Ford can't perfect an aluminum hood - I feel sorry for new F150 owners

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Dec 5, 2014 | 06:50 AM

#21

jsimmons

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It seems to me there's a burgeoning market for a CF or glass stock hood, and the major hood manufacturers (TruFiber, Cervinis, etc) are missing out on a huge opportunity...

Dec 5, 2014 | 06:54 AM

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shurtual86

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Originally Posted by laserred38

That's my plan if I ever get a new F-150. Can I order it with the "paint delete" option so I can have it painted correctly myself?

The hood on my f150 isn't metal, some sort of plastic.

Dec 5, 2014 | 12:22 PM

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laserred38

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Originally Posted by shurtual86

The hood on my f150 isn't metal, some sort of plastic.

I think the 09-14 (maybe 04-14) had aluminum hoods. If not, they're probably fiberglass, though I thought Ford stopped using fiberglass for panels with the 2004 Mustang...

Dec 5, 2014 | 12:46 PM

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shurtual86

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Nope, it's plastic or fiberglass. The rest of it is the metal

Last edited by shurtual86; Dec 7, 2014 at 08:43 PM.

Dec 5, 2014 | 01:15 PM

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laserred38

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Originally Posted by shurtual86

Nope, it's plastic or fiberglass. The rest of the metal

Must be FB then, strange!

Dec 5, 2014 | 02:23 PM

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BOSS MAN 13

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Originally Posted by laserred38

Corvette and Saturns have been using plastic panels for the past 15+ years...

My wife's 1992 Pontiac Transport "Space Bus" was all plastic paneled.............it was literally GLUED together, all body panels were cemented to the vehicle frame. It was an extremely quiet vehicle. Too bad it had all the usual GM quality issues.