design concepts or abceclusive

portpolish95 · Oct 13, 2007

Ok im in the search for a new hood for my car and i decided on the style and im goin with the cobra r with the svo scoop. But i know goin with aftermarket hoods its important to go with a good name brand so u dont end up gettin a poorly crafted hood that needs more time and money to get looking good than its worth. The only companies i know that sales that style design concepts and abceclusive...so basically to make a long story short i was just wondering which of the two would be the safest bet to get the best crafted hood and/or if there are any other good quility brand names that make that style, any help or opinions is greatly arppreciatted thanks guys.

Dalamar · Oct 13, 2007

IMO CDC is better quality than ABCExclusive.

have you checked here for your hood?

http://www.dugan-racing.com/html/catalog_html/hoods.htm

Schiffy · Oct 13, 2007

I've heard good things about LibertyMustangsupply.com as well... people said the customer service was great, and the product has been flawless as long as they've owned thir hood.
plus they're about half the price of Cervini's and a little cheaper than ABC Exclusive and CDC.

lizzyfan · Oct 13, 2007

You get what you pay for, Liberty is not even finished under the hood! I have done research on it for a few months and you just can't beat Cervini's products!

portpolish95 · Oct 13, 2007

yes that is very true the hood i have now is the cervini cobra r hood but its damaged beyond repair, but i love the hood the quilty is very good. The problem is cervini doesnt make the cobra r hood with the svo scoop like im wanting and since ive never owned another brand of aftermarket hood im unsure of other brands and im just tryin to find the best quitly hood in that style, also i was just wondering is the scoop cut out or do u have to do that yourself?again thanks guys for the help and opinions.

Schiffy · Oct 13, 2007

I didn't know that about the liberty hoods... my Stalker hood is from Cervini's... whoever owned the car before me put it on... i'm contemplating trading for a Cobra R. or straight up selling it, and buying something else...

Javi · Oct 14, 2007

dude try carbon ware if you get what you pay for you wont regret the purchase O0

Ponyquest95 · Oct 16, 2007

I ordered a ABC exclusive cobra R hood. Should be here middle of this week. I can let you know how quality & fit is. It was a toss up for me between ABC & HO Fibertrends. Cervinis was out of the question because of price. The HO fibertrends didn't have a smooth finish underside. That made the difference for me. The ABC hood is smooth which I liked. Also the ABC was $55.00 less shipped to my door. We'll see how good a hood it is..

portpolish95 · Oct 16, 2007

okay yeah man id like to know the quality and fit and i agree on the finished underside thats what im looking for also.

GREG@SN95 · Oct 16, 2007

fuck cervinis... I hate NJ sales tax... arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggg

Ponyquest95 · Oct 18, 2007

portpolish95 said:
okay yeah man id like to know the quality and fit and i agree on the finished underside thats what I'm looking for also.

Received the ABC hood on Wed afternoon. I was pleased to see it was wrapped with thick bubble protection that surrounded the hood inside the shipping box. After removing the wrap I inspected the hood and found just a couple minor scratches near the center of the cowl and one very small "chip" near one edge. I'm sure these were on the hood before shipment. An easy fix to make the hood a very nice piece. Underside was very nice with no apparent visual blems. Time to bolt it up! The swap took maybe 30 minutes by myself. That included a trip to the hardware store for the correct lenght bolts. The hood closed well and the factory latch held it down good while cruising around. Very surprised that I didn't have to do much screwing around with the alignment. I would not hesitate to order from ABC again for other stuff. Fast shipment too! Anybody need a Stock style hood. My old one is in good shape and it's fiberglass (Which i never noticed before!)

lizzyfan · Oct 18, 2007

GREG@SN95 said:
f**k cervinis... I hate NJ sales tax... arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggg

I agree however, it was cheaper to drive over to Vineland and pick it and pay 35 in sales tax than pay 100.00 in shipping!

portpolish95 · Oct 18, 2007

glad to hear about your hood turning out good and thanks for the update on it i appreciate it. also i was just wonderin if the cobra r hood with the svo scoop came with the scoop already cut out.

lizzyfan · Oct 18, 2007

Ponyquest95 said:
portpolish95 said:

okay yeah man id like to know the quality and fit and i agree on the finished underside thats what I'm looking for also.

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Received the ABC hood on Wed afternoon. I was pleased to see it was wrapped with thick bubble protection that surrounded the hood inside the shipping box. After removing the wrap I inspected the hood and found just a couple minor scratches near the center of the cowl and one very small "chip" near one edge. I'm sure these were on the hood before shipment. An easy fix to make the hood a very nice piece. Underside was very nice with no apparent visual blems. Time to bolt it up! The swap took maybe 30 minutes by myself. That included a trip to the hardware store for the correct lenght bolts. The hood closed well and the factory latch held it down good while cruising around. Very surprised that I didn't have to do much screwing around with the alignment. I would not hesitate to order from ABC again for other stuff. Fast shipment too! Anybody need a Stock style hood. My old one is in good shape and it's fiberglass (Which i never noticed before!)

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