WTF are our hoods so heavy?

[speed_racer]

The hood strut is blown out on my '14 S4... And holy SHITE batman is that thing heavy!!

Seems it would be a great weight reducer to switch to an aftermarket hood, but Im not finding any.

Thoughts? Links? Pics? Do share!

(And YES, I searched)

[chrisngrod]

I wish there were. Aluminum hoods on new cars like the FRS are light as a feather compared to ours. Obviously smaller, but still would be lighter.

[eurodaddy]

I have a 14' as well but I figured they pretty light weight being the hoods on our S4s are Aluminum.


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[roadawg]

they are alu? damn didnt know that. doesnt feel like it, its heavy

[speed_racer]

I have a 14' as well but I figured they pretty light weight being the hoods on our S4s are Aluminum.


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Unbolt your strut and give it a lift... shockingly heavy

[Kczach]

After our last hailstorm that I got caught up in I'm glad the hood is heavy . Large pea size hail and not a single dimple. Wasn't the case with my old Saab.

[drob23]

Pretty sure it's steel. The RS4/5 have Al hoods.

[eurodaddy]

Damn! I could have swore they were aluminum. Maybe I just heard it somewhere and assumed it was. My bad!


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[cspcrx]

Get a magnet.

[Brother Owl]

Heard somewhere the stock hoods are ~50lbs
B8 guys got hoods, 17lbs but $2400

http://www.osirusa.com/mm5/merchant....ry_Code=S4B8EB

[S4 dude]

B8 guys got hoods, 17lbs but $2400

Seibon has them for B8 and 8.5s. Less than half that price too.

http://seiboncarbon.com/store/produc...t_category=228

[S4$Bill]

Heard somewhere the stock hoods are ~50lbs
B8 guys got hoods, 17lbs but $2400

http://www.osirusa.com/mm5/merchant....ry_Code=S4B8EB

OK - so that's good for maybe 0.3 in the quarter - using old school math.

[Sudz]

I have a dent from a rock in my hood, I assumed the hood was aluminum, just tried a magnet on the hood, magnet stuck, it's steel, 2011 S4.

[speed_racer]

Seibon has them for B8 and 8.5s. Less than half that price too.

http://seiboncarbon.com/store/produc...t_category=228

I only see an A4 option for 2013. :(

[mpv314]

I only see an A4 option for 2013. :(

Shouldn't the hoods between the A4 and S4 be the same?

[speed_racer]

Shouldn't the hoods between the A4 and S4 be the same?

If someone knows, that'd be great ! Just don't want to be a $900 guinea pig lol

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[PitchS4]

I wonder if it as to do with the crash rating to make it steel

[mpv314]

If someone knows, that'd be great ! Just don't want to be a $900 guinea pig lol

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Also I wonder if there are any functioning vented hoods. If you're going to be putting the money into a new carbon fiber hood, maybe a little more aggressive styling would be a nice addition. I know there was one around for the B8's here. Don't know how reliable this site was but still nice to see as a possible option

[speed_racer]

Also I wonder if there are any functioning vented hoods. If you're going to be putting the money into a new carbon fiber hood, maybe a little more aggressive styling would be a nice addition. I know there was one around for the B8's here. Don't know how reliable this site was but still nice to see as a possible option

Vented would be tits!

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[AUDIMAN33]

Vented would be tits!

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Those are some strange looking "tits"

[chrisngrod]

Can someone verify hood fit for b8.5? As in can anyone look up OEM part numbers on A4 vs S4?

Thanks

[speed_racer]

Those are some strange looking "tits"

LMAO is just slang for awesome!

Because... tits are awesome of course :)

[The Fat Kid]

Seibon has them for B8 and 8.5s. Less than half that price too.

http://seiboncarbon.com/store/produc...t_category=228

$880 for a carbon-fiber hood seems too good to be true... I would have just bought one instead of paying an extra $400 for the full-hood clear bra DOH!

[jokingjimmy]

The only "light aluminum" hood I've seen was at the factory, where they had 2 variations of the 3 series hood (think it was the S3 hood) - one was the previous iteration, the other was from the current iteration. Both were aluminum, the new S3 hood was 50% lighter than the old one, we were able to physically lift both hoods to compare weight difference.

[Fife]

Why not just follow this DIY to cut out your own hood vents and reduce the weight of your hood? http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...14370-More-Air

It's 12 pages of good reading.

[CaptSlow]

How about you lose weight yourself then work on the car?

[Brother Owl]

Why not just follow this DIY to cut out your own hood vents and reduce the weight of your hood? http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...14370-More-Air

It's 12 pages of good reading.

OMG I just spent the last 4hrs at work reading the NACA duct in hood & balls deep in honeycomb threads...



I love AZ!!

[pooker]

$880 for a carbon-fiber hood seems too good to be true... I would have just bought one instead of paying an extra $400 for the full-hood clear bra DOH!

Believe it or not, outside of the high-priced Audi world, this is a normal price for a carbon fiber hood. I have one from Seibon and it weighs in at just under 19lbs. Also, our stock hoods are indeed steel. ;) Hence why they are so cheap to get a replacement from the dealership

[Brother Owl]

Believe it or not, outside of the high-priced Audi world, this is a normal price for a carbon fiber hood. I have one from Seibon and it weighs in at just under 19lbs. Also, our stock hoods are indeed steel. ;) Hence why they are so cheap to get a replacement from the dealership

How long have you had your's installed ands how is it holding up?

[AUDIMAN33]

LMAO is just slang for awesome!

Because... tits are awesome of course :)

LMAO, I know I was just being a dick.

Gotta love them tities