719TRDOffRoad
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What has anyone done to the faux hood scoop on their Runner? I hate that it serves no purpose.
Faux hood scoop
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16RedRunner
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No purpose but it sure look good!
719TRDOffRoad
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I agree the glare is unbearable at times.
I feel like rad is more popular than dope these days.
719TRDOffRoad
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Now that would be a nice mod.
Man, it's been TERRIBLE on mine. Especially this time of year when I had to work STRAIGHT into the low morning sun. My vinyl decal saved the day and I actually love the way it looks.
mteolus
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Only had glare once, coming down off of the Como Lake Rd. in Colorado in the evening. Sun reflected right in my eyes. But I'm hoping the hood scoop decal is going to cut down on the glare and will also be dope.
Yeah, my drive from Salt Lake City to Auburn, CA last summer was ROUGH too.
My migraines are brought on by flashes of light so I'm probably just a little sensitive to it.
I couldn't care either way about the scoop being there or not though. Least of my concerns with the truck.
My migraines are brought on by flashes of light so I'm probably just a little sensitive to it.
I couldn't care either way about the scoop being there or not though. Least of my concerns with the truck.
4runr4eva
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This person not only did a faux hood scoop, they reversed it, painted it pink, making it so much WOW. :der:
Bluesky 07
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My idea, which is strictly that b/c I haven't begun to sort out if/how it could be done, would be to turn it into a alternate air intake. So in normal driving, it would remain closed and do nothing like it does now, but for water crossings, a driver-activated switch would close the stock air intake and open one in the scoop.
There are probably a million issues, for example that the closed stock intake would have to be watertight, and I know some will say the scoop isn't high enough for this purpose. In fact, I'm uncertain of how much higher it is than the stock intake. But if you're in water so deep it enters the hood scoop, you're pretty much screwed anyway, right?
There are probably a million issues, for example that the closed stock intake would have to be watertight, and I know some will say the scoop isn't high enough for this purpose. In fact, I'm uncertain of how much higher it is than the stock intake. But if you're in water so deep it enters the hood scoop, you're pretty much screwed anyway, right?
97BlackAckCL
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This person not only did a faux hood scoop, they reversed it, painted it pink, making it so much WOW. :der:
Pretty sure that is just a stick on one and not a factory scoop
97BlackAckCL
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Sure is! I had the scoop on my 03 sport and the glare in the morning driving in to work was always so horrible. Refused to have the hood scoop on my 08 or 17 because of that
