my hoods all bent up (drunk kid fell on it), and they can't remove the dents. I got an estimate for $1000, w/paint and hood. does anyone know how much for a 99 civic stock hood? the mofo who messed it up won't pay for it

 

stock hood replacements run about 300-600 bucks. depending if you get OEM hoods or OEM replacement hoods.


its a good chance to get a carbon fiber hood to lighten things up. they run about 350 nowadays, and if you dont like the CF look, paint it to match the rest of the car it will still be cheaper than 1000.

 

thanks! i was thinking about getting the hood and bringing it to the place i got my estimate (i don't trust anyone else w/my car). but is a cheap CF hood even worth buying?

 

You can get a pretty good quality cf hood for $350. Like a Vis hood.

 

the cheaper CF hoods are cheaper b/c they dont have a nice clear gelcoat over the CF. if you plan to paint over it anyway, it shouldnt matter. just get a good hoodlock or put your stock hoodlatch on it to make sure it doesnt fly off while you are driving.


good luck with the decision

 

thanks! its getting painted for sure, my civic will look ghetto with an unpainted CF hood

 

:chuckles:


:thumbup: CF would be the way to go!

 

yeah the kid was fat as hell too. if you look closely on my sig you can see the dents.

 

An unpainted CF hood would look good with rims & drop... but would look like :booty: w/o it...

your new animated sig shows CF + rims + drop... :wiggle:

 

ouch.


same thing happened to me 2 years ago the night before thanksgiving. my hood was collapsed and you can see a big footprint in the middle.

i hate it when people do stupid things.