So I have heard, The shipping damage is a killer. The third hood never
did ship. It failed Moss's inspection, they did have one in New Jersey,
so it will spend a bit longer on the truck...
One good thing I have going is the '70 has a recessed black grill, it
doesn't have to line up with the chrome grill like most years.
Larry Hoy wrote:
> Andrew, there are two issues with hoods. One is shipping damages and the
>other is not fitting properly. These are entirely
> different things. If you end up with a hood that is not damaged in shipping,
>that doesn't mean it will fit correctly. None of
> them fit "just right". They require a little giggling of fenders to make
>them fit.
>
> Larry Hoy
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>> Behalf Of Andrew B. Lundgren
>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 9:37 AM
>> Cc: Mgs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Good replacement hoods seem to be hard to come by...
>>
>>
>> If you wreak your MG, and need to get a new hood, be prepared for a hastle.
>>
>> They often come damaged from Moss, or so I am told, so the only way to keep
>from getting stuck with a bad hood is to have
>> it fully inspected prior to signing for it.
>>
>> As I am not experienced in what is going to take lots of work and what
>isn't, I requested that Moss inspect it prior to
>> shipping. Then I am having it shipped straight to the body shop where they
>will inspect it, if it is not perfect, (as in
>> requires no work prior to prep and paint) it will be rejected and
>replaced... I wonder how many of these I am going to go
>> though...
>>
>> I have gone though two hoods so far, lets hope three is a charm. The shop
>said that they have gone though six hoods trying
>> to get a good one, and I don't think that was even for a classic car.
>>
>> (And not happy about it, I really don't need to hear, the should have bought
>it from me because....)
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Lundgren
>> lundgren@byu.net
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