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10-08-2018, 08:54 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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GMC Hood Options
2005 GMC, currently have a wrapped OE hood that is starting to lose its appeal.
I started thinking about options and so far have three.
1) Buy a junkyard OE "close enough" color hood
2) Buy a junkyard OE hood, prep, and paint it
3) Buy a aftermarket glass hood, prep and paint it.
I would love to get a glass hood to shave a little weight off the front and perhaps get a small cowl version for the looks.
Does anyone have experience with truck glass hoods? Brands to stay away from, brands that require less/more prep work etc
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10-09-2018, 12:05 AM
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10-09-2018, 06:15 AM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
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My buddy put an LMC And Keystone (bought one, went into an accident, bought a different size cowl) steel hoods and they were in solid condition and fit well.
Another option as well that may be the same as a decent OEM or aftermarket glass unless you're looking to go lightweight race truck
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10-09-2018, 06:57 AM
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Whichever one will cut nicely for the hood stack.
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10-09-2018, 07:32 AM
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01-02 HD hood conversion. Another friend has it on his 04 sierra. It looks awesome. Local guy did the work and painted all for pretty cheap
http://www.trucktrend.com/how-to/pai...nd-conversion/
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10-09-2018, 08:14 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by Anti_Rice_Guy
My buddy put an LMC And Keystone (bought one, went into an accident, bought a different size cowl) steel hoods and they were in solid condition and fit well.
Another option as well that may be the same as a decent OEM or aftermarket glass unless you're looking to go lightweight race truck
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Nope, aftermarket steel hood is fine.
Goal is to minimize the amount of prep work needed to get it to fit well prior to paint.
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Originally Posted by KirkEvil
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10-09-2018, 08:41 AM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Nope, aftermarket steel hood is fine.
Goal is to minimize the amount of prep work needed to get it to fit well prior to paint.
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That may be the way to go then.
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1995 Z28 Convertible A4 13.78 @ 100 (CAI, high flow cat, catback, 160 thermo, hypertech, Strano springs, Koni yellows, sway bars, 3 pt. UMI SFC)
2018 Sea Doo GTX - 3 cylinders and das boooooost
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10-09-2018, 09:01 AM
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Why not unwrap the hood and repaint?
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10-09-2018, 09:07 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by LS1ow
Why not unwrap the hood and repaint?
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Its a rust bucket of a hood. Not worth investing prep/paint in.
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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10-09-2018, 09:37 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Nope, aftermarket steel hood is fine.
Goal is to minimize the amount of prep work needed to get it to fit well prior to paint.
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OEM hood if you want ease. I'd guess that there are plenty of them out there. You'll have to prep the surface more (since it will have old paint and not e-coat or whatever) but it will probably be the right dimensions and such.
Fiberglass will probably be a pain for little return other than looks.
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10-09-2018, 12:55 PM
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I say keep an eye out for oem paint/color hoods. Someone might be swapping to a glass good and willing to unload the stocker cheap. With the natural metallic pewter tendency to appear to colorshift across panels, most stock paint jobs will match imo. I think you have a pewter truck, I may be wrong though. I found oem blue door hood and fender for my gto(all found/bought separate). Took a few months but cost like 500 total.
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10-09-2018, 02:15 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Correct, tan/pewter
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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10-14-2018, 09:56 PM
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I had a goodmark 2" cowl on my 03 yukon denali. Prep was minimal and it looked and fit awesome.
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