Hood flutter

[rangey]

does anyone have the issue of the hood fluttering up and down on high windy days or when a big truck meets you on the freeway?

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[jacknifetoaswan]

Yup. The aluminum on the hood is super, super thin to save weight. This is "normal".

JR

 

[wadewolf76]

Hood flutter ha! Its like I'm back on the Wrangler forums.

 

[Cobra Jet]

Most common on the 2015-2017; adjust the hood bumpers and place plastic or other material over top of the headlights (when looking under the hood, you will see what is meant by that).

There's quite a few earlier threads on here discussing the hood flutter when it was first picked up on new 2015 deliveries.

Due to the 2018+ redesign, the hood was sloped downward, which reduced the potential for lift at high straight away speeds or from those larger passing vehicles.

 

[Schwerin]

Most common on the 2015-2017; adjust the hood bumpers and place plastic or other material over top of the headlights (when looking under the hood, you will see what is meant by that).

There's quite a few earlier threads on here discussing the hood flutter when it was first picked up on new 2015 deliveries.

Due to the 2018+ redesign, the hood was sloped downward, which reduced the potential for lift at high straight away speeds or from those larger passing vehicles.

It still lifts on the 18+ even in early review shots of the Mach1 the hoods clearly lifting

 

[WildHorse]

Haven't experienced any hood flutter on my 17. When meeting semis though any hood will do crazy things. Guess its a built on monday/friday car thing.

 

[LSchicago]

It still lifts on the 18+ even in early review shots of the Mach1 the hoods clearly lifting

Flutter is much improved on the 2018 and up cars though. Rarely ever happens.

 

[Soulja4187]

Yup. The aluminum on the hood is super, super thin to save weight. This is "normal".

JR

Super thin? This is one of the heaviest hoods I ever had. My 2013 Accord hood was lite.

 

[jacknifetoaswan]

Super thin? This is one of the heaviest hoods I ever had. My 2013 Accord hood was lite.

There's a lot of structure sandwiched in between extremely thin aluminum.

JR

 

[Cobra Jet]

Flutter is much improved on the 2018 and up cars though. Rarely ever happens.

Exactly as stated...

If a 2018+ hood is fluttering/lifting like that of the prior Gen (15-17), then the hood bumpers need adjusting. My 2018 has not lifted or fluttered at all, on highway or when larger vehicles create a passing vacuum.

 

[WildHorse]

Super thin? This is one of the heaviest hoods I ever had. My 2013 Accord hood was lite.

Really ? Mine weights 35lbs I think. My 70 monte carlo hood was probably around a 100 haha.

 

[Soulja4187]

Really ? Mine weights 35lbs I think. My 70 monte carlo hood was probably around a 100 haha.

I think so, the hood on the Accord was so lite that when I would close it I had to drop it from 3 ft to close otherwise it would not close. I could also hold it open with just a few fingers.

 

[WildHorse]

I had to drop it from 3 ft to close otherwise it would not close. I could also hold it open with just a few fingers.

Here's my hood closing from about 4 inches height. Also held up with just a few fingers

 

[Reap]

Yup, I have the flutters.

 

[LSchicago]

Super thin? This is one of the heaviest hoods I ever had. My 2013 Accord hood was lite.

If you think this is heavy, you've never opened a 70's mid or full sized car hood. At least double what the lightweight aluminum Mustang hood weighs. That's why Fiberglass hoods became popular back then.

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