brendend

well... after washing and waxing i found some nice long cracks in the paint that are begining to spider web out. im really getting tired of haveing to worry about this damm hood. theyre only on the front of the hood.. upto 2" in. i guess the lip wasnt reinforced enough. im thinking of getting a stock hood again.

Boozshey

Damn, that sucks, you are the first to mention this openly anyways. I wonder if it's just the shops prep work that caused this. Go hit another dear and get it repainted...

pascal

Man you are tough...
If it's really cracks, then it's not the shop fault.

I wonder who makes that hood...

rshamekh

Isn't that the Steeda cowl hood?

brendend

no its not steeda. i wont say the companys name but the initials are TF. thankfully only the paint has cracked.

157dB

Not enough flex additive addedto the paint when it was painted?

pascal

Unlikely...
Paint is more flexible than fiberglass[8D].

Give TF a call and see if they're willing to help in any way.
Good luck.

brendend

ill try calling em. but ill bet money that theyll say its the shops fault and im s.o.l since theyre 1400 miles away.

pascal

Don't be too depressed yet.
I think they'll understand the need to satisfy the customer.
They've been there before.

brendend

its not the fiberglass thats cracking. why should they pay to repaint the hood unless they admit that they didnt reinforce the front of the hood enough. then they are going to have to recall the hood theyve sold sofar for the s197. im not trying to say im screwed but i run a buisness with my friend so i know what they are going to say, well atleast whati would say.