Hood aluminium?
 

Ok, here goes..

Is the oem frunk hood for 986 in aluminium or steel? I just realised that I don´t know and I cannot live with that.

:eek:

me neither, it is magnetic...

usually I always have a little magnet when checking on cars :D

I was offered a hood that is supposed to be a 996 cup in aluminium, then I was told that ALL 996/986 hoods are in aluminium, is this correct... ??

Nope, not correct

There you go.. So the standard hood is steel?

Anyone heard of Cup-hoods in aluminium, do they even exist?

If you bought a Miata, then your front hood would be aluminum. But our crappy Porsches are steel. That is just so pedestrian!

Now - if you have a first generation factory aerokit, your rear deck lid is fiberglass. :eek:

Hood aluminium?
 

Miata need it for weight distribution as their engine is in a particularly pedestrian location.

i'd read rumours that the gt2 got an alu hood, but in checking the pet the gt2 has the same part # as a standard 911. perhaps there is a porsche motorsports part #, but i think the racing guys use fiberglass mostly. 987 spyder and cayman r got alu hood and doors, but no interchange w the 986 unfortunately.

The newer ones are aluminum... ours are steel

The hoods on my 987.1 S's are aluminum, the doors are steel.