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Old Jun 15, 2003 | 11:46 PM
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aluminum hoods

did aluminum hood come factory on S4's?? i have a few of them on my parts for sale cars.. thanx worley
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Old Jun 15, 2003 | 11:51 PM
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some did. some didn't.
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 10:24 AM
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i dont get it someone said the hood latch was differtent, i looked at em theyre exactly the same! thats y i didnt get the latch. U mean ur talking bout the latch that attaches to the chassis that connects with the latch on the hood right?
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 10:28 AM
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Originally posted by dorifc3s
i dont get it someone said the hood latch was differtent, i looked at em theyre exactly the same! thats y i didnt get the latch. U mean ur talking bout the latch that attaches to the chassis that connects with the latch on the hood right?
Internal spring is different.

You can tell if you have an alum hood and a steel hood latch. You have to drop the hood from a much higher lift to latch it if the steel hood latch is used.
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 11:58 AM
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so will the aluminum hood fit in using the stock steel latch?
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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Originally posted by dorifc3s
so will the aluminum hood fit in using the stock steel latch?
Yeah, when I got my vert the last owner had been in an accident and the body shop put the wrong latch in.
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 12:24 PM
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haha thats funny well at least i dont have to pay for another latch.
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 01:35 PM
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ya but thre are rumors of hood rot when using the aluminum hoods in combination with steel latches and hinges. I am currently searching for a aluminum latch cause i got a pair of hinges somewhere areound here.
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 02:35 PM
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If you're worried about corrosion, use dielectric grease between all steel and aluminium parts.
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 11:58 AM
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hood rot? whY?
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