Hood replacement recommendations

Derek V

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Hey TJ Community,

I have hail damage on my current hood. It happened many years ago so an insurance claim is not in the picture. I am just looking for recommendations on a good replacement hood. I have a dark blue color scheme with blacktop so I thought a black hood might look pretty good. I’m not really looking to get it painted or spend that kind of money so is there any recommendations out there forgetting just a base black hood or is there something that I could do to paint it myself, maybe with the bedliner. Thank you in advance. 2002 Wrangler X 4.0
 
I would Fabricate your own creation.....attached some I have done in my driveway....just my two cents....these already damaged, so I figured I would just make them my own..

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Dark Blue , could be Patriot blue which is common enough to get from a Jeep wreckers (Salvage yard).....x3 on an OE hood though...you could be messing around for ages trying to get an after market one to fit properly.
 
the only after market hood i would use is the chris durham motorsports hi line hood for TJs. the same one used on tube sock from dirt every day

I got really excited when I saw this, until I saw the "fenders" that are built into it:hmmm:
 
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I got really excited when I saw this, until I saw the "fenders" that are built into it:hmmm:
The Durman hood is similar to the one we saw on that CJ at Starbucks this spring. I don't recall what he did for inner fenders, if anything.