Put regular hood on my white TRD PRO.

OP: Do you mind saying what you paid for the replacement hood and installation? I'm getting a Sport shortly and have given some thought to the same approach. Not into faux ornaments and other geegaws cluttering up my vehicles. But I'll drive it a little while before making that jump.

Lots of folks like the scoop, so mean no disrespect. It's just a style thing and to each his/her own.

 

Digging the skewpless look...

 

Why pay a body shop.. there are countless people that will trade a plain hood for the scoop. You will probably be able to make a few dollars extra even..

 

good point made .........

 

i think i understand you here

 

You've been here since October & you're just now figuring this out?

 

Whats the over/under on PMs the OP has received since starting this thread re: "do you still have the hood and is it available/for sale"

 

Buy an OR for the same price and better functional geegaws.

 

which is a more functional geegaw for this particular user: rear locker or hill start assist (if MT)? both geegaws may have value depending on your geegaw needs.

 

Agree. I would have trade plus cash on top. ;-)

 

Don't yet have my truck yet (TRD Sport), but I've driven one and am worried that, between the narrow windshield (my last Tacoma was a 2nd Gen, much wider) and the scoop, I'll be a little lacking in some of the forward-down visibility I would like to have. So, say I decide to exchange a scooped hood for a non-scooped hood, net $0. Will it matter in terms of resale value at 6, 8, or 10 years that I did?

 

I've never been a fan of the scoop. On any gen.

 

How heavy is your bed cover?

 

That far down the road... mileage and condition will matter the most... I doubt the scoop will make a difference at that point.

 

Looks better OP. It looks cool from outside the truck, but inside I prefer to not have the scoop as well.

 

Yours looks clean. I like it. But I still like my fake scoop on mine

 

Looks good, clean lines.

 

100% agree

 

Looks good, but I still feel like it's missing something?

 

I like the scoop on the non N American models of 2nd gen.

But they are open. Feeding the inner cooler laying on top of the turbocharged diesel.