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Hood Flutter ???

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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 02:48 PM
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I took the spring off of the hood and it stopped my flutter.
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by jdk
A lot of good fixes for the problem thanks , BUT MY REAL QUESTION has anyone ever seem the hood latches fail and the hood fly up into the windshield?
i've been watching this thread to get this answer too...
i saw my hood-dance on day one...
but i haven't fixed it 'cos i don't think i need to...

has a hood ever popped in transit... ???
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 05:30 AM
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Aftermarket latches are probably in the future, but I kinda like the thrill in high crosswinds. I just trust my center hoodlatch. A greater man than I said "trust but verify".
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 07:58 AM
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just bought the daystar latches. hope it takes care of the problem.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by cybersymes
i've been watching this thread to get this answer too...
i saw my hood-dance on day one...
but i haven't fixed it 'cos i don't think i need to...

has a hood ever popped in transit... ???
Guess we will never get our answer to the real question
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Took my spring out this week on a 1600 km road trip. Cheap fix. Hood flutter is gone.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by PG-JKU
Took my spring out this week on a 1600 km road trip. Cheap fix. Hood flutter is gone.
I wished taking the spring out worked for me. It's to windy here, ill end up having to buy some better latches. I ended up just puting the spring back on o well lol
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 07:17 AM
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Daystars beat removing the spring. No issues after install with hood flutter.
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 08:27 AM
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Removing the spring beats daystars, because it's $30 less. :P

To answer the guy's question above, I've never heard of a hood popping up in transit.

I've had the hood flutter ONCE since removing the spring at high wind speed, on the highway, passing an oncoming semi that was definitely speeding. Aside from that, not a movement.

I don't think hood flutter is actually an issue, and the central and hood latches do what they do. Daystars are over the top in my book. Then again, I also haven't been driving around in tornado country like a lot of you guys over the past few months...
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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Is this issue fixed on the '10's and '11's? Or is it still an issue. I have not noticed the fluter on mine, but I have only had it for a couple of months.
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