morning circles on hood

I noticed these 2 perfect circles of no condensation almost every morning there is condensation since I got the 2019 in July of 2019. They don't show up as perfect circles in these 2 pics but they usually are.

I just today figured out why they are there and am now wondering if anyone else has the same issue.

The third picture show the underside of the hood. You can see 2 holes in the insulation. Am I supposed to have plugs in them like you see in the rest of the underside of the hood? Those holes are what causes my circles on the top of the hood.

Interesting. I just checked my 2020 Raptor and mine is identical to yours. I’ve not noticed any condensation on the hood here in Wisconsin. Guess you could easily procure some plugs to see if that resolves your situation. Me...I wouldn’t worry about it.

Maybe you should just install some chrome hood pins there

RRRaptorFun said:

Interesting. I just checked my 2020 Raptor and mine is identical to yours. I’ve not noticed any condensation on the hood here in Wisconsin. Guess you could easily procure some plugs to see if that resolves your situation. Me...I wouldn’t worry about it.

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Thanks for checking that. I was wondering if maybe they just "forgot" to put them in my truck. It appears not.

CoronaRaptor said:

Maybe you should just install some chrome hood pins there

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It doesn't really bother me. It's just thought it strange.

Might add 20hp if fixed!

no, no.... i got a little too happy when i walked by your truck.....

They may be air extraction holes that pull hot air from behind the radiator...I may have to go check to see if the air channel connects to the heat extraction ports closer to the windshield.

CoronaRaptor said:

Maybe you should just install some chrome hood pins there

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It might add too much weight...j/k

They show up when frost covers the hood as well. Never would have given them a second thought if not for this discussion.