Light weight hoods.

jimjo said:

Has anyone noticed that a magnet does not stick to the hood?

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No but my Wheaties cereal sticks because fortified with iron. Thought I would throw it out there...

the hood is aluminum

Honda did want to increase their green score...

Most have had aluminum hoods for years now. Ford trucks are all aluminum and yes, Chevy who made fun of that will join shortly

Passporter said:

Most have had aluminum hoods for years now. Ford trucks are all aluminum and yes, Chevy who made fun of that will join shortly

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It seems odd that not one thing has been written about the Passport nor Pilot hoods being weight saving aluminum and no one in the Honda sales department knew.

jimjo said:

It seems odd that not one thing has been written about the Passport nor Pilot hoods being weight saving aluminum and no one in the Honda sales department knew.

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My experience with multiple make car dealerships is most do not know what they sell. Sales for sure and sadly many service managers

I agree. This dealer was all Honda. Back in the day salesman were car guys first and parts guys knew everything.

I did not know what it was made of, but I'm glad my XPL sticks to it...!

Bugs? stick just fine, have you noticed? ?

jimjo said:

Has anyone noticed that a magnet does not stick to the hood?

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Will magnets stick to the side fenders? I have emailed Honda Corporate asking this question. I have found a seller of flexible one-sided magnetic sheeting that I want to cut into relevant shapes to attach to at least the side fenders to prevent brush rash when I take the car off-roading. If the magnetic sheeting won't stick to most of the fenders then there is no point in buying it.

Do you have a magnet somewhere? If so go see if it will stick to the fender and you will know.