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bullydog Ken Petruzzelli
Southport, NC, USA   USA
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Hi everyone. Well, I guess it was my turn in life to have someone backup and climb onto my hood. flattened hood and bent up bumper. looking at parts, I found Moss has a few for sale. One is a "after market "and one is"British Motor Heritage". These items have a large diffrence in price. I also found one in Victoria British for even less than Moss. all of these are steel. Can someone advise me on what the diffrences are. My car is in good shape ,however, it will never be a show piece like alot of other beautful cars on this site. I'm more concerned about fit and quality. Moss also has a special on parts so if I order $1,500.00 worth of items I will get free shipping which will save me money. Any info or experiance with these hoods will help alot. Thanks in advance, Ken

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mowog1 Gold Member Rick Ingram
Saint Joseph, IL, USA   USA
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Any new bonnet will likely require some tweaking to get a good fit.

Money well spent would be on the Heritage bonnet.

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mgbanthony Platinum Member Anthony Henderson
Eastern Thousand Islands, ON, Canada   CAN
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I'd look for an original used one before pursuing any of the options you list. As Rick says, any hood will require some fitting to match your car.

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riley1489 Gold Member Bruce H
Great White North, QC, Canada   CAN
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Ken,
There must be no end of 'previously owned' bonnet kicking around New York. Put out a feeler on the BST forum.

B


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bullydog Ken Petruzzelli
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Thanks for quick responce gentlemen. I am going to have a body shop do the all the work. How much fitting will be needed for this? I have no clue what goes into this work. If I found a used on as Bruce mentioned, would it be smarter to ssand and prep myself before the body shop gets it? I'm not sure if the shop will warrenty any work I did. Ken

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mgbanthony Platinum Member Anthony Henderson
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Let the shop do the work. Make your expectations clear that you expect the hood to fit in all planes-along the fenders, cowl and at the nose. This should go without saying at a decent shop.

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bullydog Ken Petruzzelli
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Got it Anthony. I have never had to do this before. If a car needed body work, I just sent to the shop and let the Insurance company deal with it. The person who hit me will be paying me direct for the cost so I'm trying to be as fair as possable with cost of parts but won't compromise the finial product. Thanks

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tahoe36c Paul Hruza
Panama City, FL, USA   USA
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Here is a Heritage bonnet for about $740 or best offer, including shipping. Moss wants $900 PLUS shipping... Just a suggestion!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MG-MGB-British-Motor-Heritage-Steel-Bonnet-Hood-Engine-Cover-/251378165401?fits=Model%3AMGB&hash=item3a874e6699&vxp=mtr


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Peter-Sherman Peter Sherman
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The curve of the front of the bonnet and the sides often needs adjustment. Mine did.

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biglawndog Scott Thomas
Coconut Creek, FL, USA   USA
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Here's another hood on Ebay.

Nos Hood

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tahoe36c Paul Hruza
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I saw that one too Scott but it does have a small impression (dent)... Didn't know if Ken would be interested in it.


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