1st. I'd like to thank Silver Fox for posting this thread.
I was aware from the beginning that some Crossfire owners would balk at the loss of the Crossfires signature hood strakes. But there was simply no way to retain even a couple of strakes without making the hood look too busy, or cluttered, IMO. If I tried running stakes over the scoop itself, I feel it would take away from the great look of the scoop.
I had to decide which look I wanted more, and of course for me it was an easy decision to make, and Chrysler even made it easier for me when they started putting copies of the Crossfire hood on the Pacifica, and the Sebring.
Since the AMX scoop already had its own spine (albeit, less pronounced than the original XF hood) I felt it was ample enough to continue with the original theme. Once again, I didn't want to mess with a classic design the scoop offered.
I'm going to try and make it to as many Crossfire GTG's as I can this year, so lots of Crossfire owners can see it in the flesh. From past experience, most people have told me they like it much more in person.
Thanks everybody for your comments, (positive & negative) because I don't expect everybody to like it. And please don't think for a moment that I'm knocking the way a "stock" Crossfire looks, because that is not the case.
I'm simply a follower of the philosophy of "MIYO"... Make it your own, and have been for nearly 40 years, and I'm too old to change now.
Since our cars are now "orphaned" we're pretty much on our own to modify them anyway we want to, since nobody but another Crossfire owner knows for sure what is "stock" or not. Besides, you can always put em back to stock when it comes time to sell.