Cracks in Hood Support

[kilobravo]

both cracks happened after the topcoat was cured on the hood.

FC: You lost me with that one..to which "topcoat" might you be referring?

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[Houston Kid]

One more piece of the puzzle, both cracks happened after the topcoat was cured on the hood.

FC: You lost me with that one..to which "topcoat" might you be referring?

I'm not following what your are referring to FASTCARS???

 

[FASTCARS]

I'm not following what your are referring to FASTCARS???

The hood comes from the supplier primed in black and then is painted body color (white topcoat). From your pictures, the fractures are black which indicates the fractures happened after the hood was painted white. If the crack was present prior to applying the body color then the fractures would have white paint baked into the fractures.

 

[kilobravo]

Thanks, FC...makes sense.

 

[Tomster]

Thanks, FC...makes sense.

I'm sticking to my sex on the hood theory. That would explain why you and me don't have cracks....

 

[Snoopy49]

I'm sticking to my sex on the hood theory. That would explain why you and me don't have cracks....

Unless he is a plumber?

 

[2020GT500]

Just added mine to the list....@ 3500km with only 1 point in time travelling for a short period at an excessive speed...Yes its classified...But I'm sure Ford has the required security clearance... Fun times ahead!

Edit to add my hood alignment appears perfect or at lease equal on both sides, and I have never changed anything. Additionally one should use a magnifying glass in the exact area described before determine that it doesn't exist.

 

[Houston Kid]

The hood comes from the supplier primed in black and then is painted body color (white topcoat). From your pictures, the fractures are black which indicates the fractures happened after the hood was painted white. If the crack was present prior to applying the body color then the fractures would have white paint baked into the fractures.

They were for sure not there 2 weeks ago when the car was paint corrected and ceramic coated. I had the center hood vent off and was looking over the hood closely as I was working to remove the hood vent. This past weekend on the cruise, I was showing someone how the rain tray (which was removed) mounts and immediately noticed the cracks. No way I missed them 2 weeks ago.
Definitely not there prior to the hood being painted as you pointed out.

 

[Houston Kid]

5 out of 11 for the poll and add 2 more out of 4 from the cruise. I am including mine in the poll numbers. So that makes 7 out of 15.
46.66% fail rate on this small sample.
I am thinking this is going to an issue Ford will have to make a good plan to correct.

 

[Saratoga87]

Picking up my car this Saturday and taking it straight to the shop for a full wrap. Starting to second guess this plan bc Ford will never cover the cost of having PPF reapplied to the hood.

 

[Houston Kid]

Picking up my car this Saturday and taking it straight to the shop for a full wrap. Starting to second guess this plan bc Ford will never cover the cost of having PPF reapplied to the hood.

Don't wrap the hood then when it cracks, bam, new hood with hopefully corrected issue. Then wrap it.

Being a composite, I just don't see how they can fix the cracks and guarantee they won't crack again. So new hoods with the fix is the fix I can hope for.

What is Ford's cost on these hoods? Plus paint, labor, and stripes, how much do y'all think that would cost Ford?

 

[Saratoga87]

Don't wrap the hood then when it cracks, bam, new hood with hopefully corrected issue. Then wrap it.

Being a composite, I just don't see how they can fix the cracks and guarantee they won't crack again. So new hoods with the fix is the fix I can hope for.

What is Ford's cost on these hoods? Plus paint, labor, and stripes, how much do y'all think that would cost Ford?

It will cost Ford a whole lot more per unit than the brake pedal bracket recall will.

 

[Tomster]

Don't wrap the hood then when it cracks, bam, new hood with hopefully corrected issue. Then wrap it.

Being a composite, I just don't see how they can fix the cracks and guarantee they won't crack again. So new hoods with the fix is the fix I can hope for.

What is Ford's cost on these hoods? Plus paint, labor, and stripes, how much do y'all think that would cost Ford?

A lot. And then the warranty inflated price on top of it. 4-5k?

 

[Epiphany]

The kraken on mine...

Location - note, it is outboard of the rubber hood stop.

And you can see the material properties on the passenger side of the hood, along the edge.

The UP is for unsaturated polyester resin, reinforced with glass fiber (GF), mineral filler (M) and other additives.

Does everyone else have KR3V-16612-A? Or anyone have a B (or C, etc) as the suffix, which may indicate a revision?

 

[Houston Kid]

The kraken on mine...

Location - note, it is outboard of the rubber hood stop.

And you can see the material properties on the passenger side of the hood, along the edge.

The UP is for unsaturated polyester resin, reinforced with glass fiber (GF), mineral filler (M) and other additives.

Does everyone else have KR3V-16612-A? Or anyone have a B (or C, etc) as the suffix, which may indicate a revision?

Mine.

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