my stangs mustangs hood (need feedback)
05-02-2009, 12:19 PM
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my stangs mustangs hood (need feedback)
my nieghbors daughter back into my stang on tuesday with a jeep liberty. car was parked out front instead of the garage for the first time due to weather and look what happens. ah well it was some minor damage but costly repairs to say the least. in any case gieco said that the body shop is going to refinish the bumper (no big deal) blend the fenders of course and replace the hood all to a tune of 2400 bucks and change! 
it went in on thursday morning andthe adjuster called on friday said it would be done on friday night....yeah right!
so today i went over to the shop prior to the gieco adjusters inspection to sneak a peek and it was sitting out front put pack together and complete. i cant believe its done already...no way! so first thing i notice is the fender and hood gaps are off (hood sits low). so now i pop the hood and at first glance the hood is new but after market new. i could have sworn that theres ford oval stamp on the hood some wheres but i cant remember for certain! i also notice that the rubber hood stops are all the way up now when they were down before. there are some other issues that need wroking but at first glance the paint matches and car looks ok. unfortunate for the body shop, me... like most of us here know our cars and when it aint right...it just aint gonna fly. but it will be correct dammit
or i will have to go kongo on em!
it went in on thursday morning andthe adjuster called on friday said it would be done on friday night....yeah right!so today i went over to the shop prior to the gieco adjusters inspection to sneak a peek and it was sitting out front put pack together and complete. i cant believe its done already...no way! so first thing i notice is the fender and hood gaps are off (hood sits low). so now i pop the hood and at first glance the hood is new but after market new. i could have sworn that theres ford oval stamp on the hood some wheres but i cant remember for certain! i also notice that the rubber hood stops are all the way up now when they were down before. there are some other issues that need wroking but at first glance the paint matches and car looks ok. unfortunate for the body shop, me... like most of us here know our cars and when it aint right...it just aint gonna fly. but it will be correct dammit
or i will have to go kongo on em!
05-02-2009, 05:06 PM
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If its Ford OEM , its got the Ford Oval on it somewhere.
Have them show you the Ford invoice for the Ford part.
Cheap sftermarket hoods are not aluminum and a magnet could
quickly prove you right that its aftermarket and not a Ford part.
Have them show you the Ford invoice for the Ford part.
Cheap sftermarket hoods are not aluminum and a magnet could
quickly prove you right that its aftermarket and not a Ford part.
05-02-2009, 05:42 PM
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Lol, like a magnet would stick to aluminum 
^^^^^^^^
OP, there are no aftermarket for our OEM hoods, I mean no exact repro.
Unless someone came up with something the last couple of months...
Sometimes, the Ford logo is hard to spot since it's small and not stamped real deep.
A good coat of paint can almost hide it...
^^^^^^^^OP, there are no aftermarket for our OEM hoods, I mean no exact repro.
Unless someone came up with something the last couple of months...
Sometimes, the Ford logo is hard to spot since it's small and not stamped real deep.
A good coat of paint can almost hide it...
05-02-2009, 05:49 PM
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after market hood
Certifit.com they make an after market hood, so they claim to online anyways. its probally steel but its only 270 bucks as to the ford hood can fond in the price ranges from 950 to 1300 but it depends on which online parts depot or dealer you pick!
05-02-2009, 06:27 PM
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A steel hood won't work with most insurance companies, as it will change the catacteristics of the car (weight etc...).
Besides, an aftermarket part has to be CAPA certified in order to be used by Ins. companies.
They'll prolly go with a used one, like State Farm does.
05-02-2009, 07:50 PM
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Well then, disregard the magnet coment...
A steel hood won't work with most insurance companies, as it will change the catacteristics of the car (weight etc...).
Besides, an aftermarket part has to be CAPA certified in order to be used by Ins. companies.
They'll prolly go with a used one, like State Farm does.
A steel hood won't work with most insurance companies, as it will change the catacteristics of the car (weight etc...).
Besides, an aftermarket part has to be CAPA certified in order to be used by Ins. companies.
They'll prolly go with a used one, like State Farm does.
05-04-2009, 07:37 PM
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The reconditioned bumpers can be a hit or miss quality.
Most of the time, I prefer a CAPA aftermarket (less prep and everything).
As far as a used one, there is always some chips/scratches that need to be addressed...
Those flaws often happens during the delivery to the body shop.
Also, a used one could have been poorly repaired (or painted 10 times) during the donor car's life.
They need to be inspected very thouroughly.
Most of the time, I prefer a CAPA aftermarket (less prep and everything).
As far as a used one, there is always some chips/scratches that need to be addressed...
Those flaws often happens during the delivery to the body shop.
Also, a used one could have been poorly repaired (or painted 10 times) during the donor car's life.
They need to be inspected very thouroughly.
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