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RedRide
08-25-2009, 08:21 PM
I installed my hood seal "kit" that I got from Garm and I'm quite pleasd with the results.

One thing I did was to secure it at key points and the center with a few "black trim screws" I got at AutoZone. Since it is a stick-on seal, this prevents it from creeping out of place at the bends. I simply drilled a small pilot hole and inserted the screw.
The screws have a bulit in seperate washer and are black anodised.

The frontal shot shows how it gives the hood/bumper gap a nice finished look. :smile:
Kaotic Lazagna
08-25-2009, 08:28 PM
Looks good.
Brian
08-25-2009, 08:30 PM
Looks good. Makes me wanna get one now.
1NZYaris1
08-25-2009, 08:33 PM
Wow :drool: that looks very nice and clean :clap: :clap: :bow: :bow:
i might have too redo mine now :laugh:
RedRide
08-25-2009, 08:41 PM
Thanks.

Since the seal is stick-on, you are able to reposition it if at first you are not satisfied. You want to close the hood to see how it looks before settling on a final position.
You also get enought to make seal around the headlights, You just have to trim it a bit to make it narrower.

BTW, you can see my Celica getting into the act in the upper right corner of the frontal shot. :smile:
SilverBack
08-25-2009, 08:42 PM
Very nice. This would help keep the dust off the engine :thumbsup:
TinyGiant
08-25-2009, 08:46 PM
maybe i'll get one if my hood ever comes back lol
mikenacarato
08-25-2009, 08:49 PM
looks great!
cali yaris
08-25-2009, 11:27 PM
awesome, good job. Goes on the list of "they should've included that" parts... :smile:
LtNoogie
08-25-2009, 11:31 PM
Wow :drool: that looks very nice and clean :clap: :clap: :bow: :bow:
i might have too redo mine now :laugh:

Yeah, mine looks like yours with the cutouts around the fasterners.
JumpmanYaris
08-25-2009, 11:58 PM
What about for the sedan?

Whats the price tag?
RedRide
08-26-2009, 12:28 AM
What about for the sedan?

Whats the price tag?

You get a 6 foot length of the seal and cut it to fit yourself.
So, it should fit the sedan also.

Price is $29 shipped..
thebarber
08-26-2009, 12:33 AM
whats the point of this again?
yarhead
08-26-2009, 12:37 AM
look good.. i think if you head to lowe's at the weather strips you migh find something that you might use. and i think youll spend something like 17 buck for like 26 feet. and, the snap pins are like 89 cents for a couple of them.
RedRide
08-26-2009, 09:59 AM
whats the point of this again?

Most cars have a front hood seal. It help keeps the engine bay a bit cleaner. :smile:
kngrsll
08-26-2009, 12:19 PM
its probably good for aerodynamics too. guys will tape up the front of the car, covering the seams and cracks to improve front end aerodynamics. it works, but with a car like ours, it may do very little or it may do alot, idunno. but every bit helps, i like the part!

id love to see what it would do to lap times combined with the front diffuser!
Altitude
08-26-2009, 12:24 PM
I installed mine the other day. Sorry no pics yet, but it really is a nice cheap mod. I didn't use any screws or what-not as the sticky tape seems to hold well enough if you clean the area first.
RedRide
08-26-2009, 12:58 PM
I installed mine the other day. Sorry no pics yet, but it really is a nice cheap mod. I didn't use any screws or what-not as the sticky tape seems to hold well enough if you clean the area first.

Yeah, it probably does not need the screws. It's just cheap and easy insurance that it will stay in place. Some factory front hood seals use the same arangement using the same type of screws.
cruz-gsr
08-26-2009, 01:03 PM
i install one on mine but water was getting to my cold air intake, so i took it off
Shroomster
08-26-2009, 01:04 PM
I prepped the adhesion area with rubbing alcohol.
tomato
08-26-2009, 01:25 PM
Nice, I like it!
Altitude
08-26-2009, 03:20 PM
Yeah, it probably does not need the screws. It's just cheap and easy insurance that it will stay in place. Some factory front hood seals use the same arangement using the same type of screws.

They can't hurt! BTW, I LOVE the color of your Yaris. I wish it was available in '08 when I bought mine.
RedRide
08-26-2009, 04:05 PM
They can't hurt! BTW, I LOVE the color of your Yaris. I wish it was available in '08 when I bought mine.

Yea, I got lucky (for the second time) and the local Toyota dealer had exactly the car I wanted. The frist time was with my Celica.

Both times, the hardest part was not letting the salesman know it was exactly want I wanted.