Removing insulation blanket inside hood?

[ElAviator72]

I don't seem to recall my 2015 having an insulation blanket. Maybe it did and I'm just not remembering things

Well, my 2016 definitely does...and I'm wondering why it's there. I know that a cool looking stamped in pony logo lies underneath

What harm could be done by taking the said blanket out? :shrug:

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[KadenW23]

Not too sure, but I have a 2015 and it came automatically with one. but I removed it and haven't had any problems with it what so ever. just kind of a pain to remove.

 

[PewterCam]

I took mine off a couple weeks after I got my car is dec 2014. No problems at all with it removed. I'm guessing it's there for sound deadening more than anything else.

 

[Jasber]

I ditched mine when I went aftermarket. No issues with the fiberglass good as of yet!

 

[PRG3k]

Its there primarily as a fire retardant and some sound/heat insulation.

 

[Juben]

Its there primarily as a fire retardant and some sound/heat insulation.

This is what I was going to say.

 

[moubayed]

any new insights to this? i want to remove mine as well, since it always soaks up water while washing the car und it takes forever to dry. Plus one more thin: if it has a heat insulation effect, wouldnt it be beneficial to remove it?

 

[Ron@cp-e]

any new insights to this? i want to remove mine as well, since it always soaks up water while washing the car und it takes forever to dry. Plus one more thin: if it has a heat insulation effect, wouldnt it be beneficial to remove it?

take a walk on the wild side

my car is a daily driver

haven't had it for well over 10,000 miles
no issues

 

[EAndre]

In my past experience with an older fox mustang I had paint discoloration do to the heat coming from the engine, now this is also in south Florida heat and I think the paint was some cheap after market stuff

 

[CommyO]

I'm keeping it. Prevents the hood from getting crazy hot and being prone to dents. Plus it looks really bland without some contrast.

 

[ElAviator72]

In my past experience with an older fox mustang I had paint discoloration do to the heat coming from the engine, now this is also in south Florida heat and I think the paint was some cheap after market stuff

Hell, I had a '93 T-Bird that had paint flaking in the radiator area, and this was the factory paint job and everything was totally stock

I don't think Ford was thinking about desert dwellers who drove their cars on 100+ degree days back then..and the car was Cayman Green (awesome color, BTW...wish Ford would bring it back on the 'stang!). I paid the dealer body shop to touch up the paint in that area, and I never had the issue again for the next two years or so that I owned the car...(it was a family hand-me-down, I got it when it was about 3 years old and had about 40k miles on it).

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