susamafone
lil' red
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- Red '03.5 Protege5
my car was recently damaged in a hail storm. i had the damaged apraised today and the insurance agent said that i would need a new hood, but that the estimate was for a "competitive" (sp?) hood. basically a knock off. ive been doing some research and the best ive found for a stock replacement hood is 321 from onlinemazdaparts. obviously, that hood would need to be repainted. i was wondering if i should go ahead and just settle with a "competitive" hood, or if i should request that the body shop order one from mazda, or from that website, or, should i upgrade to a carbon fiber hood and pay the differance.
(edit) the estimated cost of a knock off hood is 401.70 for the hood plus an extra 122.40 for the painting. grand total of 524.10. cant i get a carbon fiber hood and ship it for less than that? i would want to paint it (the carbon fiber hood), but i wouldnt mind holding off on that til i save up some money to paint it. thoughts....
(edit) the estimated cost of a knock off hood is 401.70 for the hood plus an extra 122.40 for the painting. grand total of 524.10. cant i get a carbon fiber hood and ship it for less than that? i would want to paint it (the carbon fiber hood), but i wouldnt mind holding off on that til i save up some money to paint it. thoughts....
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