[Johnny250]

Originally Posted by 340i9114s

Anyone have any input regarding water coming through the vent and into the engine bay? Or if its safe during a crash?

The vent actually just goes to the front area where the hood latches/headlights are. Water doesn't really flow to the engine direction at all. Just wash your car, try not to spray too much water near the vent if possible, and dry underneath your hood after you are done.

Not sure about your question in regards to a crash, it'll probably be the same as if you had a normal hood.

[BMW DRIVEN]

Originally Posted by eff80m3

It comes with the vent blocker thing so no water seeps in. I use that when its raining and take it back out when the weather is nicer. But it rarely rains here in So Cal so.

I'm in Socal too. Where did you get the vent blocker?

[dís_f30]

Ordered a GTS hood from Bimmerworld. From what I've found in researching the water worries, there isn't anything to worry about. Of course you don't spray directly into the vent when washing. You can always pop the hood and wipe her down if need be afterwards.

[mike082802]

Originally Posted by dís_f30

Ordered a GTS hood from Bimmerworld. From what I've found in researching the water worries, there isn't anything to worry about. Of course you don't spray directly into the vent when washing. You can always pop the hood and wipe her down if need be afterwards.

how long did that take to get once you ordered and what did they bang you for shipping?
thanks

[dís_f30]

Originally Posted by mike082802

how long did that take to get once you ordered and what did they bang you for shipping?
thanks

It took a week to arrive and I think it was around $150 maybe for shipping from Cali to FL, I don't remember for sure though. Bimmerworld could give ya a more accurate answer.

[dís_f30]

I've had my car back from the paint shop for a lil over a week. It's been in the rain from the recent East Coast storms (parked and driving) and I've manually washed it in a wash bay (without spraying directly into the hood vent). No issues or concerns with the vent and water. I would say that with this hood and an open air CAI, it would be a good idea to get a waterproof dust cover for the filter if you do not have a heat shield on top of it. Without it, I would imagine that the filter would wear our quicker from getting dirtier quicker and getting wet (not enough to cause hydrolock) or damp.

My engine bay isn't really that clean, that way I could see where the water would go. You can see in the popped hood pic that the water goes just as previously mentioned in another post, to the front near the hood latch / headlight area.

[FL_F30]

Originally Posted by dís_f30

I've had my car back from the paint shop for a lil over a week. It's been in the rain from the recent East Coast storms (parked and driving) and I've manually washed it in a wash bay (without spraying directly into the hood vent). No issues or concerns with the vent and water. I would say that with this hood and an open air CAI, it would be a good idea to get a waterproof dust cover for the filter if you do not have a heat shield on top of it. Without it, I would imagine that the filter would wear our quicker from getting dirtier quicker and getting wet (not enough to cause hydrolock) or damp.

My engine bay isn't really that clean, that way I could see where the water would go. You can see in the popped hood pic that the water goes just as previously mentioned in another post, to the front near the hood latch / headlight area.

Wow this looks awesome. I have a Glacier Silver 335 & want to get a GTS hood. I'm in Orlando. What shop did you go to & how much did it cost to get painted & put on?

Also, how long did it take the shop?

[dís_f30]

Originally Posted by FL_F30

Wow this looks awesome. I have a Glacier Silver 335 & want to get a GTS hood. I'm in Orlando. What shop did you go to & how much did it cost to get painted & put on?

Also, how long did it take the shop?

I'm a lil North of Jacksonville, in Fernandina Beach and I used a local shop. I installed it and took it to the shop for paint. Cost to paint just the hood, both sides, was around $650 for my paint color. It took a week for me because I had the hood, front bumper, fenders and side skirts all done at the same time.