Question on cutting gts hood lip?

**Boot** · 01-02-2011, 01:31 PM

Has anyone done it? I have searched forever looking for more info on people who have cut the front lip off of their gts bonnets but found nothing.

Basically the lip on my gts has some rock chips on it and since I am also doing a fmic and a GTR bumper over the winter I figured I might as well cut the front lip off the bonnet too.

Ideally I would like to find an N1 gtr hood lip to cover the cut but have had no luck so far. I am just unsure as to how far down to cut etc...

Any insight would be much appreciated. If not I guess I will just have to cut it and maybe make a DIY for others! haha

**Nismo_line** · 01-02-2011, 01:41 PM

nelson has done it and also makes carbon parts so he has made a carbon hood lip too pm him for all the info and good luck

**nelsonmxmarc** · 01-02-2011, 03:18 PM

Pm'ed!

**Boot** · 01-02-2011, 05:43 PM

Thanks alot guys.

Nelson you have a PM

**flipridah17** · 01-02-2011, 11:25 PM

I wouldn't recommend it! Yes it will look somewhat like a GTR hood but the weight is not the same (if that is a concern)

GTR Hoods are cheap nowadays that you can attain one for $350

OEM BNR32 (GTR32) hood. Gun metal and will need paint.

**nelsonmxmarc** · 01-03-2011, 10:38 AM

will look somewhat like a GTR hood

Besides the cross bracing on the underbelly, it looks identical.. But yes, the weight is still there. Best option for that is to take the cut off wheel to the braces as well, just be careful not to burn the paint through!

**M13** · 01-04-2011, 05:03 PM

or just buy a GTR hood...

**nelsonmxmarc** · 01-04-2011, 06:07 PM

or just buy Mike's hood...

**jdms13rhd** · 01-07-2011, 05:09 AM

i had a car with that done to it. Buy the lip and cut the wrap part off. Pretty good idea imo. Not sure why everyone with a GTS doesnt do it. GTS hoods look like dirt in a vagina.