# Hood Opening Forward?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [February 11, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609 "2005-02-11T23:08:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Twitchy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twitchy)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/1 "2005-02-11T23:08:53Z")
hey guys
well my friend last night finished fabricating his own Lambo Door kit for his civic and for the first try at a DIY product it looks awesome! I would never put lambo doors on my 240 but it made me think about fabricating a piece to make the hood open forward, like hinging it on the front.
Anyone ever do this? Are there kits available? Any pics?
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### Author:  [@driftRPS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/driftRPS13)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/2 "2005-02-11T23:55:26Z")
i don’t see why you’d want to do that…in my opinion it limits ease of ingress to the engine bay. when it opens to the front, you can walk all the way around and use the front and sides to get into the bay. with it opening forward, you only have 2 usable sides.
it doesn’t really look that much better either…
with that said, i’ve never see it done on a 240 nor do i know of any kits that would be available. i can’t see it being too hard a job though…
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### Author:  [@kaon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kaon)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/3 "2005-02-12T06:08:16Z")
worst idea ever
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### Author:  [@ontarioperformance.c](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ontarioperformance.c)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/4 "2005-02-12T08:21:05Z")
You can go straight up ghetto!!!
Use a couple door hinges!!!
LOL
Straight up West Coast Customs!!!
youll officially be PIMPED!!!
While your at it maybe you can use actuators and use an old antennae and make a clothing hook
:lol:
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### Author:  [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/5 "2005-02-12T08:22:49Z")
Don’t do it. The hood opens forward on my other car and it’s a bitch to work on. If you have a major job on your hands then you have to remove the hood then put it back on etc. It’s a pain in the ass. It looks cool and all but it’s not practical.
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### Author:  [@\_RSTuning.ca](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_RSTuning.ca)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/6 "2005-02-12T09:05:22Z")
actually its pretty practicle if your hood release is facked up your driving on the highway and bam your hood pops open and smashes your windshield and roof, now with the hood hinged at the front under wind load it will not open so i would say its much safer.
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### Author:  [@DTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTS)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/7 "2005-02-12T09:42:31Z")
> [@Original Drift Master](#):
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> actually its pretty practicle if your hood release is facked up your driving on the highway and bam your hood pops open and smashes your windshield and roof, now with the hood hinged at the front under wind load it will not open so i would say its much safer.
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### Author:  [@dip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dip)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/8 "2005-02-12T09:45:47Z")
go to the junk yard and get a set of FB hood hinges
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### Author:  [@TM1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TM1)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/9 "2005-02-12T10:25:23Z")
Don’t run a hood…
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### Author:  [@NiTeRiDeR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NiTeRiDeR)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/10 "2005-02-12T10:53:37Z")
Hoods are for losers, and people who get pulled over by 2 OPP cars right TM?
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### Author:  [@TM1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TM1)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/11 "2005-02-12T11:12:27Z")
Yeah, holding up 2 lanes of traffic… What a bunch of wads…
I’d do it again though…
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### Author:  [@NiTeRiDeR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NiTeRiDeR)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/12 "2005-02-12T11:20:22Z")
Back on topic.
I would recommend you have the hood open the other way only if you have an easier method of removing the hood than removing all 4 bolts (Assuming you run the same latch setup just at the opposite end)
because there is no doubt that you will have to remove your hood to do even the most basica maintenance.
Need to top off coolant? HOOD COMES OFF
hell an Oil change might even prove to be a PITA with a hood mounted that way.
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### Author:  [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-opening-forward/83609/13 "2005-02-12T14:58:39Z")
The worst would have to be throttle-body cleaning and/or intake removal etc.
I wouldn’t advise it, it truly would be more work than it’s worth. Unless you REALLY want it. In which case, go for it and let us know how it goes.