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Old 2/9/12, 08:04 AM
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Prop Rash - Is it Common?

Guys & Gals,

I'm bringing her into the shop next week for a few issues, including some damage to the plastic piece that holds the hood prop due to a bad hood alignment. I was wondering if prop rash is prevalent amongst everyone and how bad it is for you. I have marks throughout the entire area where the prop rests.

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Old 2/9/12, 08:26 AM
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I've seen it on every car I've looked at. All the more reason to get hood struts and remove the prop rod.
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Mine has it...for whatever reason, it doesn't bother me one bit!

I suppose if I was keeping the car sealed in plastic to be enjoyed by future generations, I would be upset about it....but otherwise, "meh."

Good luck with warranty!
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I had scrape-age on my 2011, despite wrapping the prop rod with rubber at the scraping point. So the first thing I bought for my 2012 was hood struts and now that scraping rod sits in the corner of my garage.
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Originally Posted by MRGTX
I suppose if I was keeping the car sealed in plastic to be enjoyed by future generations, I would be upset about it....but otherwise, "meh."
Hilarious
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Originally Posted by Maiablt91

Hilarious
But true. Kinda strange for someone to be upset about a piece of plastic under the hood.

That would be like getting upset over the Fox body Mustang radiator brackets and the black paint chipping off.
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I'm going to get the hood struts because I like how they look. I'm not familiar with prop rash.
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sounds way to dirty
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Originally Posted by kcoTiger
I'm going to get the hood struts because I like how they look. I'm not familiar with prop rash.
Prop rash is what you get when you walk into a rotating airplane propeller.
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at the other comments

I think it's normal, mine has it and I noticed it right away. Not much you can do about it. (just leave the hoop prop down so you can't see it LOL )
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