So, I got a call from the body shop today asking me if I was sure I wanted to put this hood back on the car after the paint... Imagine my suprise when I ask what they are talking about.

I go down to look at it and find several major issues - it is delaminating itself along the seam closest to the windshield (8 in crack where the 2 pieces meet).

Worse than that - there is a 5 inch crack within 3 inches of the fricking LATCH mechanism..... Honestly looks like at some point the bottom half will stay bolted to the car and the top section of hood is going to fly away.

Not really what I want to be thinking about at 100+ mph at the track. He said he could fix it, but thought it would take about 8-10 hours worth of work to do it right.... 500 bucks to repair a 950 dollar hood?

I'm done with it - I've got some pics of the damage but no host. Wish I was a fiberglass repairman..lol. Guess I am going to have to put the stock hood back on for this season - maybe someone will want this thing to practice on!

Sorry for the rant, just upset that the hood I love so much is such a piece of crap. I have had it for less than a year (bought it used from a board member) and I've never seen a fiberglass hood do this stuff before.

Bottom line - Mecham just lost one of their cheerleaders. Everyone tried to tell me their Quality Control wasn't great - but I certainly didn't anticipate a safety hazard!!:thumbdn:

Cole

 

Wow dude does that freakin suck. I've been looking into getting a new hood but I guess Mecham is out of the question now. Man that sucks.

 

 

Damn that looks bad, yeah I would definately get rid of that thing.

 

How much you looking to get out of it?

 

Honestly if someone wants it I would let it go dirt cheap. 100 bucks plus shipping - but I would really hesitate to sell it to someone unless they knew what they were doing. I don't want to see my fbody buddies get wrecked cause it falls apart!

Brought it home and put it in the garage today, waiting to figure out what to do with it.

 

Trust me, I can fix it. Been painting fiberglass for years professionally. Before that I was into repairing it, still do

 

Hehe I figured someone would want it that knew what they were doing!

If you never saw the pictures of it on the car - here's what it looks(ed) like so you see the hood!

http://no_ten83.tripod.com

If you are interested in it and can figure out a way to ship it out to you let me know, as I said it is sitting under a cover in the garage now..lol!

Cole

 

That sucks It always happens like that. A reputable company
sells something that falls apart or breaks in no time!

Been there!

 

My cousin has a Mecham Trans AM & his hood is in decent condition. It is cracking real bad at the front by the hood latch.


i don't really have a pic of it but heres his car:

http://www.wideawakeracing.com/gallery/album06