Thoughts on this hood scoop?

[AzScorpion]

For me... No. Way too much.

The first thing I think of is how it's installed.

I live in sunny, HOT AS HELL south Florida. I wouldn't trust the sticky tape to last in the heat. Wind pulling up on it at highway speeds. Water/humidity getting under it.

How will it last under that constant heat and direct sunlight? Warping, twisting and curling? Our heat and UVs can be pretty distructive. I'm sure the folks in brutally hot climates would have the same concerns.

Lol...That tape would last a week in our 110 degree heat.

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[mtbikernate]

That thing is fugly. And yeah, the "jeep" grill on the banner to the left is even worse. Damn, just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.

Agreed with hot climates. I lived in TX for a few years and the heat was HARD on my vehicles. Shoot, I had stuff in my garage melt from the heat.

 

[Motorpsychology]

Lol...That tape would last a week in our 110 degree heat.

Off topic but only a little:
Whe I drove over the road semi, I became aware of the changing of trends through roadside litter.
I used to see whitewall tire remnants from blowouts, quarter mile-long 8-track tape that had gotten jammed, or the drive got tired of it. That gave way to cassette tape (narrower), CDs & DVDs Baby moons and full wheel covers that had popped off, Yosemite Sam and Reclining Babe mudflaps.
I still see drop-in bedliners that weren't secured laying in a twisted heap, and before long we'll start seeing stick-on hood scoops that blew off, and land next to the stick-on fake fender vents in the ditch.

But the most amazing litter out there is the furniture that somehow falls out of a truck or trailer, lands upright and undamaged off on the shoulder-hmmm...

 

[HenryMac]

Lose the rhino logo...

A functional Shaker hood would be nice.

 

[Jim C]

just goes to show you if you make anything no matter what it is it will pull money from someone.

i just have to say "WTF'

 

[Davejb]

Reminds me of JC Whitney

 

[FX4Offroad]

Reminds me of JC Whitney

Lol. I bought all sorts of things from JC Whitney when I was younger.

 

[Davejb]

Lol. I bought all sorts of things from JC Whitney when I was younger.

I'll admit it, so did I, and this is the sort of junk you'd get from them.

 

[FX4Offroad]

I'll admit it, so did I, and this is the sort of junk you'd get from them.

100% agree.

 

[njdriver19]

Comes with a chase rack

 

[Mpro2]

Fugly.....need I say more? Lol!

 

[Chris M]

Well, there's worse things that one can do to their truck!

I'm not sure what that would be...

 

[Figarou]

I'm not sure what that would be...

 

[Chris M]

Alrighty then.
I stand corrected.

 

[GTGallop]

I'm a wee bit on the "Get off my lawn" side of things so it's a no.
Adds weight.
Adds air resistance.
Does not add horsepower.

For me - Nonfunctional hood scoops are poser-wear. But it's your truck and if you like it, you get it and don't look back.

Having said that - If I did have a huge cosmetic blemish in the middle of my hood and adding this cosmetic blemish (or maybe one that's toned down) was much cheaper than fixing the hood, then I might go that route.

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