Hey guys I just had a quick question about some body work I need to do for the hood. Due to an assinine and quite moronic "accident" I now have a large dent in the hood with a small gash (about 2 inches long and 1/4 inch wide). The dent itself is probably about 6 inches in diameter.

Basically I'm just wondering how much you guys think it'll be to repair and paint the friggin' hood. Also I was wondering at what point do I say forget repairing it and go pick up a CF hood or just another hood from some OEM dealer? Thanks guys.

Btw this is all for my 6th gen. Accord coupe.

 

Weld a piece of sheet meatal in place of the gash. Go the Wal Mart and buy the name brand 'bondo' fiberglass resin in a blue can. Then sand that down and bondo over the top of that.

There's a bondo that has fiberglass hairs in it = fiberglass
then there's regular bondo

both are made from the brand name 'bondo' and are cheap...about 10 bucks a can at the most.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MidoriHB &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Weld a piece of sheet meatal in place of the gash. Go the Wal Mart and buy the name brand 'bondo' fiberglass resin in a blue can. Then sand that down and bondo over the top of that.

There's a bondo that has fiberglass hairs in it = fiberglass
then there's regular bondo

both are made from the brand name 'bondo' and are cheap...about 10 bucks a can at the most.

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But there's still the matter of the dent. I need to pop it back out and I can't do it myself.

 

Just to let you know this is the cheap way of doing it...maybe you should buy a carbon hood.

You said that there's a dent and within the dent there's a hole right??

If the dent is really bad then pull it out by drilling a self tapping screw into certain places and pull it out with some pliars. Then finish it off by putting some more fiberglass resin and sanding it smooth.

 

Get a new certifit hood? Only like $40 and then get it painted.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ki3t &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get a new certifit hood? Only like $40 and then get it painted. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Certifit?

 

IMO it sounds like a perfect opportunity for a CF hood aren't they around 400 for oem style? Worse case go to a junkyard but we all know thats next to impossible to find one in decent shape if at all .

 

Yes, Certifit is like an OEM replacement thing.

http://www.Certifit.com

Great wonders

 

bodyshops dont usually fix dented hoods.. its cheaper to replace a hood then the time spent

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ki3t &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes, Certifit is like an OEM replacement thing.

http://www.Certifit.com

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I just called for a quote on my hood...they come primed mine was 45 bucks available for local pick up

 

Your welcome

I myself have a Certifit bumper, 2 fenders, hood and rear bumper. Fits great and cost efficient.

See you tomorrow in t3h thread


Modified by Ki3t at 4:43 PM 6/24/2004

 

Damnit. No one around me ships or delivers or anything to CA. Nearest one is in San Diego about 2 hours away.

 

Oh I forgot. Certifit doesn't ship. Pick up only.

$45 hood + 2 hr. drive -----&gt; $400 CF hood or $400+ to fix hood.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ki3t &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Oh I forgot. Certifit doesn't ship. Pick up only.

$45 hood + 2 hr. drive -----&gt; $400 CF hood or $400+ to fix hood. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Can't argue with that.