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Old 08-17-2005, 04:27 PM
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See folks, its not that bad...yet.
Old 08-17-2005, 08:24 PM
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See folks, its not that bad...yet.
4 more of you can make the thought an actual official project... otherwise I'm going to have to buy the last 4 and resell them to less lucky people....
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^^How did you fit 295's in the rear on your kinesis? Any fender mods?

You and I should meet up sometime. I too have a silver E55 with 19inch Kinesis
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Originally Posted by BenzoBoi
^^How did you fit 295's in the rear on your kinesis? Any fender mods?

You and I should meet up sometime. I too have a silver E55 with 19inch Kinesis
kinesis' are for ****...j/k. having a mid week block party and am HAMMERED!!! (spoken like jeff spakolie)
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4 more of you can make the thought an actual official project... otherwise I'm going to have to buy the last 4 and resell them to less lucky people....
Now, that's what I call TEAM SPIRIT
Old 08-17-2005, 11:18 PM
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Now, that's what I call TEAM SPIRIT

I like the way he thinks.
Old 08-18-2005, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by M5KILLR
kinesis' are for ****...j/k. having a mid week block party and am HAMMERED!!! (spoken like jeff spakolie)
You know you wouldn't mind a set of Kinesis wheels
Old 08-18-2005, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by gmdebruyn
sorry, haven't checked this thread for a while due to the back and forth about prototypes, etc.

i see you guys need a deposit. could someone pm me or post a summary of whats the status now.

1) i need to provide a deposit (got that part)
2) 1st batch (6) to be produced, delivered when? (assume i'm not on that list)
3) 2nd batch, when will those be delivered?
4) prototype, did this ever get resolved?
5) vent or not to vent, again, what was the decision here.

sorry to ask the questions over that i'm sure are covered in the entire thread, but an update would be great. in reply to this or if the thread owner would just update the first post with the latest and greatest info. i'll send the money as #12, just need someone to answer the questions for me.

cheers,
Gareth

P.S. Did we ever find out how much the OEM hood weighs? (what our weight savings would be)
Yes, we are accepting deposits. Currently we have 12.

The first 6 hoods should take 8-12 weeks to be made from the time we get 15 orders. Then they will be shipped. The 2nd batch is approx 2-3 weeks after that.

As far as the prototype, it will be made and perfected before everyone gets the hood. This was discussed in the thread many times already.

This is for the vented hood only.

I did post an update. But you may have skipped over it. To leave a deposit see this link.

http://www.euroteckmotorsports.com/i...owse&pageid=87

Hope that helped some.
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Originally Posted by BlackC230Coupe
Yes, we are accepting deposits. Currently we have 12.

The first 6 hoods should take 8-12 weeks to be made from the time we get 15 orders. Then they will be shipped. The 2nd batch is approx 2-3 weeks after that.

As far as the prototype, it will be made and perfected before everyone gets the hood. This was discussed in the thread many times already.

This is for the vented hood only.

I did post an update. But you may have skipped over it. To leave a deposit see this link.

http://www.euroteckmotorsports.com/i...owse&pageid=87

Hope that helped some.
thanks for the update. w/over 200 posts here its hard to hunt for the update. update your first post to make it easier.

i'll take care of lucky #13 hood tomorrow at work.

Gareth

P.S. Still same question outstanding: Did we ever get a weight on the factory hood?

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Old 08-18-2005, 05:50 PM
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No time to dig through 200+ posts. But I called MB Parts and the Factory hood weighs 38 lbs.
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Any word on the mesh??
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For the last time, water will not be an issue because the vents will be far past any electrical wires...correct?
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Any word on the mesh??
yeah, we will include mesh.
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Originally Posted by BenzoBoi
For the last time, water will not be an issue because the vents will be far past any electrical wires...correct?

It should be, it depends on which electical wires you mean. But we can actually position these vents anywhere on the hood. If some wanted to measure and let me know where they would think the best spot in their opinion to place the vents, i am open to some measurments.
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What's this mesh we're talking about? Forgive me if this is a dumb question which has probably already been answered in one of the 250 replies above.
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What's this mesh we're talking about? Forgive me if this is a dumb question which has probably already been answered in one of the 250 replies above.
Mesh under the slits of the vents as in the BRABUS hood. I hope it's well mounted to the back of all 9 or so bars, as it will aid in water dispersion away from the engine as well as stop leaves, seeds and debris falling into the engine compartment.
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[Smart A$$ Mode ON]

Soooo... Are the hoods done yet?? Where's my hood?

[Smart A$$ Mode OFF]

Sorry.. Couldn't resist!!

BlackC230Coupe: Thanks for being gutsy enough to take on this project!!

When I am finished with my car and it gets written up in Euro Magazine, I'll be sure to tell them BlackC230Coupe hooked me up with the hood!!
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Originally Posted by vrus
[Smart A$$ Mode ON]

Soooo... Are the hoods done yet?? Where's my hood?

[Smart A$$ Mode OFF]

Sorry.. Couldn't resist!!

BlackC230Coupe: Thanks for being gutsy enough to take on this project!!

When I am finished with my car and it gets written up in Euro Magazine, I'll be sure to tell them BlackC230Coupe hooked me up with the hood!!
Well, at least your butt will feel a lot better now that you have jumped off the fence...
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Nice to see that this might go through! I'm quite happy to see that a nice lightweight hood is being made for probably the most subtle street racer in the world.

BTW: For the guy that said edit your first post, we can't. The ability to edit a post is gone after three minutes I believe.

Long live the king. Long live the E55!

BTW2: Guys order your mbworld decals as well by clicking the link in my signature!

Plus, if Neal did screw you guys over (he wouldn't, trust me) I'll personally kick his butt.
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So did we hit the magic number yet? Ricky I'll be gettin on you in the very, very near future for the mbworld decals. I'll send my info sometime early next week. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by BenzoBoi
So did we hit the magic number yet? Ricky I'll be gettin on you in the very, very near future for the mbworld decals. I'll send my info sometime early next week. Thanks.
Anytime bud, it's just to spread the word, as any party goes, the more the merrier!

Neal should be responding sometime about the latest update. It's been almost a day since he last updated you guys
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Originally Posted by vrus
[Smart A$$ Mode ON]

Soooo... Are the hoods done yet?? Where's my hood?

[Smart A$$ Mode OFF]

Sorry.. Couldn't resist!!

BlackC230Coupe: Thanks for being gutsy enough to take on this project!!

When I am finished with my car and it gets written up in Euro Magazine, I'll be sure to tell them BlackC230Coupe hooked me up with the hood!!

Thanks, don't thank me to much yet, so far nothing was made yet. :p
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Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal

BTW: For the guy that said edit your first post, we can't. The ability to edit a post is gone after three minutes I believe.

Nah, its more then 3 minutes. I have edit my post a day after it was made. But i cant update the original post anyway, i was not the one who made the thread.


Originally Posted by BenzoBoi

So did we hit the magic number yet? Ricky I'll be gettin on you in the very, very near future for the mbworld decals. I'll send my info sometime early next week. Thanks.

We are still at 12.
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Originally Posted by BlackC230Coupe
It should be, it depends on which electical wires you mean. But we can actually position these vents anywhere on the hood. If some wanted to measure and let me know where they would think the best spot in their opinion to place the vents, i am open to some measurments.
Could we start off by posting a good photo of the BRABUS EV12 hood, since most guys are happy with it, together with an open E55 hood, and compare the vent location with the position of the air boxes and the engine compartment seals (there is no point straddling the vents over the seal, next to the strut tower).
I think that we will benefit the most by placing the vents directly above the air boxes,thus keeping our air intake environment cool!
I cannot find the right link anywhere, anyone? There were some photos recently with the crazy six exhausts, also showing the hood. Maybe there are others?


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