CARBON FIBER HOOD INSERTS....20 Buyers needed!

[tom4bren]

FYI,

I replaced my hood insert with one from a wrecked donor recently. I had it LineX'd & it came out nice (see thread titled 'hood insert repair').

The real topic of this post is this - I've gotten a couple of estimates on repairing the old cracked one. OUCH. The two estimates were $450 & $600.

So ... $330 for a replacement hood insert ain't bad.

BTW, I'll prolly try to repair the crack myself & post the results (don't hold your breath tho - I procrastinate).

Tom

[Chopper]

I don't see why repairing the old one is that big a deal. Take it out...skin it...stabilize the crack...epoxy...finish/prime/paint to your liking. You won't need a body shop for this, if you've ever built any models as a kid, it'll be a snap (pretty much)

[tom4bren]

Chopper,

Yer making a leap of faith in my abilities that may not be justified.

I can certainly schlep some epoxy or fiberglass resin in a crack and fix it structurally. Making it all look purdy when I'm done - that seems to be beyond my current job skills.

That's why I was looking at the professional approach. When I picked my chin up off the curb after those estimates tho ... I decided I may just LEARN.