My TA is going to be a RICER!!!

**SVG210** · 07-02-2008, 12:48 PM

guys I bought a WS9 hood from roger back in january, and lateley I've been looking around for a good deal on a nice paint job. but they are charging me 200 bucks to bake it in. My response to the guy at the body shop was "you think i'll be stupid enough to fork over 200 dollars more that what you told me on the phone?" "good day sir"

So now Im going to install the unpainted hood on my car so it can bake for a while. will that kill my looks? what do you guys think? HELP!!!

**INMY01TA** · 07-02-2008, 02:36 PM

Up to you how long you wanna drive it like that. I have a WS9 hood and I didn't like the look of it unpainted.

**SVG210** · 07-02-2008, 05:37 PM

Installed it! but I cant get it to sit right. I am having problems with the headlights getting stuck on the way up. Any tips?

As soon as it bakes its getting painted!

didnt like the look of it unpainted.

**2002 WS6 KILLS** · 07-04-2008, 05:21 AM

ewwwwwww.

**stephen02ws6** · 07-04-2008, 06:31 AM

Originally Posted by hurraquio

Installed it! but I cant get it to sit right. I am having problems with the headlights getting stuck on the way up. Any tips?

As soon as it bakes its getting painted!

didnt like the look of it unpainted.

but the paint adds weight and slows you down. haha. thats why all the ricers do it. the primer makes it go faster.

how long do you have to wait to paint?

**QKSLVR99** · 07-06-2008, 06:43 PM

hahahaha had the same problem with my WS9 and my superhawk you just gotta play with the hood and light covers to get a good fit

**vannatte** · 07-06-2008, 06:57 PM

Another member, Gullett17, just got his WS9 hood and installed it unpainted to bake it just like you are doing. He actually has the same colored car too. Here is the link:

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89110&page=2

Pictures are towards the bottom. I think it looks decent, at least for a brief amount of time until you get it painted. Truth be told, I'm not sure if the body shop I went to baked my hood. It's been several months ago and I'm fairly certain they did, but I thought I noticed a fiberglass line showing thru the other day. I think Roger actually recommends putting it on unpainted for awhile before having it painted. I chose not to do that because it would've cost extra to have it shipped residential.

**GULLETT17** · 07-07-2008, 04:57 AM

yeah i ran mine for a week unpainted to post cure it . . . i thought it looked pretty dumb

but if your only gonna run it for a few weeks or something, who cares

**QtrWhore** · 07-11-2008, 01:56 PM

people can say what they wanna but i ran my superhawk hood for about 2 weeks to get it cured and when i get back from iraq for the 3rd time i will go get her painted