GMC Hood Options
2005 GMC, currently have a wrapped OE hood that is starting to lose its appeal.
I started thinking about options and so far have three. 1) Buy a junkyard OE "close enough" color hood 2) Buy a junkyard OE hood, prep, and paint it 3) Buy a aftermarket glass hood, prep and paint it. I would love to get a glass hood to shave a little weight off the front and perhaps get a small cowl version for the looks. Does anyone have experience with truck glass hoods? Brands to stay away from, brands that require less/more prep work etc |
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My buddy put an LMC And Keystone (bought one, went into an accident, bought a different size cowl) steel hoods and they were in solid condition and fit well.
Another option as well that may be the same as a decent OEM or aftermarket glass unless you're looking to go lightweight race truck |
Whichever one will cut nicely for the hood stack.
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01-02 HD hood conversion. Another friend has it on his 04 sierra. It looks awesome. Local guy did the work and painted all for pretty cheap
http://www.trucktrend.com/how-to/pai...nd-conversion/ |
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Goal is to minimize the amount of prep work needed to get it to fit well prior to paint. |
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Why not unwrap the hood and repaint?
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Fiberglass will probably be a pain for little return other than looks. |
I say keep an eye out for oem paint/color hoods. Someone might be swapping to a glass good and willing to unload the stocker cheap. With the natural metallic pewter tendency to appear to colorshift across panels, most stock paint jobs will match imo. I think you have a pewter truck, I may be wrong though. I found oem blue door hood and fender for my gto(all found/bought separate). Took a few months but cost like 500 total.
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Correct, tan/pewter
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I had a goodmark 2" cowl on my 03 yukon denali. Prep was minimal and it looked and fit awesome.
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