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Jun 19, 2004 | 02:07 AM

LS1 Brent

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Stuff under the hood

Is it ok to take that cloth like material off of the bottom of my hood? It's all falling apart and I just want to rip it out.

Jun 19, 2004 | 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by LS1 Brent

Is it ok to take that cloth like material off of the bottom of my hood? It's all falling apart and I just want to rip it out.

as far as i know, 01-02 cars didnt even come with the hood pad. so i dont think you'll have a problem.

Jun 19, 2004 | 10:16 AM

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My car's a 99, and it doesn't have it. Although it does have the holes for it, so maybe the previous owner took it out, or it wasn't on the 30th's. I dunno. Its not there and its fine

Jun 19, 2004 | 11:23 AM

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They only used the hood blanket for a couple of years. It was said that the hood blanket was designed to drop down off it's plastic clips and help smother an engine fire if something like that ever happened. I read that GM eliminated it as another cost cutting feature. I think it looks better without one and would have taken it off if my car came with one.

Jun 19, 2004 | 12:05 PM

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Has anyone seen the mustangs with the mustang symble outlined on the hood blanket?? There is a guy around here with one and it looks like a freakin billboard!!