Hood Struts and aftermarket hood

[CEHollier]

So my Mustang now has the dreaded hood corrosion and is out of warranty. I am looking to replace the hood with a fiberglass Anderson Composites hood. Can I still retain my Redline struts and use them with an aftermarket hood? Are hood pins necessary? Thanks.

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[HN401A]

I'm in the same boat as you and was curious about this as well. If this is the one you're talking about, they recommend using hood pins and the stock hood prop in lieu of the hood struts.

https://andersoncomposites.com/coll...ustang-fiberglass-heat-extractor-mustang-hood

 

[CEHollier]

I'm in the same boat as you and was curious about this as well. If this is the one you're talking about, they recommend using hood pins and the stock hood prop in lieu of the hood struts.

https://andersoncomposites.com/coll...ustang-fiberglass-heat-extractor-mustang-hood

Not the same hood. I'm not sure the hood pins and prop rod aren't CYA.

 

[S550_GTCS]

I have a fiberglass hood and do not use hood pins. The hood does not move enough for me to want to cut it for pins. I know they recommend them for most aftermarket hoods, so if it will give you piece of mind, then go for it.

Hood struts should be fine with a fiberglass hood. I don't use them but a friend does with his hood.

 

[Anderson Composites]

So my Mustang now has the dreaded hood corrosion and is out of warranty. I am looking to replace the hood with a fiberglass Anderson Composites hood. Can I still retain my Redline struts and use them with an aftermarket hood? Are hood pins necessary? Thanks.

We recommend to always use hood pins and heat shield for added safety and protect the surface of a composite hood. The factory hood struts are rated for the weight of factory hood. We always tell customers to use a prop rod.

 

[CEHollier]

We recommend to always use hood pins and heat shield for added safety and protect the surface of a composite hood. The factory hood struts are rated for the weight of factory hood. We always tell customers to use a prop rod.

What heat shield goes with the Type AT hood?

 

[Anderson Composites]

What heat shield goes with this hood?

We offer the ThermoTec brand heat shield material. It has self adhesive backer and can be cut as needed to fit a particular hood design (heat extractor, OE, cowl etc.)
Heat Shield - ThermoTec Aluminized Heat Barrier Adhesive Back | Anderson Composites

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