When I raise my RKSport California Dream Hood, I can hear water rushing to the back of the hood, between the upper and lower layers. I don't know how it got there. I don't spray water directly into the scoops, and I don't remember any big rains lately. Will the water hurt the fiberglass or cause other problems? Will it just evaporate? Or should I drill a tiny hole at each corner to allow for drainage? (It's always up front until I raise the hood.) Anyone else have this problem?

 

I have the same hood and I hear the same sound after I wash my car. I don't spray water directly into the scoops.

The only time I hear it is the 1st time I raise the hood after washing the car. I have no idea where it goes, never see any water exiting the hood. After raising it the 1st time, I can close the hood, raise it back up as many times as I want and nothing - dead silence.

The area around the air filter is always dry as a bone, which is good, no worry of the C&L sucking in any water.

 

Noticed the same thing with mine.
Water sound the first time I open the hood, but then nothing.
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Steve

 

drill holes if you're concerned about the water. ...... you wouldn't want it to sit there for periods of time.

well that sucks...... I'm still gettin' that hood anyways.

 

I had driven through lots of rain since I got the hood but only noticed that recently - strangely enough I think it was after I installed the REAR Eibachs and hadn't put the fronts in yet.

But anyway, yeah I have heard this a few times but not after washing the car - only after rainstorms if the car has been outside - usually on an incline with the nose pointed up.

Filter is nice and dry though.

 

Where's the best and cheapest place to get the CA Dreamin hood?

 

ebay

 

The ones I say on ebay were defective, even though the auction did not mention it. Supposedly, one washer squirter hole was misaligned. They went cheap enough to get it fixed, though. I got mine directly from RKS for $695, but in a special promotion for free shipping. Before that promotion, RKS listed shipping for me at $245! :shock:
Ordering from a middle man can add delays, as the hood must be shipped more than once. I tried at first to get it from a supplier, who got it from another supplier, who got it from RKS. It was really no one person's fault, but it cost me time. I eventually gave up, cancelled my order, and went with RKS. If you're not in a hurry, you might find it cheaper. Plan on pins; you'll need them.