Problem with hood on Highway
03-20-2006, 04:12 PM
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Problem with hood on Highway
I remember back when these cars first came out that some people were saying their hoods were flexing at highspeeds. there was also a recent post about the hood not latching or something. This weekend i took the stang out and at about 70 mph the hood started bouncin up and down 80 it really started i didnt want to take it past that. has anyone experienced this when their hood is latched correctly? is it even somethin i should worry about? it was also really windy out this past weekend so that might have been part of it aswell Thanks.
03-20-2006, 04:17 PM
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RE: Problem with hood on Highway
Yeah my hood shakes all over the place even though it is closed correctly, you should see how much it moves at 100+ I am looking into some hood pins, just to be on the safe side.
03-20-2006, 06:05 PM
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RE: Problem with hood on Highway
if its soo windy and ur driving about 120 ya somtimes u feel scared of the hoods to bumb the window.
but i have the car for a year now and i go to the highway alot and drive around 130 and somtimes its windy but iam use to it and no i never had a problem with my hood.
i belive that if u go above 155+ you need them to be in the safe side.
but i have the car for a year now and i go to the highway alot and drive around 130 and somtimes its windy but iam use to it and no i never had a problem with my hood.
i belive that if u go above 155+ you need them to be in the safe side.
03-20-2006, 06:34 PM
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RE: Problem with hood on Highway
I watch a trans-am race last year and watched a mustang like ours loose its hood at Daytona. Now I'm sure it was going a lot faster
but ford does need to fix the problem in my opinion.
but ford does need to fix the problem in my opinion.
03-20-2006, 06:45 PM
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RE: Problem with hood on Highway
I've been up around 90 on the highway and haven't had any problems. Of course I doubt I will go any faster than that because I seem to attract the fuzz, regardless of the vehicle I'm driving.
03-20-2006, 07:51 PM
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RE: Problem with hood on Highway
ORIGINAL: Gloves
120+ this weekend racing some cobra.
Even w/hood pins my hood vibrates in back. nothing i can do about that w/this aftermarket hood.
120+ this weekend racing some cobra.
Even w/hood pins my hood vibrates in back. nothing i can do about that w/this aftermarket hood.
03-20-2006, 09:37 PM
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RE: Problem with hood on Highway
ORIGINAL: bluepony
I remember back when these cars first came out that some people were saying their hoods were flexing at highspeeds. there was also a recent post about the hood not latching or something. This weekend i took the stang out and at about 70 mph the hood started bouncin up and down 80 it really started i didnt want to take it past that. has anyone experienced this when their hood is latched correctly? is it even somethin i should worry about? it was also really windy out this past weekend so that might have been part of it aswell Thanks.
I remember back when these cars first came out that some people were saying their hoods were flexing at highspeeds. there was also a recent post about the hood not latching or something. This weekend i took the stang out and at about 70 mph the hood started bouncin up and down 80 it really started i didnt want to take it past that. has anyone experienced this when their hood is latched correctly? is it even somethin i should worry about? it was also really windy out this past weekend so that might have been part of it aswell Thanks.
Go with hood pins!
I swear the hoods on the 05s generate more lift than a 747.....
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