This is a thread meant to serve as a resource for those looking to purchase an aftermarket hood, or who are curious as to what style hood they have, or what will fit their car.
1990-1993 Protege
This is the flat style hood. The stock hood looks like this:
I replaced my hood with a G3 Autosports Carbon Fiber hood designed for a 1991-1996 Ford Escort GT. This hood can be found at www.ebay.com, just search for an Escort GT hood. This hood fits, and looks great, although there are problems with its fitment.
1. The hood doesnt match the fenders perfectly:
The reason is that the fiberglass backing is to thick to sit flush. Cutting this fiberglass down to make it fit better is a possiblility, it just isnt enough of a piority for myself to spend money on it at the moment. Here is a picture of the problem area:
The underside looks relatively stock, just minus the fire blanket:
1990-1993 Protege
This is the flat style hood. The stock hood looks like this:
I replaced my hood with a G3 Autosports Carbon Fiber hood designed for a 1991-1996 Ford Escort GT. This hood can be found at www.ebay.com, just search for an Escort GT hood. This hood fits, and looks great, although there are problems with its fitment.
1. The hood doesnt match the fenders perfectly:
The reason is that the fiberglass backing is to thick to sit flush. Cutting this fiberglass down to make it fit better is a possiblility, it just isnt enough of a piority for myself to spend money on it at the moment. Here is a picture of the problem area:
The underside looks relatively stock, just minus the fire blanket:
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