car_designer

I've been wondering about getting a fiberglass hood for my Mustang recently. Now that we are entering winter with all the lovely cold and snow it got me thinking how well an aftermarket fiberglass hood would take to winter.

How would it handle -20 to -30*C or colder temperatures? Could it be more likely to crack?

Would there be any issue with heat extractors like on a GT in falling snow? What about with a functional hood scoop during a snow storm?

Just something I've been thinking about.

Autonut

Keep the orignal on for the winter and put the fiberglass one on in the summer. Best of both worlds.

Apocalypse Pony

I've seen Corvettes driving in the winter, not the smartest choice, but I've seen it. I don't think snow is a big deal for the hood scoop or extractors either, you drive them in the rain and everything still works OK.

ChadStang

I don't think I'd be too worried about it. There are plenty of cars out there that people drive year round with fibreglass on them. As AP said, I'm sure if the extractors are ok in rain they should be fine in snow. If you are worried you could always build some cardboard "winter fronts" for them.

1low03gt

The '99 to '04 mustangs have composite/fiberglass hoods, and trunk lids, and they seem to survive the cold winters over the years pretty good.
It's not so much the fiberglass, its the quality of of the product in my opinion. Basically you get what you pay for. If you want one to stand up to all kinds of weather, don't be shy to spend the extra on a good quality piece.In the long run it will worth it.

car_designer

Thanks for the input everyone.

The reason I was thinking about a fiberglass hood is because the factory one is starting to bubble and corrode and was considering my options.

The dealership has gotten approval to fix the hood under warranty so I think I'll be sticking with that for now.

1low03gt

Good to hear. Aluminum hoods on the stangs, and F 150's have been giving owners that typical issue. Wonder how the all aluminum body on the latest genration F150 will hold out.

Godman

My hood is the same, bubbling paint and oxidized aluminum. I hear any fix is only temporary. I have a 2007 and it's horrible. Not sure what to do.

jetsdude

Exact same problem here. Not sure how the fiberglass will hold up to Winnipeg winters but will have to pull the trigger at some point. Anyone purchased from themustangshop.ca before? Curious how others with the hood/trunk lid bubbling issues ended up solving their problems. Buy online?

car_designer

I never did buy a fiberglass hood so I can't answer your questions.

In the end, the dealership repainted the hood in January 2015 I think (or late December 2014) and the bubbling came back and they repainted it a second time in December 2015, one year later!