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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 04:26 PM
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Are our hoods prone to flapping in the wind?

Well my hood starts to flutter and flap the edges atleast after I do over about 60mph ,

first time I noticed it I stopped tocheck if my hood was open it wasnt it just does this .

then i heard from a friend that his did hte same and actually opened nad smashed his windshield . so he put hood latches

I hate hoodlatches .. LOl unless I absolutely need them i'd rather avoid them

so I'm wondering if this is a common problem/ or is something off?



I did a search but didn't find what I was looking for LOL
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 04:41 PM
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This link is awesome and completely fixes the problem

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=hood+movement
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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Those little bumpers cost about $20 total from Ray.
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Hotwheelz
This link is awesome and completely fixes the problem

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=hood+movement

cool ty , I think I'm gonna try the wraping a wire thing if not I'll order them new 20 bucks LOL




Originally Posted by Gringo Grande
Those little bumpers cost about $20 total from Ray.
but the scary thing is the wind lifts the edges that those bumps are supposed to hold above the fender line .
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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Never notice mine move.
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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The carbon fiber hood I used to have would flap, but not the factory hood
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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 08:29 AM
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the front hood latch has a bolt that you can adjust to be thinghter.
Or do like i did and get the aerocatch hood fasteners. they are awesome and dont stand out
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 06:55 AM
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I noticed mine moved up at least 1/2" around 90+mph, and now that I think about it I did not have my underbelly tray on so that could be culprit.
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