Dark Ride Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 The TGP badly needs a new hood and finding one around here that is worth more than scrap metal seems to be impossible. Does any place carry new auto body parts? All I can find are junkyards. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 There are new ones available, but they're aftermarket and fitment might not be the same. Junkyard would be the option I would take because there are lots of good oem hoods still around down here(not so many with louvers but they can be cut for them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Are the new aftermarket really that far off that you would notice? I always assumed they would have to be quite close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Every new aftermarket body part I've ever seen not only fell short in fitment but was a much thinner gauge metal. pitzel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Escobar Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Hoods are one of those things where its better to get OEM than aftermarket. Plastic panels are okay to do aftermarket but metal panels aren't always up to par. Sometimes the metal seems cheaper, sometimes it's more flimsy. Hoods almost always have fitment issues. I know that's the case between the OEM SS Camaro hood on the 4th gens and the aftermarket ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartbeat1991 Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Check car-part.com. There are quite a few of them out there. I don't know if any are close to you. What's wrong with your existing one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Wow. I guess i didnt realize the aftermarket ones were that bad. Glad i asked. The original tgp hood has two different rust holes that went completely through. How much can you repair a junkyard hood to make it like new again? Someone once told me you cant use any kind of bondo/body filler or a hood because it will crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartbeat1991 Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 It depends on the condition of the hood. You can use some filler. the hood does flex a bit, but not enough to crack filler unless it's being caked in there a lot, which it shouldn't be anyway. There are flexible filler options too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1997 Cutlass Coupe Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 When I built my 97 Cutlass Coupe from a minor wreck in 2007 I couldn't find a used factory hood anywhere. So, I went with an aftermarket hood. It started to rust about 2 years after I painted it, and completely fell apart in 2012. At that point I found a perfect used factory hood, painted and replaced it. All is good now. Nas Escobar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Sounds like I need to hit the junkyard again, perhaps I'll have better luck. Thanks for the responses, glad I asked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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