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post May 15, 2011 - 8:58 PM
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94GreenLantern

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Hey guys, i recently got a GT4 front end but the hood came badly dented. Is it worth fixing or should i just get another hood?













What do you guys think? its really bad. I am fighting with the shipping company right now to claim the damages.
 
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post May 18, 2011 - 1:11 PM
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the problem with aluminum is that is expands easily, so those dents you see, they are strechted, and when you try to pop them back, they'll strech a little more, and you'll find yourself in a battle hitting both side without much improvement.

Aluminum parts once heavily dented are replaced instead of repair, but if repair is done / attempted, it better be at hands of someone who knows exactly what is doing.



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- 94GreenLantern   Dented GT4 hood   May 15, 2011 - 8:58 PM
- - mkernz22   That's pretty bad if the insert pieces don...   May 15, 2011 - 9:16 PM
- - opie_7afe   thats clearly shipping damage....you can tell some...   May 15, 2011 - 11:17 PM
- - 94GreenLantern   It was crated, but when i got it that was no crate...   May 16, 2011 - 2:19 PM
- - Artega   Perhaps it was a the weight of a body landing on t...   May 16, 2011 - 5:39 PM
- - Lone_Wolf   Same thing happened to me I bought my set from ...   May 16, 2011 - 7:11 PM
|- - nics   QUOTE (Lone_Wolf @ May 16, 2011 - 5...   May 28, 2011 - 1:42 AM
|- - Lone_Wolf   QUOTE (nics @ May 28, 2011 - 1:42 AM...   May 28, 2011 - 7:51 PM
- - KAOS   You shouldn't have any troubles finding it loc...   May 17, 2011 - 10:17 AM
- - TEAMFaint   Pshhh fix it! Spend a week on it and see how i...   May 17, 2011 - 3:35 PM
- - 94GreenLantern   I dont even know where to start to try to fix it?   May 17, 2011 - 5:18 PM
|- - KAOS   QUOTE (94GreenLantern @ May 17, 2011 - 4...   May 17, 2011 - 5:53 PM
- - 94GreenLantern   I thought about that but Its basically the whole m...   May 18, 2011 - 11:17 AM
- - Culpable04   the problem with aluminum is that is expands easil...   May 18, 2011 - 1:11 PM
- - njccmd2002   that hood is toast   May 19, 2011 - 9:15 PM
- - presure2   the hood is toast. aluminum requires a dedicated p...   May 22, 2011 - 8:02 AM
- - Neon90424   you call that a dent? an elephant sat on your hood...   May 22, 2011 - 2:30 PM
- - Bitter   Careful heating with a torch can be used to shrink...   May 22, 2011 - 6:27 PM
- - Neon90424   melt it into a block and sell it for material!   May 23, 2011 - 6:54 AM
- - njccmd2002   aluminulm recycles for 65 cents a pound. sell it...   May 23, 2011 - 9:07 AM
- - 94GreenLantern   thanks for the opinions. Ill put it to some use un...   May 27, 2011 - 9:16 PM
- - azian_advanced   i'll try to remember never to order from them....   May 28, 2011 - 7:14 AM
- - chacha   i would ask for a trade off...they send another ne...   May 28, 2011 - 8:00 PM
|- - KAOS   QUOTE (chacha @ May 28, 2011 - 7:00 ...   May 28, 2011 - 8:02 PM
- - Lone_Wolf   I used paypal with the purchase but paypal is like...   May 28, 2011 - 10:33 PM
- - njccmd2002   so everspring sports is out...   May 28, 2011 - 10:36 PM
- - chacha   QUOTE (Lone_Wolf @ May 28, 2011 - 11...   May 29, 2011 - 12:31 AM
- - Lone_Wolf   The first time I filed a dispute/claim with paypal...   May 29, 2011 - 10:45 AM


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