Front lid options and opinions, to fiberglass or not to fiberglass that is the??? Options

[mgphoto]

Looking for a good front lid is becoming a challenge, most are rusted, dented, walked on, frames bent and more rust. After chasing steel front lids for a year or so I am seriously considering a fiberglass replacement.


I would like to hear from those who are using f/g front lids, their experiances, problems, solutions, fitment issues and such.

This a street car the lid will be mounted on, so if you have any photos to share, I would appreciate seeing those images.

Also recomendations for the manufacturer.

I've done some research and would like to know if I am going in the right direction.

Thanks in advance.

[Dave_Darling]

Most people have found that using the stock springs for the front lid, even when set at the most relaxed setting, causes the lid to bow up in the middle when closed. The springs are just too strong for the lid. A prop rod is the easy solution.

Either the factory or the shop that did the conversion made a nice prop rod that lived permanently in a bracket on the underside of the lid. I'm sure Armando Serrano's GT site has pics.

--DD