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Old 08-28-2014, 02:03 PM
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What material is the Raptor hood made out of and is it different material than the regular F150 hood?
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Old 08-28-2014, 06:57 PM
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What material is the Raptor hood made out of and is it different material than the regular F150 hood?
i think its fiberglass, could be wrong
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Yes fiberglass and also the front fenders
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They (hood/fenders) are SMC, which is a glass reinforced plastic. It is different than the typical fiberglass.

This article is old, but tells you a little about SMC:
http://www.reinforcedplastics.com/vi...-applications/
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