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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Question Hood Flex at Highway Speeds

I suspect this has been discussed before -- I'm told this is a common problem with T-100s -- but the hood on my '95 Extended Cab waves and wobbles in the wind at highway speeds like a flag. The sheet metal is flexing because it's no longer connected to the underlying brace structure.

What's the best thing to use to re-attach the sheet metal hood to the metal underneath? I thought of just squeezing some high temperature RTV silicone in there, or maybe some "Great Stuff" expanding foam?

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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be careful on the great stuff, used it on a trunk for sound, and it pushed it up a bit... maybe only 1/8" but still quite noticeable... go with the silicone or caulking of some sort for a first try... the hood on my '99 4runner does that too up near the wiper edge... annoying to see
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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Sorry I missed this, I used polyurethane in a caulk gun and caulked the crud outta the underside, works very well..
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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My hood is so banged up...I can put a 1x2 piece of wood in between the support and the hood to keep it from flexing...
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