I don't know from experience, but I have heard of a few cons through reading other posts. One is the amount of prep required. Fiberglass hoods generally require a lot more prep work that cf or steel/aluminum. Cost for prep alone can be around $200. Another big con is securing the hood. There have been a few stories here about fiberglass hoods tearing away from the latch and flying up while driving. This can easily be fixed with hood pins, though. Hope this helps!

 

yeah these things are really 50/50 - they can crack easily sometimes, unlatch and smash the top and windshield of your car, not fit properly, etc etc... OR they can be absolutely perfect and have no problems at all

 

Bleh, rarely an easy answer is it...thanks for the replies guys. Looks like I better do my homework carefully and keep reading.

 

Yeah depends on brand what i have noticed. VFN, CBD, Ramair make some great hoods.

 

I'd say if you really want an SRT hood, save your pennies and buy a genuine SRT hood. If you want a different style glass hood, some of the members that have them can probably better answer your questions.

If you want an SRT hood, don't settle for SRT wannabe...get the real deal. :bigthumb:

(BTW, the SRT hood is aluminum. Glass can't beat the weight. There's a reason why airplanes are made from aluminum, not fiberglass)

 

This is the cheapest I found the oem srt hood. I am really thinking about the shaker hood though.

http://www.moparpartsamerica.com/pa...componentid=72649&make=8&model=Charger&year=2007&catalogid=2&displayCatalogid=0

 

Fiberglass requires a lot of time and effort to make fit. Lots. The OE SRT-8 hoods are mint , but $1500 is alot of bread. I went cheap with a stick on scoop. $100- 150 ish. Very Little effort-scuff prime and paint. I'm happy with the fit, look and attatchment is good. It needs a real good prep to stick, but says put. -0929a