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ok yesterday i decided to removed the ugly underhood insulation cause i find it ugly and i saw many people who removed it here.
my dad told me that i saw a lot of case on older car that removing the insulation cause the paint to crack on the other side of the hood.
just wondering what the chance of that happening and if it safe to let it removed ??
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Enjoy it removed. You have nothing to worry about. 
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well my 99 never had the hood lining and I see no evidence of paint cracking from heat
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3+ years now...no paint cracking...
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1.5 years for me. FWIW, I don't think I-4s or V-6's put out that much heat, compared to the older V-8's.
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Mabe I WILL be Phil.
1999 Contour SVT, Tropic Green
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I have had my 99 tour since 99 and no signs of paint getting messed up. Go for it!
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Sometime around 1998.5 the hood liner was decontented, according to the main site FAQ. I'm actually surprised your Contour had one to begin with - mine didn't and it was several months older than yours.
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Originally posted by Rouar:
Sometime around 1998.5 the hood liner was decontented, according to the main site FAQ. I'm actually surprised your Contour had one to begin with - mine didn't and it was several months older than yours.
My 99 had one....
99 SE V6\5spd - 156 HP\157 TQ 15.166-90.84
Totaled 02/12/06
99 SVT # 1571 - 175 HP\153 TQ 14.999-91.88
Born 3/24/99 Reborn 3/18/06
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Originally posted by Rouar:
Sometime around 1998.5 the hood liner was decontented, according to the main site FAQ. I'm actually surprised your Contour had one to begin with - mine didn't and it was several months older than yours.
My '99 SVT has one...but my brothers 98.5 SE doesn't 
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1999 Silver Frost SVT - 80,000km #2603/2760 Aug. 10, 1999.
1996 Mercury Mystique LS V6 MTX - retired @ 323,151km.
1995 Ford Contour V6 MTX-sold @ 214,000km
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