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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 06:35 AM
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Default What to do....hood and bumper in terrible shape

previous owner had a cheap accident repair job done to my EF

I think after market parts were used and the hood has rusted out and front bumper is wavy. (I cant use the hood again its garbage).

Should I buy a used OE Honda hood and bumper from a junk yard and then get them painted?

or buy a hood and bumper from after market like carparts.com? I just don't know the quality of aftermarket

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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Default Re: What to do....hood and bumper in terrible shape (AlphaKennyWun)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AlphaKennyWun &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">previous owner had a cheap accident repair job done to my EF

I think after market parts were used and the hood has rusted out and front bumper is wavy. (I cant use the hood again its garbage).

Should I buy a used OE Honda hood and bumper from a junk yard and then get them painted?

or buy a hood and bumper from after market like carparts.com? I just don't know the quality of aftermarket

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I think you should buy used OEM parts and then get them painted.

Non OEM aftermarket parts fit horribly sometimes, you wont have a good fit like OEM parts do.

Plus, i think buying used parts would be cheaper anyways, thats what i would do.

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Old May 1, 2008 | 04:43 AM
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Default Re: What to do....hood and bumper in terrible shape (PhantoM.DA)

lol you have to pursude aftermarket parts LOL

try sanding it, inspect it..... see where the damage occured. then reverse it. pretty much lol. hard to explain but just sit there and look. grab a drink/food and see what needs to be done after you sanded it to bare.

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Old May 1, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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sand down the bumper as much as you can and fill and primer it. see if it is what you want. get a used hood if possible maybe the same color if your lucky
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