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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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So the fiberglass holding the latch broke off while i was driving. Now my question is it repairable

Or is it time for a new hood
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It can most likely be repaired by a decent body man. Question is how much and how much do you like the hood? Pics would help.
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here are some pics
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wowzers... i say have a fiberglass guy fix the cracks for you.

i wouldnt worry about the latches just run these, as long as your hinge mounts are still good

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Ra...sories&vxp=mtr

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yah maybe hoods in houston are going for 900 and certifit 350 but nothing beats oem
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Originally Posted by astro11271984
yah maybe hoods in houston are going for 900 and certifit 350 but nothing beats oem
idk how handy you yourself are...

but ide just fiberglass it myself, and there the big crack up front is, just go and completely box it off... smooth it all out, and have it painted...

and then come up with some sort of clean hood pin setup...

I know a guy who had just had his mustang hood done, and the same thing happened on the interstate...

makes me weary about my harwood hood... im debating pinning it myself just to be safe (as my 2 year old typically rides around with me)
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yah my cousin was driving when it happened had to replace windshield and broke my dashpad man i was always happy with not having a beat up dashpad considering how old the car was
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OUCH yea, my dash is toast i have a carpet cover laying on it right now...

plan on making my own upper dash here soonish
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