Front Hood?

[Gagt518]

Where can i find a hood that eliminates the headlights for the 400Ex. Wouldnt mind a scoop either. Is it Maier that makes them? Link?

[Snipe]

For the 03 plastics look for a 250R hood you will have to mod your plastics to work but they look sweet after if done right.

for the 05 to 07 plastics its the 450R hood and the 08 and up nothing yet other than maier makes a maier OEM style hood woohoo $50 for on that looks just like the one I have LMAO

[Gagt518]

Okay thanks. Any more info on modding the 250 hood? What is involved. Just trying to get a heads up before going through with it

[Pipeless416]

quadtech :o

[Snipe]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
quadtech :o

That is the one I know of everyone using as well for the 99 to 04 body style.

It involves removing your lights and plastic were the hood sets

Let me do a search see if I can find anything.

[Snipe]

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=340751&highlight=hood+install

as far as install someone needs to make a post on how to do that its a pretty common question. I have yet to install one on my 02 so I dont know lol.

[Gagt518]

Thanks for the link! So the hood doesnt replace the front plastics? Just replaces the part where the headlight is? I thought it was one whole peice. Good to know

[Snipe]

On some you remove the plastic between the front fenders and some just cut some of it out and not all of it.

Might be easier to install the hood and take the front plastics off and then cut the plastics so you know where to keep.

I have no idea figured someone would chime in by now on someone who has installed one.

If I was to I would start by doing something along that line first to see how or what I need to do.

[Pipeless416]

for the older generation plastics, all you need to do is use a jigsaw or something else that you might have, and chop off the top housing for the lights... where the key and neutral light are located. some people leave the rest of the plastic intact, but most cut away where the actual scoop is as well. the top holes for the hood are bolted to the fenders, and in the front, i used the clips that come with honda plastic.

[Gagt518]

Whered did you guys mount your Ignition and Neutral light?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by Gagt518
Whered did you guys mount your Ignition and Neutral light?

custom bracket

[quadmad16]

anyone know who makes a hood for the 2007 ex that has a scoop and keeps the headlight??....thanks

[dariusld]

I trimmed, tested it, trimmed some more, tested it, trimmed some more.

[dariusld]

The more you trim, the better it fits.

[buster024]

GenXatv makes a sweet fiberglass hood for a 450r that (with some trimming) will fit, and will look different than everyone else's Quadtech.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/buster024/bike2.jpg

[racer 557]

Originally posted by quadmad16
anyone know who makes a hood for the 2007 ex that has a scoop and keeps the headlight??....thanks

i have 06 which is same i think i got a maier carbon fiber hood undid the mounts from top wook zip ties and zip tied tthrew stockholes upper and lower now it looks like a new 450 with the real small head light still works good and i have scoop still so i guess you could try it