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Old 05-19-2014, 05:54 PM   #1
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Strut tower brace hot!

Has anyone noticed how hot the brace get? Since it touches the hood liner I wonder if this could be an issue come the hot summer temperatures.
Just installed and drove 3 miles, almost too hot to touch.
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Old 05-19-2014, 06:10 PM   #2
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Well it is around a big heat source!
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Old 05-19-2014, 06:12 PM   #3
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Well it is around a big heat source!
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Old 05-19-2014, 06:12 PM   #4
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heat rises.
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Old 05-19-2014, 06:14 PM   #5
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mine has been on for 3 years now...no issues my Connecticut neighbor
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Old 05-19-2014, 06:20 PM   #6
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get some hood vents.
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Old 05-19-2014, 06:23 PM   #7
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It won't get hot enough to actually burn anything; your skin maybe, but nothing under the hood. The hood blanket is actually an insulator/fire retardant. They are supposedly supposed to fall and smother the engine in the event of a fire.

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Old 05-19-2014, 06:28 PM   #8
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Thanks to those that responded.
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Old 05-19-2014, 06:44 PM   #9
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Thanks, just ordered a CAI from you for the response on my rather dumb question.
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Old 05-19-2014, 09:09 PM   #10
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Connecticut in the house.
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Old 05-19-2014, 09:21 PM   #11
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Old 05-20-2014, 11:24 AM   #12
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Thanks, just ordered a CAI from you for the response on my rather dumb question.
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Happy to help! Thanks for the order!

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Old 05-20-2014, 12:38 PM   #13
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Yep too hot to touch. Annoying when I want to lean on it to look at something.
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Old 05-20-2014, 10:38 PM   #14
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I have this strut brace & a painted hoodliner, it's been fine for 4 years.
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