Originally Posted by ffas23

All the talk here about where to buy a hood and no one is mentioning about how the hood is made. GM hoods are press molded fiberglass hoods. Are these companys offering a press molded hood at the prices quoted or a hand laid fiberglass hood which is a cheaper hood to manufacture. Hand laid fiberglass has a rough underbelly where a press molded hood is smooth. Therefore press molded hoods are more expensive. I have had both over the years and prefer press molded over hand laid fiberglass.

Fred