Hood insulator

[my03psd]

My 03 has a hood insulator.I work at a body shop and see alot of different vehicles.But I have noticed some trucks do not have an insulator, mainly on newer trucks.Is this something they changed for a specific reason?I was thinking maybe it held in too much heat?But what about winter it's good to have heat then?

This question is about Ford trucks ofcourse,nothing to do w/ other makes that I see.

[DRJ48]

[quote=my03psd;1611379]My 03 has a hood insulator./quote]

That was one of the items that was deleted and deemed unnesessary in 04 by the bean counters. I don,t really miss it.

[my03psd]

That figures, just another way to make our trucks cheaper(that we still pay an arm and a leg for)!

[rock_doctor]

A good number of people actually add the blanket back in (like we did) so hold on to it. They also removed the lights in the bottom of the doors, glove box light and under hood light. They probably saved $20 but it costs 10 times that to install it all after the fact.

[dieselmankane]

Originally Posted by rock_doctor

They also removed the lights in the bottom of the doors, glove box light and under hood light. They probably saved $20 but it costs 10 times that to install it all after the fact.

That is absolutely absurd, I noticed the 08's don't have the hood blanket either. I for-see a plastic Super Duty in our future

[Strokin' 6.0]

Mine has no hood insulation. The hood light has no cover, just a bulb which looks real cheesy especially given that it has the King Ranch package.

[my03psd]

Like I said I have the hood insulator.I also have the glove box light,and the under hood light,but the courtesy lights at the bottom of the doors are are empty just the red lens is there.