Hood Safety
Hood Safety is paramount at Suncoast Automotive Performance. There are many hoods to choose from but most have not been through the rigorous testing that Suncoast has used to verify design aspects of our hoods.
Suncoast Automotive Performance has verified safety design features at OEM test facilities in Detroit.
Below is a series of still photos that shows one of our hoods undergoing crash test. Our hoods feature crush zones just like OEM metal hoods so that in the unfortunate situation of a crash, your Suncoast Creations hood will fold similar to the original equipment designed for your car and its safety systems such as air bags, safety glass, crumple zones, etc.
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"The new hood has gotten a lot of attention so far and looks great! While driving home after the install, I got a check engine light, went to the mechanic the next day - turned out to be the O2 sensors weren't used to the extra air and the ECU had to adjust. Cleared the code and its been perfect since (proves the hood works!)"
Michael O.
"Just so ya'll now, my hood arrived today! It looks Mah-vu-las darlings...Body shop owner says it's one of the best after-market hoods he's ever seen..."
John B.