Sport Hood Delete

[BizWiz]

Something I don't see come up very often in the forums is any discussion of the sport hood. I opted for the regular hood with my Laramie Lvl 2, Sport, ORG. Of all the sport features I wanted ... the hood wasn't one of them. I think it does bring a bold look to the truck but on mine I wanted it to be understated.

 

[CMil527]

I love it personally!

 

[HSKR R/T]

I like it. Wish the Built to Serves would have come with it

 

[Rexx]

The sport hoods are really nice. I’ve even considered getting for for my limited.

 

[OtterRam]

I love the way the sport hood looks but I also think the delete with the rest of the sport package is a CLEAN look!

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[JF19Longhorn]

I love it and wish my truck could have come with it.

 

[cj7]

I wanted it, like the look.
I do wish the vents weren’t fake (non-functional, just for looks).

 

[SD Rebel]

I honestly like the sport hood, it took me a moment to get over the bulge seen while driving it home the first time. But really don't want a truck without it now.

 

[KCViper]

Love the sport hood look! Glad the night package include it.

 

[z0n3]

Love the look of my sport hood however I don't like the amount of places water gets trapped in it. The looks outweigh that issue though for me.

 

[cjfioren]

Love the look of my sport hood however I don't like the amount of places water gets trapped in it. The looks outweigh that issue though for me.

If you have a blower for your yard it works wonders. I use it to dry the wheels and also those parts that hold water.

 

[Finn5033]

If it was an actual functioning air induction hood then heck yeah. Since it’s fake no thanks

 

[z0n3]

If you have a blower for your yard it works wonders. I use it to dry the wheels and also those parts that hold water.

I have gone back and forth on buying an EGO blower for drying my truck. Given that I am in a townhome with no property to maintain I haven't bought one. Eventually I will get one as it'll make drying much easier - especially if ceramic coated.

 

[mikeru82]

If it was an actual functioning air induction hood then heck yeah. Since it’s fake no thanks

I agree that it would be better if the hood vents were functional. But even though they're not, I still prefer the looks of the sport hood over the regular hood. I also had the sport hood on my 4th gen because I liked the looks better. Heck, I never would have had a 66 GTO if I was hung up on non-functional hood openings LOL.

 

[Finn5033]

I agree that it would be better if the hood vents were functional. But even though they're not, I still prefer the looks of the sport hood over the regular hood. I also had the sport hood on my 4th gen because I liked the looks better. Heck, I never would have had a 66 GTO if I was hung up on non-functional hood openings LOL.

I’m not saying I wouldn’t buy a truck because of that hood, I’m just saying if I was ordering and had the option to delete it I would .I’d use that money towards something else like step bars or a tonneau cover etc.

I get why people like the look. But to me it’s the same as the fake dual exhaust. If they gave me the option I would delete that and get the single exhaust out the side if it saved me money. But if it was a true dual exhaust I’d want it

 

[Chuck19]

I have gone back and forth on buying an EGO blower for drying my truck. Given that I am in a townhome with no property to maintain I haven't bought one. Eventually I will get one as it'll make drying much easier - especially if ceramic coated.

Check out this. I use this for wheels nooks and areas i cant get a towel into and hard to reach areas to dry them. Way better than a leaf blower because it gives you more concentrated air flow. They have larger units if you want to do your entire car but this is good for motorcycles wheels and small cars. With our trucks as big as they are the water spots set in too fast to dry off the entire car with this little guy.

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Put me into the category of no sport hood. I just prefer the clean lines of the ram hood. Its very sleek and flowing and the plastic fake inserts just look bulky and take away from that.

 

[mikeru82]

I’m not saying I wouldn’t buy a truck because of that hood, I’m just saying if I was ordering and had the option to delete it I would .I’d use that money towards something else like step bars or a tonneau cover etc.

I get why people like the look. But to me it’s the same as the fake dual exhaust. If they gave me the option I would delete that and get the single exhaust out the side if it saved me money. But if it was a true dual exhaust I’d want it

Believe me, I get it. And I can respect that you're more about function than form. The GTO comment was meant more as a joke. The sport hood serves no function other than looks, and it's worth paying a little extra for some of us. It's kind of like adding a leveling kit on a truck that never goes off-road. People like what they like. There's nothing wrong with that.

 

[Nova90]

I like the sport hood, just wish the black plastic inserts were body color painted. That black plastic will eventually turn to grey in the sun.

 

[SD Rebel]

I’m not saying I wouldn’t buy a truck because of that hood, I’m just saying if I was ordering and had the option to delete it I would .I’d use that money towards something else like step bars or a tonneau cover etc.

I get why people like the look. But to me it’s the same as the fake dual exhaust. If they gave me the option I would delete that and get the single exhaust out the side if it saved me money. But if it was a true dual exhaust I’d want it

Yeah, I get that, I mean the RAM 5.7L does have a fake dual exhaust, but a dual looking exhaust is expected for stylistic reasons in this type of vehicle, so I see why they do it. I'm thinking there is another reason other than costs for that, maybe packaging or what not. The hood is also stylistic, at least it doesn't have a fake intake, though fake heat exchangers.

 

[louscrw]

I honestly like the sport hood, it took me a moment to get over the bulge seen while driving it home the first time. But really don't want a truck without it now.

Same here. When I took it on the test drive, it took some getting used to. And it doesn’t making parking in my garage any easier either. I have a “side entry” garage that I have to turn left into, and I park on the left side (wife’s car on the right)...that bulge makes it difficult to see her little BMW sitting there. Thank god for the front camera