Do NOT buy from ikon motorsports

[MAGS1]

Also if I ever got the funds for a new hood, given 20-22 gt500s have a 15-17 front end style headlights etc, will an OEM (so I can get quality) gt500 got a 15-17 of are the dimensions different? I can't find a thread or answer anywhere

No, the OEM GT500 hood will not fit. It’s wider than the GT/Eco’s.

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[Outlaw]

Idk man. I feel like I’m still going to order from them. Granted they may delete reviews as most folks probably do but, a review that’s on a year old part doesn’t really hold much weight in my book. It does suck you’ve had to deal with it but at the same time things do happen. They covered their end and maybe you should have some better on yours as well. I’ll loose a days pay to make sure I’m there when my part comes so I can decline it if need be. Like aforementioned, big parts across state lines is risky business. Always has been and always will be.

Review was posted less than 3 weeks after it arrived and less than a week after it was installed. I only now noticed it was deleted. Order from them if you wish just know all the hardware it comes with needs to be replaced because they will start rusting out in a few months, and if you have any issues ikon does not stand behind their warranty and will not help you. Buy at your own risk. They hide anything negative about their products, look at vicrez for example, people complain about their hoods quality, fitment and inability to ship products, now with that in mind and theres tons of info out there about it, vicrez and ikon see 100% the same. They both dropship hoods from the same warehouse, same part, same quality. You get what you pay for and honestly, I've seen no issues from people with no name eBay hoods. I should've just gone to eBay

 

[Outlaw]

No, the OEM GT500 hood will not fit. It’s wider than the GT/Eco’s.

Damn that sucks. If it fit that would be great. I was hoping it would since the headlights and front end are about the same

 

[MAGS1]

Damn that sucks. If it fit that would be great. I was hoping it would since the headlights and front end are about the same

Headlights are the same, so it would fit from that perspective. Unfortunately the fenders on the GT500 are wider and so is the hood.

 

[Guarded 5oh]

Review was posted less than 3 weeks after it arrived and less than a week after it was installed. I only now noticed it was deleted. Order from them if you wish just know all the hardware it comes with needs to be replaced because they will start rusting out in a few months, and if you have any issues ikon does not stand behind their warranty and will not help you. Buy at your own risk. They hide anything negative about their products, look at vicrez for example, people complain about their hoods quality, fitment and inability to ship products, now with that in mind and theres tons of info out there about it, vicrez and ikon see 100% the same. They both dropship hoods from the same warehouse, same part, same quality. You get what you pay for and honestly, I've seen no issues from people with no name eBay hoods. I should've just gone to eBay

I always replace the hardware unless it looks to be of quality. You had a bad run. I wouldn’t exclude them entirely because of the fact. Now if it happens again then yes. Plaster them everywhere conceivable. Taking chances is just part of it in this game. We live and we learn.

 

[Outlaw]

Based on your pics, it appears the hood was either damaged in shipping or at the body shop and nobody caught it before it was painted. A decent shop would have notified you of the damage instead of painting over it.

The fender to hood gap is adjustable and there's a lot of room on these fenders to move in/out. The curve of the hood can also be repaired by a good body tech without damaging the paint. You may also be able to have the small dimples removed with a PDR.

Sucks that nobody raised the flag about the damage before it was painted and installed. Would have been much easier to correct before it went into the paint booth.

Also on the fender thing, looking at it straight on the fenders have a slight outward curve, the hood edge does not match that curve (basically touching the hoods edge at the very front fender point and by the windshield with a growing gap the closer to the middle it goes from what I can see the only adjustment is a different fender because even pushing on the middle of the fender it won't change the fenders curve without cutting out a slot and welding etc and alot of work, that's an OEM fender which has no issue with the last 2 hoods so I know the issue is with the hood, it's not shipping damage or anything the actual design of the hood is just incorrect. Snow covered hood is my old one that got replaced. Consistent gap all the way down.

 

[Outlaw]

Headlights are the same, so it would fit from that perspective. Unfortunately the fenders on the GT500 are wider and so is the hood.

I wonder if the fenders are a direct swap over or if that messes with where it meets up to the doors

 

[Outlaw]

I always replace the hardware unless it looks to be of quality. You had a bad run. I wouldn’t exclude them entirely because of the fact. Now if it happens again then yes. Plaster them everywhere conceivable. Taking chances is just part of it in this game. We live and we learn.

The fact they offer 0 customer service is the bigger issue. They don't stand behind warranty or their customers and hiding reviews, and it's not the first time. I had issues with their seats snapping in half and I actually got a response for that, "
Our racing seats are considered to be on the lowest budget end on the spectrum compared to racing seats like Corbeau, Recaro, Bride, etc.
If you ordered 2 sets already and they both broke, the next set will most likely have the same issue.
If you would like something a bit sturdier, we recommend purchasing a set from a reputable company that specializes in racing seats.
". Keep in mind these are seats that when they break go to a fully reclined position and could very easily cause a crash.

 

[MAGS1]

I wonder if the fenders are a direct swap over or if that messes with where it meets up to the doors

There’s a guy here that did a full conversion on his 50th LE GT to the GT350. Drawing a blank on his username at the moment but he has a whole thread on it. It’s a lot of work, it would be very similar for the GT500.

 

[SHOdaddy68]

Also on the fender thing, looking at it straight on the fenders have a slight outward curve, the hood edge does not match that curve (basically touching the hoods edge at the very front fender point and by the windshield with a growing gap the closer to the middle it goes from what I can see the only adjustment is a different fender because even pushing on the middle of the fender it won't change the fenders curve without cutting out a slot and welding etc and alot of work, that's an OEM fender which has no issue with the last 2 hoods so I know the issue is with the hood, it's not shipping damage or anything the actual design of the hood is just incorrect. Snow covered hood is my old one that got replaced. Consistent gap all the way down.

Most of what I see in your pics is likely shipping damage and not extremely difficult to repair. I am skeptical if your body shop told you it would require "bondo" across the entire hood.

The fenders on these cars have a ton of adjustment. I have about 3 hours into fine tuning the fit of my Cervini hood and the gaps are better than OEM. To be fair, I'm an old body tech and have been running a body shop for many years. Sounds like you may have chosen the wrong shop and they were not willing to do the work required to clean up the hood before they painted it and spend the extra time to get the fit right.

Have you looked into a 2nd opinion from another shop? Maybe somewhere that specializes on custom stuff?

 

[Outlaw]

Most of what I see in your pics is likely shipping damage and not extremely difficult to repair. I am skeptical if your body shop told you it would require "bondo" across the entire hood.

The fenders on these cars have a ton of adjustment. I have about 3 hours into fine tuning the fit of my Cervini hood and the gaps are better than OEM. To be fair, I'm an old body tech and have been running a body shop for many years. Sounds like you may have chosen the wrong shop and they were not willing to do the work required to clean up the hood before they painted it and spend the extra time to get the fit right.

Have you looked into a 2nd opinion from another shop? Maybe somewhere that specializes on custom stuff?

I've gone to 4 shops, they all said it's not adjustable. Fender height is perfect as well it's the hood that's the issue. Like I mentioned, right at the front edge and back edge where it meets the windshield the hood is flush with the fender, the center is high, raise the fender and then the front and back of the hood will be low with the middle flush, it's going to fit poorly either way. The hood (per ikons own words). Needs to be put into a oven such as a powder cost oven or otherwise heated to make it softer and formed into the correct curve. That is not something they list anywhere online and is a bs excuse for selling the lowest quality hoods ever. No name eBay hoods fit 100% no issues from the people.i know who've bought them. It's a joke ikon has offered 0 support besides to heat the damn thing up and form it.

 

[SHOdaddy68]

I've gone to 4 shops, they all said it's not adjustable. Fender height is perfect as well it's the hood that's the issue. Like I mentioned, right at the front edge and back edge where it meets the windshield the hood is flush with the fender, the center is high, raise the fender and then the front and back of the hood will be low with the middle flush, it's going to fit poorly either way. The hood (per ikons own words). Needs to be put into a oven such as a powder cost oven or otherwise heated to make it softer and formed into the correct curve. That is not something they list anywhere online and is a bs excuse for selling the lowest quality hoods ever. No name eBay hoods fit 100% no issues from the people.i know who've bought them. It's a joke ikon has offered 0 support besides to heat the damn thing up and form it.

Yeah, heating the hood is not going to do anything. LOL.

The gap/spacing issue between the hood and fender can be adjusted. I did it on my car. The height issue will require a repair on the hood to re-shape the curve to match the fender. Again, it appears to me it's shipping damage and completely possible with the right tech/shop without spreading "bondo" across the entire hood surface. If you were in my area I would look at it for you. I suspect an experienced tech would be able to get most if not all of that curve back with time and finesse, using a small rubber block under the low spot and some pressure on the high spots.

 

[Outlaw]

Yeah, heating the hood is not going to do anything. LOL.

The gap/spacing issue between the hood and fender can be adjusted. I did it on my car. The height issue will require a repair on the hood to re-shape the curve to match the fender. Again, it appears to me it's shipping damage and completely possible with the right tech/shop without spreading "bondo" across the entire hood surface. If you were in my area I would look at it for you. I suspect an experienced tech would be able to get most if not all of that curve back with time and finesse, using a small rubber block under the low spot and some pressure on the high spots.

Did you see the picture of the fender? I might be mistaken but the fender has a bigger gap in the middle which I don't thing can be adjusted? Moving just the middle in would change the entire curvature of the fender (tried pushing by hand and it wouldn't budge a single mm). I know it can go up and down and left and right but the bigger gap in the middle I don't think can be changed, also any tips on how to find a "experienced" person? I swear the top rated shops around here are complete fucking shit at their job. Like straight up scams bad at their jobs. (Currently dealing with a shop fixing someight scratches and causing 15k+ in damages for less than 2k to repair the first issue). And that was the top rated shop in 100 miles . At this point I think any shop that is well rated and recommended should just be avoided because maaco can do a better job which is just sad

 

[SHOdaddy68]

Did you see the picture of the fender? I might be mistaken but the fender has a bigger gap in the middle which I don't thing can be adjusted? Moving just the middle in would change the entire curvature of the fender (tried pushing by hand and it wouldn't budge a single mm). I know it can go up and down and left and right but the bigger gap in the middle I don't think can be changed, also any tips on how to find a "experienced" person? I swear the top rated shops around here are complete fucking shit at their job. Like straight up scams bad at their jobs. (Currently dealing with a shop fixing someight scratches and causing 15k+ in damages for less than 2k to repair the first issue). And that was the top rated shop in 100 miles . At this point I think any shop that is well rated and recommended should just be avoided because maaco can do a better job which is just sad

Can't recommend anyone in your area. If the Style of the Ikon hood is what you want, and you don't mind spending some $, I suggest you find a shop that does custom work and/or works on older vehicles and hotrods. Not an insurance shop. You need someone old-school. Experience won't be cheap but it can be done.

The fenders can be adjusted. Mine looked similar to yours the first time I fitted my Cervini hood. I'm an old body tech and I got it done, but I have about 3 to 4 hours invested in "fine-tuning". My gaps are now better than factory and I didn't damage anything doing it.

 

[Outlaw]

Can't recommend anyone in your area. If the Style of the Ikon hood is what you want, and you don't mind spending some $, I suggest you find a shop that does custom work and/or works on older vehicles and hotrods. Not an insurance shop. You need someone old-school. Experience won't be cheap but it can be done.

The fenders can be adjusted. Mine looked similar to yours the first time I fitted my Cervini hood. I'm an old body tech and I got it done, but I have about 3 to 4 hours invested in "fine-tuning". My gaps are now better than factory and I didn't damage anything doing it.

Unfortunately everyone that does the custom work and old school are just that, old school. They won't touch newer cars and only work on the older classics doing custom work and what not.

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