Boosted96EK

Reason I ask is because im buying a CF hood and was thinking of taking my hood off and driving to pickup my hood and just slapping it on there....

dohcMONSTER

definitely not smart

Boosted96EK

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No asking if its smart... asking if its illegal.... Anyone know?

E dwinbon G

just ask a buddy with a truck or suv

BlownVR

Yeah its illegal, i just checked the state laws for you. But the fine is only $50 if you want to take the risk...

Soccerking3000

i'm sure if a cop pulled you over and told them you had to pick up a new hood, and you had no other car he wouldnt mind, but thats just a guess

BlownVR

you could say your hood got stolen and you had to go pick one up

sohcvtec1995

i have drivin wtih out a hood but that was on the highway, no city roads. Not a good idea though.

4DRmafia

i wonder how dfoes it feel to drive without a hood lol

Boosted96EK

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I'll let you know on friday when I go pickup my hood... I plan to do it when it gets dark out... Aside from the highway... I'll avoid any main streets... If I were driving and I saw a car with no hood.. I'd be like WTF, and look to see if i can see any moving parts

MrBui

i see the old domestics doing it all the time... big motor = no room to close hood

mike1114

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I live in Orlando, and I've had to do that a few times. Once to pick up carbon fiber hood, once to pick up a stock hood.

It was great, heard the turbo spool up loud as hell, BOV was sick too!!!!

I had to drive far, like half an hour.

No on will really bother you, soo many Piece of **** cars around in flordida who cares!!!

ironlung78

do it when it gets dark and should be fine

if you have an intake make sure its tight so it don't fly off down the highway

luti

yep. even if you do get pulled over if you are honest with cops they dont usually mess with you. tell him you are going to get a new one and that there was no way for you to get the oem one back to your place. tell him you live really close too. its not like you are driving drunk or recalled firestones, you should be alright on side streets.

Ricey McRicerton

I thought they were considered cosmetic panels like fenders? I know in NC you can drive around without fenders all day long.

Turbo E

now you can be like "Hector". I think th e hood is actually part of the car's crash absorbtion scheme.

wagonis

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Haha, yup. I lived in Spring Hill for a while, and I had to drive my Camaro for about a week with no hood, but never got pulled over. However, I did have a cop say something in a gas station. It is against the law, but as MrBui said, be honest with the cop, and they are usually cool about it... although, no guarantees.

Ricey McRicerton

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It crumples, no doubt, but the hood gives the car little to no structural rigidity.

93CX

I did it for a while when I crashed my coupe

rasinhell

just tell him it's a new jdm hood and its so light weight that u can't see it

JimmyAtlantis

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Right. The only reason it crumples is so it doesn't go through the windshield and take off your head.

EtherGhost

The hood protects pedestrians from slamming into your engine

sockvtec

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ram air....lol

1998 hatch dx

SOHCMONSTER get off my AVITAR asshat lol

i think there is some sort of safety thing there, and a law, you should be okay as long as you arn't driving with out one for an extended period of time......

gsronhatch

belive me i live in hollywood, FL and cops will do something. You know what ******** they are, do it like you said, at night and avoid main streets. You will be fine