Considering buying a t2 hood, how can you tell if the hood is aluminum if you have nothing to compare it to?

 

all t2 hoods are alumium......or the easiest way would be to get a magnet

 

It'll be freekin light, thats how you tell. Its half the weight of a steel hood, a noticable difference.

 

NO THEY ARE NOT.



Easy way to tell is to lift with one finger, it will be obvious.

 

the striker for the latch is riveted onto the hood on aluminum hoods only. It's welded on for the steel hoods.

 

How about common sense?

 

magnet, rivets.

 

Steel hoods are about 50lbs. Aluminum hoods are about 50lbs. It really shouldn't be hard to tell just by weight. Otherwise a magnet works just fine.

 

yes pop the hood and open it with one finger...if u can, then its alumi and if not steel

 

So.....if they are both 50lbs, whats the point of getting 'em :P

 

^^^that was a typo..........use your piinky...then you'll know if you're a real man or not.

 

No the steel ones are 50 lbs, the aluminum turbo ones are about 30 lbs (if you want really light you want the non turbo alum hood found on the verts, GTUs and misc S4 models as it is about 4 lbs lighter than the Turbo Alum hood).

And despite what torean posted, there are both alum and steel Turbo hoods.

 

im sure its been posted somewhere, but while were on the subject: magnet sticks to aluminum, not steel, right? and basic refrigerator magnet or giant magnet?

 

Other way around- magnet will be attracted to steel, not aluminum (or stainless steel, titanium, magnesium, and a host of other metallic compounds)...

 

wow...didnt know t2s came in steel hoods......u learn something new everyday.....thx

 

im pretty sure that all s5 t2 hoods are aluminum

only some s4 t2's have steel hoods though. not sure on how many are steel vs alum

all that matters is that mine is aluminum

 

Not only that, but there were aftermarket ones for body repair that were both steel and alum... so you might have a S5 that butt fucked some truck and got a steel hood as a replacement if the body shop didn't use Mazda OEM body replacement parts.

 

Found this out the hard way as my T2 has a steel hood

 

Adding to the fray of this insightful thread

My vert has an AL TII hood!

My garage has an AL vert hood sitting in the corner.

My S5 has an AL vert hood

My S5 parts beast has no hood.

 

Not true: some stainless steel is magnetic.

-billy

 

Whoops! I hate typos... Of course I meant 30lbs for the AL hood.
BTW: Does anyone in Northern CA or Souther OR have an AL hood they'd like to sell for a reasonable price?

 

i have one for sale.....your choice of colors: blue or red...I can only sell one tho...you pick.