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

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12/5/14, 06:50 AM

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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...

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12/5/14, 06:54 AM

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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.

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12/5/14, 12:22 PM

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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...

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12/5/14, 12:46 PM

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

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12/5/14, 01:15 PM

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

Must be FB then, strange!

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12/5/14, 02:23 PM

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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.