jpormen

Well even though its not a trufiber hood its still a nice looking hood, im not as concerned about it having trufiber stamped on it somewhre i just wanted to know inputs about FG hoods

yourmyboybh1026

Well aside from being a shady deal, what about the OP's original questions?

I've been looking 2.5in cowl fiberglass hood but I'm a little skeptical still.

jdmcbride

You're not getting the point. You get different quality from different manufacturers. Trufiber makes a great quality hood, so you may pay more for the quality(it's more than just a stamp... LOL). Cheaper manufactured fiberglass hoods will crack, bow, etc...

HTH

Javdog

You are correct in your statement

americaniron

I've had fiberglass hoods on most of the stangs I've owned with out any problems, but I always used well known manufacturers like Cervinis or true fiber. Like the old saying goes "you get what you pay for" The Cervinis hood I have now has been on for about 4 years now, and it still is in perfect shape. If you can't afford the name brand one yet, then wait till you can.

jpormen

Thanks for the responses, i didnt actaully wnt a hood till isaw the CL ad, me and my dad were talking and it would cost anywhere from 300-500 dollars to have painted and i just dont want to spend that much on painting somthing that could look like **** in a year lol

MadStang40

Exactly, you get what you pay for. I'm not saying that you can't buy Wal-Mart bread and you should stick with Wonder Bread. This is an investment that you really can't afford to catastrophically fail, so the smart idea would be to wait and save for a hood from a well-known, major brand where you know they have a good track record and some sort of warranty policy. You won't be getting anything like that from some Jo-Shmoe on craigslist. You're taking a risk when purchasing anything from anyone, anywhere. However, with craigslist.... well let's just say a site with a section for "casual encounters" was never meant to be taken seriously.

Seraphim118

I agree, go with a trufiber or cervinis. Fiberglass hoods are great! But you want to go with a well known company for something like this. Another thing you gotta think about is customer service and if something is wrong with the hood, fitment problems ect.. a company like trufiber or cervinis would be more likely to work with you on a new hood or refund than CL guy would. I have a trufiber hood on my car and the quality is great! The body shop had no problems with it, and it lines up perfect. I have heard some horror stories about cheap fiberglass hoods though. So go with a more reputable company, and things will usually go alot smoother.

Also I went with hood pins because of hood flutter after about 75mph, something to think about.

yourmyboybh1026

What hood pins did you go with? What has worked for other people?

jpormen

Thanks for the input guys, i have decided to pass on the CL hood to same my self some headachs