9zero1790
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sad to see the truck after the damage but glad nothing terrible took place. i hope parts are available. i could not even get an air filter for mine, checked 3 different stores.
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Yea I mean every tab sheared off but 1 and the polycarbonate was shattered but still amazed the innards still function!Wow Adam,
I’m so glad your wife is okay - too bad about having to wait for a hood. What are those headlights made of, Newtonium?
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When you heat metal like that to reshape it you will draw the temper out of it. By quenching it in water you get some of that hardness back.In another thread on here I showed where I made these. I utilized the factory skid plate mounts and welded these Amazon shackle blanks onto them. I believe this shackle mount was the very first part to come in contact with the other vehicle during the crash. Welds are just fine but you can see the bracket actually bent sideways. Little heat to straighten it up and it’ll be perfect again. Anyone out there afraid to do some welding don’t be, get yourself a good MIG welder, get a little training, and go for it.
You might think about going with a hail damaged hood and put a vinyl wrap on it. I'm thinking if you used a textured 3M wrap the hail dimples would not show through at all. Just a thought.....Yes thank you she walked away perfectly fine. Closest used hood is 400 miles from me and even it has hail damage. In fact every used hood within 1000 miles has damage of some sort.
Forgot to mention I found an "OEM" hood (I will be SHOCKED if it is actually indeed an OEM Ford hood) on Fordpartsgiant.com. Its on its way. Anyone used this place?You might think about going with a hail damaged hood and put a vinyl wrap on it. I'm thinking if you used a textured 3M wrap the hail dimples would not show through at all. Just a thought.....