[chris82]

Hey all,

I recently replaced my hood, and it seems impossible to even get someone to pick up my old hood for free (the clearcoat is a little blurry). What should I do with it? I'd prefer to not have it lying around. Any ideas? Maybe turn it into a sled for the winter? lol. What would you do with it? I can't ship it

[lichtgelb]

I had a dented hood and sold it to the local metal recycler. I got something like $6 and probably spent that much in gas taking it there.

[Hybridz0rz]

I'm stuck with an e90 m-sport front bumper with a flaky basecoat and a crack underneath it.

It sucks having huge parts that are semi broken no one wants/purchase :/

[chris82]

Originally Posted by lichtgelb

I had a dented hood and sold it to the local metal recycler. I got something like $6 and probably spent that much in gas taking it there.

Wow, that is bad. And I would hate to trash this hood since it's in good shape other than the paint.

[bad karma]

Have it repainted professionally, with a large ///M logo or roundel on it, and hang it in the garage as a nice piece of wall art?

[bimmette]

Ask a local body shop/ collision repair shop. That's where I dumped my side skirts when no one wanted them.

[335NJ]

Originally Posted by bimmette

Ask a local body shop/ collision repair shop. That's where I dumped my side skirts when no one wanted them.

+1

They might give you $40 for it just so they can practice, train, or repair it.

[csu87]

toss it if you dont want to keep it. or try and find somewhere you can scrap it

[kiel_dafo_kenyg_as]

Make a nice M3esque hood out of it. Power dome, vents, new paint and sell it for $1k

[fazman]

Originally Posted by bimmette

Ask a local body shop/ collision repair shop. That's where I dumped my side skirts when no one wanted them.

+1 I was about to suggest the same thing, because most body shops love to keep spare parts (just in case) similar to how I like to keep spare car parts and computer parts like a pack rat at my place (You never know when you can use the stuff )

[GOS7]

You can practice buffing, polishing, wet sanding, vinyl wrapping, painting etc on it. I my self definitely wouldn't mind having a spare body panel laying around to practice and test products on. I'd even consider doing test and reviews on some detailing products and filming it for youtube.

[chris82]

Some good ideas here! Thank you

Originally Posted by Ghos7N54

You can practice buffing, polishing, wet sanding, vinyl wrapping, painting etc on it. I my self definitely wouldn't mind having a spare body panel laying around to practice and test products on. I'd even consider doing test and reviews on some detailing products and filming it for youtube.

That's a really good idea actually, that will definitely make keeping it worthwhile

[atinybug]

Originally Posted by fazman

+1 I was about to suggest the same thing, because most body shops love to keep spare parts (just in case) similar to how I like to keep spare car parts and computer parts like a pack rat at my place (You never know when you can use the stuff )

I used to keep spare computer parts like a pack rat until I figured out that all those parts were obsolete like 6 months after I put them in storage and are next to completely worthless.

[tc535i]

around here you leave them in the alley and they get picked up for scrap

[oregondonor]

Our Goodwill has a used body parts section.

[OzCoE92]

You might be able to take it to a junkyard and get some money for it. Worth a shot if you have one near you.

[sirdaft1]

Option A) Leave it on the curb and it'll be gone by morning.

Option B) If it was mine, I would cut it up and add some louvres for cooling. If you mess up, go to option A.

[fredcase]

cut holes into it for weight reduction and lower engine bay Temps for track day.

[natedog7700]

Re paint it, put an awesome hood scoop on it with some vents for added cooling and awesomeness.