Hood Question

[Mieux97]

Has anyone here with a fiberglass hood ever had the screws fall out?

[Mieux97]

Guess not

[cammed goat]

Wait a minute. What screws fell out...for the hinges?

[black crowe]

I have not had any bolts come loose or fall out of my fiberglass hood since I bought it. I was worried about it though, so I used some red loctite threadlocker on the striker catch, because if it came loose or the bolts fell out of it while you were driving, well, bye-bye hood. I bought my hood from Suncoast Creations and one of their selling points was that they used metal backing plates at all attachment points so you were bolting into metal and not just fiberglass. You would think all fiberglass hoods have metal backing plates, I am not sure.

[Mieux97]

Wait a minute. What screws fell out...for the hinges?

Yeah...the screws in the hinges, in the back...not for the hood latch, came out and the screws are coming out of the rt side support strut. The shop initially said there's nothing they can do about it, but now they want to use a prop rod....

[Mieux97]

I have not had any bolts come loose or fall out of my fiberglass hood since I bought it. I was worried about it though, so I used some red loctite threadlocker on the striker catch, because if it came loose or the bolts fell out of it while you were driving, well, bye-bye hood. I bought my hood from Suncoast Creations and one of their selling points was that they used metal backing plates at all attachment points so you were bolting into metal and not just fiberglass. You would think all fiberglass hoods have metal backing plates, I am not sure.

The shop didn't use metal backing plates...in fact...none came with the hood and they suggested using them. They bolted directly into the fiberglass and the screws and the striker catch came out. Shit....that was embarrasing!! They came out while I was at AutoZone putting fluid into the radiator while some chicks were watching....I have NEVER seen a hood go sideways...til then.

[SMWS6TA]

You car was jealous and wanted to teach you a lesson for looking at other hotties.

[chuckie669]

Next time just tell her, It transforms...

[cammed goat]

Ouch!! Can you use longer bolts and use nuts and washers in the back of where the hinges and hood meet?

[JoshieDoom]

Suncoast ws6 hood here. The captured nuts are held in with a bondo like substance. Broke one off on the sticker.Just put a nut behind it. Works good so far.

[Mieux97]

You car was jealous and wanted to teach you a lesson for looking at other hotties.

Damn!! I knew it

[Mieux97]

Next time just tell her, It transforms...

...into a bed

[Mieux97]

Ouch!! Can you use longer bolts and use nuts and washers in the back of where the hinges and hood meet?

Wouldn't the nuts and washers have to fit in the holes where the screws went? Also, wouldn't the nuts/washer have to be larger in order to hold in place?

[waldo]

never had this happen.

[JoshieDoom]

Wouldn't the nuts and washers have to fit in the holes where the screws went? Also, wouldn't the nuts/washer have to be larger in order to hold in place?

Get some larger hardware and fiberglass it all in with support plates. Smooth/paint.

[peterlawl84]

I also have a suncoast hood since 01...never had a problem with the screws coming out...didnt use locktite either.

[Mieux97]

I also have a suncoast hood since 01...never had a problem with the screws coming out...didnt use locktite either.

I didnt order from suncoast

[peterlawl84]

I didnt order from suncoast

oh...well I can only speak for them...but I also haven't ever heard of those hinge bolts coming out like that on a fiberglass hood...good luck trying to get that fixed

[cammed goat]

Get some larger hardware and fiberglass it all in with support plates. Smooth/paint.

^^

[Mieux97]

Get some larger hardware and fiberglass it all in with support plates. Smooth/paint.

may cost a pretty good penny...may have to get a new hood