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Originally Posted by Tcoat
If the CF hoods have the minimum required crash test ratings for the US they would be legal for use as stock on a new car. Without it they could not be a stock part on any vehicle sold there. An after market hood placed on a car they would be perfectly legal even if it was a guaranteed kill device. There would of course be the standard "for off road use only" disclaimer attached to it for the manufacturer's and retailer's liability purposes.
The only place the legality may be a grey area would be States with laws such as "unsafe alteration of a vehicle" (hello California).
There are indeed carbon fiber and even fiberglass hoods that are designed to "crumple" and are crash test rated but like was said they are not cheap.
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Thanks for this info Tcoat. I wasn't sure of the legality of aftermarket hoods in general, so I appreciate the confirmation.