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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 01:00 AM
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SL63 vented hood purchased

Hi there guys, i recently added longtube headers etc to my SL63 and potentially another supercharger so thought some cooling might be in order. I have just purchased a vented bonnet that looks very OEM from Prior Design in Germany. I like it because it keeps the central bulge from the stock SL63 hood but also has vents albeit less aggressive than the Black Series. Its made from Durex not carbon fibre

I will post pics once its on teh car and let everyone know on fitment in a few weeks. Here is a pic of it (but not on my car):
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Maverick1975
Hi there guys, i recently added longtube headers etc to my SL63 and potentially another supercharger so thought some cooling might be in order. I have just purchased a vented bonnet that looks very OEM from Prior Design in Germany. I like it because it keeps the central bulge from the stock SL63 hood but also has vents albeit less aggressive than the Black Series. Its made from Durex not carbon fibre

I will post pics once its on teh car and let everyone know on fitment in a few weeks. Here is a pic of it (but not on my car):
that looks really sharp man. congratulations. Does that German company or any other company you might know offer carbon fiber hoods for our SL63?

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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 04:16 AM
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I think TC concepts and/or inden makes a carbon fibre Black Series replica hood but not sure if you need their fender parts or bumper as well in order to make it fit
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 12:37 PM
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I. Love. Whats Durex? Here its a condom. Also if you do the Weistec S/C I would love to hear all about it.
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Maverick, do you have the hood installed yet? Would love to see pics.
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Do they make anything similar for the SL55 ?
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I wonder what type of extra air flow it would create? It seems like it could be significant and possibly allow greater flow across radiators and extra HEs.

It looks great. Would love to see some photos of it installed.

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Do they make anything similar for the SL55 ?
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Bonnet looks very tidy.
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Originally Posted by Maverick1975
Hi there guys, i recently added longtube headers etc to my SL63 and potentially another supercharger so thought some cooling might be in order. I have just purchased a vented bonnet that looks very OEM from Prior Design in Germany. I like it because it keeps the central bulge from the stock SL63 hood but also has vents albeit less aggressive than the Black Series. Its made from Durex not carbon fibre

I will post pics once its on teh car and let everyone know on fitment in a few weeks. Here is a pic of it (but not on my car):

Veeery nice looking!
I wanna do something with my hood too.
And just buy air vents is very hard to find...
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