go in. Seems like to needs to go back farther to slide in, but there's no room. Passenger side a workable.

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Old 01-02-2023, 05:08 PM
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Old 01-03-2023, 10:30 PM
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I've never had an aftermarket hood to speak from experience, but I recall some discussion in older threads here about the repop hoods needed the lip that tucks under the back of the scoop trimmed down a little. looking at your picture, not sure that would help as it looks like the opening is just too small but maybe with that trimming, the scoop would ride up a bit further at the back to allow the front to drop into the valley.

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I've never had an aftermarket hood to speak from experience, but I recall some discussion in older threads here about the repop hoods needed the lip that tucks under the back of the scoop trimmed down a little. looking at your picture, not sure that would help as it looks like the opening is just too small but maybe with that trimming, the scoop would ride up a bit further at the back to allow the front to drop into the valley.
This is what I'm going to try. Hopefully it works. It stresses me out putting in a taking out these scoops a dozen times over fresh paint though!

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Old 01-04-2023, 09:53 PM
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This is what I'm going to try. Hopefully it works. It stresses me out putting in a taking out these scoops a dozen times over fresh paint though!
good luck! I hear that on the stress - I learned the hard way early on to fit everything BEFORE paint even if you think you already had good fits just as a final check - even all factory parts can still need some tweaks like fenders to endura, valence to fenders, etc.

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Old 01-05-2023, 01:47 AM
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Some of the aftermarket hoods need to have the repop scoops too.
Not 100% sure right now but seems like this is one of them.

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BVZ, l recall that being the case as well when this subject came up in the past. Repop hood, repop scoop.

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