Hoods - Aluminum or steel?
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Hoods - Aluminum or steel?
I got a call from the shop about my truck to ask if i had a preference of an aluminum or steel hood for my truck. Well, I didnt know that they apparantly used both of them during the production run. My stocker one is steel, and i need a new one obviously but they said the aluminum was listed as well. The aluminum one also used different hinges and a hood blanket as well.
Anyone know what the reasoning for this was? Besides weird Ford mid year changes? Did certain models get the aluminum hoods or what? I know Explorers and Expeditions got them, but I didnt know the Ranger got them this late into the model run. (i know around 2000 they used them too, along with the SMC powerdomes on the Edge)
I told him to get the aluminum one if it wasnt too big of a pain in the ***. If too much more is different (hood latches and whatnot) then keep it steel.
Anyone know what the reasoning for this was? Besides weird Ford mid year changes? Did certain models get the aluminum hoods or what? I know Explorers and Expeditions got them, but I didnt know the Ranger got them this late into the model run. (i know around 2000 they used them too, along with the SMC powerdomes on the Edge)
I told him to get the aluminum one if it wasnt too big of a pain in the ***. If too much more is different (hood latches and whatnot) then keep it steel.
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Yes, the pre 04 Powerdomes are composite (SMC i believe). The ones like on my car are steel, and they look similar of course, but they arent as tall or 'crisp' looking as the older ones.
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