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Old 01-22-2017, 10:37 AM   #15
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Steel. Hood is aluminum.
Well I'll be, the hood really is aluminum. learn something everyday!
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Old 01-22-2017, 11:27 AM   #16
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Low strength galvanized steel most likely.
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Old 01-24-2017, 06:58 PM   #17
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Well I'll be, the hood really is aluminum. learn something everyday!
Is it only the 14-15 that has an aluminum hood, with 10-13 steel?
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Old 01-25-2017, 07:08 AM   #18
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Is it only the 14-15 that has an aluminum hood, with 10-13 steel?
Nope, I think at least the 13 is aluminum as well. I would guess they all are. I would categorize the rest of the body panels as not just steel, but the thinnest possible steel ever!
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Old 01-25-2017, 08:24 AM   #19
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The fenders are steel and I would replace not repair from your pic. As stated before use a gm fender. I replaced one on a truck several years ago and it rusted away while the rest of the truck remained solid
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Old 01-25-2017, 09:47 AM   #20
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Yep get original replacements fenders.....they are made at the same time inventory parts are made at the plant. They just put them in different baskets for shipping.
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Old 01-25-2017, 11:22 AM   #21
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2010 hood and fenders are steel.
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Old 01-25-2017, 11:48 AM   #22
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2010 hood and fenders are steel.
Nope. My 2010 hood is aluminum.
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Old 01-25-2017, 06:54 PM   #23
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Is it only the 14-15 that has an aluminum hood, with 10-13 steel?
I know the 12 is Aluminum . Unfortunately Mine was hit by a rock that took the paint off of it where it hit.
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Old 01-26-2017, 03:27 PM   #24
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Steel fenders, not like the God awful 4th gen's plastic. How ever I doubt the 2013 hoods are aluminum, seems like plastic or fiberglass to me.
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Old 01-26-2017, 03:37 PM   #25
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All 5th gen hoods are Aluminum.
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Old 01-26-2017, 03:39 PM   #26
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My 2015 hood is definitely aluminum, checked with magnets last night. Fenders are steel
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Old 01-26-2017, 03:44 PM   #27
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All 5th gen hoods are Aluminum.
Probably something for safety so they buckle instead of coming through the windshield and decapitating you in a collision.
If you lived through the 60's that was some ugly shit.
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Old 01-26-2017, 03:47 PM   #28
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More for weight I think. My dodge caravan also has an aluminum hood.
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