I purchased an 03 lancer used. Long story short- the car came with all kinds of mods. Upon delivery of the car, a hood pin busted and the hood- carbon fiber- got destroyed. I bought a new hood- VIS Evo style- to put on it, but I didn't pay close enough attention to what I was working with. 2 questions for you guys now.

1- what kit/ bumper is this from and what hood is it currently on it?

2- how do you recommend making this hood fit.

I will post a picture of the car and a picture of the hood.
The prob as you can see is that just the left and right of the headlight are parts that come up on the bumper, so the lip of the hood doesn't fit. I am really needing to solve this prob, so any help would be GREAT!!

 

****, I think I just found my answer. It appears to be the accolade EVO VII kit and hood. There is no way to make the VIS fit is there? I have a feeling I just F-ed myself out of 600 dollars on the hood I just bought. Someone help!

 

that is accolades evo7 version1...pm dave@accolade for a new hood....you bought that car huh?...i hope you didnt pay a lot for it

 

I got a great deal on it, but your reply doesn't answer my question. Is there any way to make the VIS hood fit?

 

see the side of the grill (the two posts on the inner side of the headlights) those have to be removed

 

you are referring to the posts on the bumper right? Does that affect the integrity of it any? I would much rather cut those off then eat or worse yet destroy the hood.

 

yeah those posts are probably fiberglassed on there go to you local body sho and see what they think..it shouldnt be that hard to do

 

Lookslikeanevo is right... take it to a body shop and have them remove them and repaint the bumper... then you will be able to use the VIS hood. I actually have the exact same bumper here in my garage without those posts if you are interested... Im kinda looking to unload it pretty cheap. If you decide you'd rather keep your current bumper with the posts and just replace the hood (and not use your carbon one), I have a bumper with hood pins I am also looking to unload. The reason I have both these parts is I had the kit on my lancer, but the fiberglass holding those grille "posts" cracked and so I ripped the posts off and sanded it all down so that it would work with a stock hood (or VIS style...). PM me if you are interested in the Hood... or the bumper. Thanks

 

Wait.... after looking at it again, it isnt Accolade's Version 1 - it is Accolade's Techsport. Look at the grille "posts" and you will notice there is no support beam across the top like the V1 kit had. If you want the VIS hood to work, you'll need an entirely different front bumper. If the shop cuts those "pillars" off, you'll have to then have them mold and shape it so that it will fit with your hood, as the way it is designed, it needs the current hood you have to work. Since you'd need to do some repainting anyways, I'd be willing to trade you my bumper that will work with your VIS hood for that one you have now, with the pillars attached. If that is something you'd be interested in doing, let me know.

 

it looks like its sitting too high for a TS....also the side skirts are a giveaway

 

its not the version 1, I had the version 1 on my car for about a year now... if it isnt TS, its import trenz v.1

Also, the side skirts... those are not the ones that come with Accolade's Version 1 kit, those are either modified OZ skirts or the kenstyle ones that are included with the TS kit. The skirts from Accolade's version 1 kit stick out about 5 inches, where those in the pic are pretty flush with the wheel.

The more I look at it, the more I think it is the import trenz kit... but either way, Im willing to help mitsurs out with a trade.

 

ok sorry those look like apex sides

 

good luck with your lancer mitsurs looks like you got some work ahead of ya

 

I believe Josh is correct. It looks like the TS kit to me now after comparing them with accolades. So does this mean that there is no way to make this work?

 

its IT KIT...not accolade...come on look at it.