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Old 01-26-19, 08:59 AM
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Noticed this yesterday. Looks like somebody dropped something heavy on the hood of my car. Happened at my apartment complex.

Had to call the police so they could go over camera footage with building management. 3 days of footage since I noticed it on Friday and know for a fact car was fine on Wednesday. They spent over an hour watching video and turned up nothing. Parts that it rained the camera was fogged up. In any case the local police came over promptly and put their best effort into solving this.

Taking it to a PDR place on Monday. There is some paint transfer that looks like it will buff off.


Old 01-26-19, 09:06 AM
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The paint transfer will come off easy. That dent on the edge of the hood however, may not. PDR people are good, but there are some dents that cannot be "fixed".

What in the world did they drop on your hood? A refrigerator? I would be super pissed.
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I hope you are able to get this sorted out
Old 01-26-19, 09:49 AM
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Isn’t the hood aluminum?

If I recall college engineering correctly, aluminum doesn’t tolerate fatigue (ie being flexed/bent). Steel and titanium do.

Will PDR work?
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Originally Posted by KAH
Isn’t the hood aluminum?

If I recall college engineering correctly, aluminum doesn’t tolerate fatigue (ie being flexed/bent). Steel and titanium do.

Will PDR work?
Yes they can PDR aluminum hoods. Been almost a year since i had some pdr work done on this car. Dent from a snowstorm on the rear quarter panel.

I'm not expecting them to get 100% of the dent out near the edge of the hood, but if they can fix most of it, I'll be happy. I also source a liquid plat8num hood in mint condition for $680, 2 hours from me, but the PDR work will cost probably half of that. There is also bodywork/repaint, but rather not repaint.
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I was able to remove most of the paint with a little rubbing compound, but didn't want to get too aggressive. Let the PDR guy take care of the rest. Plan on have the entire car professional paint corrected and ceramic coated in the summer. If only I had a dash cam.

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Old 01-28-19, 09:37 AM
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PDR guy gave me the bad news, it's not a job he could completely fix. Aluminum hood, multiple layers, would end up costing $900.

Couple options:
Rock a hood mask for $65, cover it up:


Go full carbon fiber for $1000:


Or replace with oem hood from 2013 same color, described as grade A for $680, about 2.5 hours away.
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I'd vote OEM hood...is that a used hood with no issues for $680?
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Originally Posted by AJLex19
I'd vote OEM hood...is that a used hood with no issues for $680?
I called the junk yard and he said he will go look at it and send me pics.
If it's as good as they say I'm going to try to work a deal were they give me a discount and swap with my existing hood.
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What is your insurance deductible amount?
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Yikes used hood was not grade A, bunch of rock chips and good ding, not worth it.

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Originally Posted by peasodos
Go full carbon fiber for $1000:

Go full carbon and wrap it/paint it the color you want. Best of both worlds. Use your insurance deductible to cover for a portion of it.
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ok so I decided to get a quote including f-sport bumper conversion.
A highly recommended local bodyshop that has worked on both the f-sport and the base GS quoted me:
$1337.86 including tax to repair the hood, paint the full hood, paint the new f-sport bumper, blend both fenders.
The f-sport bumper from my local dealership is $458 plus tax delivered to the bodyshop.
so around $1800 for a complete f-sport bumper conversion, new paint, basically new front end.

Just fixing the hood alone and blending the passenger side fender is $871.82 including tax.

Of course if I do the f-sport bumper conversion I would recoup some of the expense selling my OE bumper that has factory clear bra. If there was ever a time to do the conversion it would be now.

I'm the guy with only basic liability paying $26 a month for insurance here in Virginia. I've saved thousands not paying for coverage on any of my cars for the last 13 years.

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Originally Posted by peasodos
ok so I decided to get a quote including f-sport bumper conversion.
A highly recommended local bodyshop that has worked on both the f-sport and the base GS quoted me:
$1337.86 including tax to repair the hood, paint the full hood, paint the new f-sport bumper, blend both fenders.
The f-sport bumper from my local dealership is $458 plus tax delivered to the bodyshop.
so around $1800 for a complete f-sport bumper conversion, new paint, basically new front end.

Just fixing the hood alone and blending the passenger side fender is $871.82 including tax.

Of course if I do the f-sport bumper conversion I would recoup some of the expense selling my OE bumper that has factory clear bra. If there was ever a time to do the conversion it would be now.

I'm the guy with only basic liability paying $26 a month for insurance here in Virginia. I've saved thousands not paying for coverage on any of my cars for the last 13 years.
I think this is the option. For such a fraction of cost to do it now in this situation compared if you were to do the fsport conversation separately. Post pics once it all done!
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Originally Posted by viperr
I think this is the option. For such a fraction of cost to do it now in this situation compared if you were to do the fsport conversation separately. Post pics once it all done!
Yes exactly they would have to blend the fenders and maybe the hood to get a perfect color match if I ever changed the bumper some other time. Liquid Platinum is one of those colors you'll notice if it's off. Black car on the other hand you probably don't need to blend anything.

My car would look like this except the chrome trim around the top of the grill would be gloss black. I also have the led headlights
2013 GS 450h f-sport minus the dynamic rear steering
Also plan on wrapping the roof and chrome trim around the door gloss black.


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