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Re: Good replacement hoods seem to be hard to come by...

To: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: Good replacement hoods seem to be hard to come by...
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 00:28:56 -0700
So I have heard,  The shipping damage is a killer.  The third hood never 
did ship.  It failed Moss's inspection, they did have one in New Jersey, 
so it will spend a bit longer on the truck...

One good thing I have going is the '70 has a recessed black grill, it 
doesn't have to line up with the chrome grill like most years.

Larry Hoy wrote:

> Andrew, there are two issues with hoods.  One is shipping damages and the 
>other is not fitting properly.  These are entirely
> different things.  If you end up with a hood that is not damaged in shipping, 
>that doesn't mean it will fit correctly.  None of
> them fit "just right".  They require a little giggling of fenders to make 
>them fit.
> 
> Larry Hoy
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>> Behalf Of Andrew B. Lundgren
>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 9:37 AM
>> Cc: Mgs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Good replacement hoods seem to be hard to come by...
>> 
>> 
>> If you wreak your MG, and need to get a new hood, be prepared for a hastle.
>> 
>> They often come damaged from Moss, or so I am told, so the only way to keep 
>from getting stuck with a bad hood is to have
>> it fully inspected prior to signing for it.
>> 
>> As I am not experienced in what is going to take lots of work and what 
>isn't, I requested that Moss inspect it prior to
>> shipping. Then I am having it shipped straight to the body shop where they 
>will inspect it, if it is not perfect, (as in
>> requires no work prior to prep and paint) it will be rejected and 
>replaced...  I wonder how many of these I am going to go
>> though...
>> 
>> I have gone though two hoods so far, lets hope three is a charm. The shop 
>said that they have gone though six hoods trying
>> to get a good one, and I don't think that was even for a classic car.
>> 
>> (And not happy about it, I really don't need to hear, the should have bought 
>it from me because....)
>> 
>> --
>> Andrew Lundgren
>> lundgren@byu.net

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