Rob my scoop is fucked. My hood looks like a little kid was playing the drums on it with a ballpean hammer.



His intake is pretty low and if you've ever seen abilene puddles then you'll know why it caused a problem with his motor. Abilene puddles are like lakes because there isn't a drainage system in this town. He also had a turbo kit on his car and the oil feed line which has a rubber hose portion to it(poor design IMO) melted on the cat and leaked out alot of oil and started an oil fire in his engine bay. This was a really bad night.

 

damn im glad i live in florida with no snow or hail

 

if money is tight you could try to get a used TII hood compleate with

scoop. Or get the aftermarket one, it weighs more but its cheap, and it will probably be easier to find a good used scoop as hoods get dented easily.



You could get one of those CF hoods from FC3s, I think they are like $400-$500 with scoop.

 

yea instead hurricanes throw it into other states so it can get hailed and snowed on there.



kevin.

 

Money isn't the problem. Stuff like this is why I'm glad the wife insisted I have full coverage insurance. Hopefully the insurance won't total it. Hopefully they'll spring for a new hood too.

 

I would rather lay out $700 out of pocket then have my insurance go up for nearly 4 years for a inexpensive claim. What kind of deductible do you have anyhow?

 

Rob I don't think this is going to be an inexspensive calim. The guy who blew his motor has over $6000.00 in body damage from this storm. If you saw the damage you would see why we've opted to file a claim. I originally just wanted to buy a new hood and light covers in a couple of months after I pay off the credit cards but the wife was like there's no way you'll be able to fix all that damage from out of pocket.

 

I was talking about your claim, not your friends claim.



if you paid out of pocket you could probably get the car fixed for under

$1000, not sure how much you pay for insurance, or how much they will raise

you, but if they raise your insurance lets say $500, multiply that by 40 months and it can add up.

 

When I smashed up my NSX, my agent told me a claim was a claim. No matter what the dollar amount it would affect ym insurance the same. I got my moneys worth though, over $40,000 in damage. If you're gonna do it, do it right...



I would agree with Rob, if you don't need to make a claim, don't. It sucks, paying for insurance and not using it when something happens. In the long run it is likely going to be a better option for you on a low dollar amount claim.

 

a long time ago I used my "zero deductible glass coverage" to cover a

windshield. When it was time to renew my insurance I was shopping around,

and wasnt getting the cheapest rate, it was for a claim on my insurance, being puzzled as I never had a accident, I asked what it was for, and the OTHER insurance companies all told me the same thing, "we cant give you the best rate because you had a windshield claim last year"



A ******* $200 windshield cost me alot more in the long run, now I deny the glass coverage, I dropped it on my Lexus, I didnt even realize I had it on there, it was $98 a year, a new windsield is $185, so why the **** should I bother with it? In the event of a accident glass is covered.