Hood Damage.. (pics)
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Hood Damage.. (pics)
ugh.. I guess you just can't have anything nice in this world.. I just got out of the gym and noticed a dent/scratch on my hood.. I'm pretty particular about looking at my truck before I get in.. and I nearly always enter the truck from the front.. so I'm pretty sure this happened while I was working out..
I'd like to think I don't have any enemies.. so I'm going to assume it was an accident.. I've had the truck for a year now, so I suppose it's not that bad.. atleast my truck hasn't been broken into yet.. lol.. *knocks on wood*
My deductible is about $500.. so I doubt it would be worth it to get insurance involved yet.. I've been reading around the forum and it looks like people have quotes near that price for a repaint.. Considering I have a dent too.. wouldn't they need to bondo it before a repaint? Any takers on how much it would cost the get it fixed..?
As of right now.. I'm definately considering attempting to "fix" it myself.. I'm thinking about doing a little wetsanding around the dent, and filling it with touch-up paint and then wetsanding and polishing it out.. paint blending or whatever you'd like to call it..
Anywho.. here's some pics of the damage.. there are actually 2 dents along with some fine scratches seen in pics 3 and 4 below the dents.. but the one of the right is deeper.. any takers on what sort of vandalism would've caused this..?
I'd like to think I don't have any enemies.. so I'm going to assume it was an accident.. I've had the truck for a year now, so I suppose it's not that bad.. atleast my truck hasn't been broken into yet.. lol.. *knocks on wood*
My deductible is about $500.. so I doubt it would be worth it to get insurance involved yet.. I've been reading around the forum and it looks like people have quotes near that price for a repaint.. Considering I have a dent too.. wouldn't they need to bondo it before a repaint? Any takers on how much it would cost the get it fixed..?
As of right now.. I'm definately considering attempting to "fix" it myself.. I'm thinking about doing a little wetsanding around the dent, and filling it with touch-up paint and then wetsanding and polishing it out.. paint blending or whatever you'd like to call it..
Anywho.. here's some pics of the damage.. there are actually 2 dents along with some fine scratches seen in pics 3 and 4 below the dents.. but the one of the right is deeper.. any takers on what sort of vandalism would've caused this..?
#2
I am sorry that someone felt they had to do that. But man that really pisses me off I had some vandalize my truck and do $1100 in damages because they wanted the badging off my doors. I would definetly talk to your insurance agent about this and see if its covered under comprehensive and if it is you shouldnt have a deductable to pay. That looks like someone punched your hood with a closed fist look at the picks and it doesnt take much force to damage the aluminum hood on the F150.
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A Cervinis hood would look sweet on that truck -
https://www.cervinis.com/Files/Image..._(450x329).jpg
Not sure the have them for that model, probably do.
https://www.cervinis.com/Files/Image..._(450x329).jpg
Not sure the have them for that model, probably do.
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#9
someone egged my truck one night and it ate the clear coat! and then i have a golfball dent just like your too in my hood as well. hopin i can just re clear coat it.
do you know anyone who does body n paint work? i bought paint clear code n reducers for 70 bucks so go to the junkyard n pull one and then get it painted. macco would prob charge 120 bucks or more.
do you know anyone who does body n paint work? i bought paint clear code n reducers for 70 bucks so go to the junkyard n pull one and then get it painted. macco would prob charge 120 bucks or more.
#10
There aren't very many body shops here in town though... and I really don't know what to expect.. I'm assuming the hood is gonna have to be pulled off, sanded down, some sort of body filler on the dent, primed, and repainted right..? Does that sound about right..? Anyone wanna take a gander on cost?
And yes.. I do have insurance.. but after the $500 deductible and probable increase in my insurance rate, I doubt it would be worth it.. lol... I'm not a big fan of insurance companies..
What do you guys think of this hood?
https://www.cervinis.com/large.aspx?img=678_1_big.png
Last edited by zeruin; 04-08-2009 at 08:23 PM.
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There aren't any PDR shops in town.. and it's not able to be popped out from the looks of it.. it went into and creased the metal. Looks like a bondo / body shop job.