ford and their pos hoods

[mustangflanagan]

After all these years you would think ford could make a damn hood that doesnt flutter when cruising at 75 especially for the price of these cars now. Cheap asses.

 

[WARstang]

What exactly makes them cheap asses? That aluminum hood is of higher quality and more expensive to make than a plastic version, would be happy with solid steel? Maybe titanium? . I've never seen my hoods flutter.

 

[mustangflanagan]

Did it on my 07 and it does it on my 15 right around 70 mph

 

[ford20]

Have you tried adjusting the bump stops or whatever they are under the hood? Both my 09 and 12 haven't had a hood flutter.

 

[mustangflanagan]

Have you tried adjusting the bump stops or whatever they are under the hood? Both my 09 and 12 haven't had a hood flutter.

Dont they just adjust the hood alignment? I have no idea how they could effect hood flutter.

 

[ford20]

When I put my Steeda hood on I thought the damn thing was going to fly off so I adjusted both of them a little bit and went for a couple of test drives tweaking them each time and now it only has a small flutter so maybe that would help you if you did that.

 

[mustangflanagan]

Ill have to try it see if it helps because its real noticeable,

 

[BleedinBlue]

None of my three Mustangs I have owned have had such a problem. The corrosion, however...

 

[Mr. Q]

I had bad flutter in my hood around 70mph when I first got my 12. I noticed that the hood didn't really line up with the fenders and when I played with the nubs to get the hood looking right, the flutter went away. Good luck.

 

[claudermilk]

Funny, my '13 hood is rock solid all the way up to 130+

 

[Synyster06Gates]

Did it on my 07 and it does it on my 15 right around 70 mph

Only time I ever had hood flutter was in my 06 with an aftermarket fiberglass hood.

 

[Budwise]

Yea mine only starts to flutter a tiny bit at over 100.

 

[stkjock]

Dont they just adjust the hood alignment? I have no idea how they could effect hood flutter.

this has been a "known" issue for years on the S197s. adjusting them very well could solve the issue.

 

[quiksilver15]

My 05 had the hood flutter as well.

 

[DeepImpactPony]

Funny, my '13 hood is rock solid all the way up to 130+

Same here , I've had mine as high as 141 MPH on the NJ Turnpike, and no flutter, along with my friend in his 2013, and my other friend in his 2008 Saleen clone.

 

[sh4rkbayte]

Same here , I've had mine as high as 141 MPH on the NJ Turnpike, and no flutter, along with my friend in his 2013, and my other friend in his 2008 Saleen clone.

My '13 is solid up to 130ish

 

[Ken04]

all 3 of my S197's have had, and do have the dreaded flutter. Hood pins don't cure the flutter but makes me confident at 140+ that the hood will stay on. I've heard the 2010 undertray in front helps too.

 

[Mystickeith50]

Darren does your hood flutter over 70......oh right I forgot....

 

[mustangtcs]

No flutter on my stock hood with the speedo buried. Stock grill also.

 

[Renesis07]

Haven't noticed this in my 2012. My 06 fluttered the one time I brought it up to high speeds and scared the heck out of me (at the time I didn't know it was a common 'issue'). Aside from that one time I never really noticed it in my 06 much either.