Under hood pad option

[svobud]

There are some people who need not look at this ... if you are a concours headlight polisher, then this is not a thread for you. If you are a street/occasional show SVO owner who's looking for a viable option to spending $400 on a factory hood pad that will (just like your original) fall to pieces the first time it gets wet ... then here you are.

I found the guy who's making these by accident. Bought his SVO specific hood pad with good intentions of getting it installed in a prompt manner - only to stick it in the corner and forget about it. Low and behold, as I started getting things out for the Reunion, I moved this oversized box ... twice. The second time I looked to see what it was. Dang it .. forgot about this. Well, it's less than a week before the 11th SVO Reunion and I have the day off - why not?

First - get a helper. Hood removal and pad placement will be impossible without an extra set of hands.

1. Before pic
2. Remove the hood. Tip: mark your hood with a sharpie in relation to the hinges. This will speed things up when it comes time to re-install the hood.
3 & 4. Set the hood where it wont fall and wont get damaged. Padded saw-horses work great. You will need to clean the hood of oil and dookie.
5. Get yourself a can of 3M #80 for the spray on adhesive.

[svobud]

6 & 7. Do a test fit with the new pad and while it's there use some tape to outline your spray area. You dont want excess spray adhesive all over the place. Spray both the hood and the pad - give them a couple minutes to tack up and then install the pad. You need to press it down in place and then give it time to set.
8. After pic. All the holes line up so if you still have your push pins for the old hood pad then you can use them as well but the 3M adhesive seems to hold it pretty darn good. It doesnt even touch the upper intake like the stock one either.

Interested in one? If so, let's get a list put together and submit a buying group proposal to the guy that's selling them. He seemed open when we talked about offering club pricing so it would be worth the effort. If you want to see what it looks like in person - come to the Reunion 2009.

[Otto Man]

Looks Great Bud
Isn't the Light Wire suppposed to go under the pad?
Anyway, I'd take one if it works out

[svobud]

Looks Great Bud
Isn't the Light Wire suppposed to go under the pad?

Yeah, but it was an after thought on my part so I rigged it. I dont use it cause I've found the only thing that stupid under hood light is good for is draining my battery - so it's just hanging there for looks.

[Otto Man]

Me Too!

[BlueCASVO]

There is/was a guy on ebay that sells something similar to this - maybe the same guy. Seems like a good product.

Will the #80 adhesive hold up under the heat?

Anyway, you can put me down for one.

[indiana dave]

Have you driven it much since? Do you notice any less engine noise?
About what was the cost before and kind of discount?
I've been without my underhood pad for ten years, and wonder if it would even decrease the noise or not. I really like the look of my pretty painted hood underside though... Looks better than the outside of the car! LOL

[svobud]

There is/was a guy on ebay that sells something similar to this - maybe the same guy. Seems like a good product.

Will the #80 adhesive hold up under the heat?

Anyway, you can put me down for one.

Same guy I would imagine. He makes them for all kinds of cars and his recommendation was for 3M #80 and nothing else. He did reference the heat issue as an example for the 3M stuff.

Have you driven it much since? Do you notice any less engine noise?
About what was the cost before and kind of discount?
I've been without my underhood pad for ten years, and wonder if it would even decrease the noise or not. I really like the look of my pretty painted hood underside though... Looks better than the outside of the car! LOL

No Dave - havent driven it and engine noise really wasnt a reason to why I was looking to install - rather - it looks like you'll pulled your under hood pad off when you run around with the under hood pad off. It's still on there. The discount looks to be about $10-15 per for club rates.

So what do you use to drain your battery now?

You make it easy for me to ignore you.

[svodad]

hood noise

Last year I put the hood pad on the forced 4 sells and the reduction in noise was noticable. I was suprised how light the pad is (weight wise) so for really no extra weight it does quiet things down and keeps heat off the paint.

[Chuck]

Speaking of under hood pads (mine's been sans pad for 20 years now), I was poking around in my storage room rack and found a plastic bag with some hood pad clips in it. I believe these are my original hood pad clips. There are 11 small ones and 1 large one. Does this sound right? Id so, where does the large one go? Hey, I'll need a hood pad also!

[THESVOTRUST]

Speaking of under hood pads (mine's been sans pad for 20 years now), I was poking around in my storage room rack and found a plastic bag with some hood pad clips in it. I believe these are my original hood pad clips. There are 11 small ones and 1 large one. Does this sound right? Id so, where does the large one go? Hey, I'll need a hood pad also!

That statement might be relitive to what you call small compared to the 1 large one !

I just looked at 13 all the same size for a car - 1 1/8 IN Flat round disc with "tree'd" push in the center.

So you might have 11 correct , (missing 2) and "found" a larger one to use!

Mark

[Chuck]

That statement might be relitive to what you call small compared to the 1 large one !

I just looked at 13 all the same size for a car - 1 1/8 IN Flat round disc with "tree'd" push in the center.

So you might have 11 correct , (missing 2) and "found" a larger one to use!

Mark

The smalls are 1 1/8" and large is 1 3/4". Maybe the body shop guy found something extra. They sure did not replace the hood pad, though; or paint the entire under hood either. I did count 13 holes.