Replace hood with hail damage

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I'm looking to purchase a TJ (my first jeep) and I've found one that checks a lot of the boxes. One of my concerns however is it has fairly significant hail damage on the hood. How difficult is it to source a new hood (2004, Black) and how difficult is it to replace?
 
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I'm looking to purchase a TJ (my first jeep) and I've found one that checks a lot of the boxes. One of my concerns however is it has fairly significant hail damage on the hood. How difficult is it to source a new hood (2004, Black) and how difficult is it to replace?
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They sell new hoods online. Most of them ship bare metal so they will have to be painted
 
Salvage yards are your best bet. Painting a hood cost more than the hood itself. A hood louver and some decals can cover most of it. I put some "Apex edition" stripes on my old 98' to cover hail damage. I'm cheap though. 🤫
 
Hoods are plentiful, this should not be an issue of concern. Rust and mechanical integrity, however, should be.
 
Jeep hoods are pretty much a blank slate (ie: Flat) Get some bondo, sand to metal, fill dings sand smooth don't go bondo crazy less is better. Easy-peasey
 
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JensF1 said:
I'm looking to purchase a TJ (my first jeep) and I've found one that checks a lot of the boxes. One of my concerns however is it has fairly significant hail damage on the hood. How difficult is it to source a new hood (2004, Black) and how difficult is it to replace?
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Leave it alone!
Dents add to the character and enhance "Patina" which is, apparently, vital in a vehicle over 10 years old :cool:
 
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