>tfw buying a Tong Yang replacement hood for my car

am I making a mistake?

>>28462470 (OP)
>buying a (ching chong nip nong)
Gee idunno

>>28462470 (OP)
At least Taiwan isn't mainland Taiwan.

>>28462470 (OP)
I can assure you the nose will be caved in on that hood (I ordered a hood and it came delivered just like that had to send it back)

>>28462470 (OP)
If it were a car manufactured in this century, or a car that was at least somewhat desirable, then yes. The Civic del Sol is just a shitbox though, so buying any non-essential replacement part is more than I would have done no matter the price.

>>28462553
it's not for a Del Sol tho, it's for a Focus ST '13

>>28462470 (OP)
Does it actually ship in a box like that?

you'd think it be a square

>>28462569
I see. Still a shitbox, so as long as it's paint matched you're probably fine

>>28462591
probably saves on padding material

Post it

>>28462598
>paint matched
It's going to be bare plastic plack

>>28463965
Why are you buying a replacement hood in the first place?

>>28462470 (OP)
>simple non-structural part
It may fit like hot ass, but it won't kill you.

>>28464011
>latch breaks mid drive
>suddenly can't see anything in front of you
>get into head-on collision and die
I beg to differ anon

>>28464016
Shit, I knew I should've kept the "probably" in there.

>>28462470 (OP)
>saving like 1/2lb.
dude. Just get a motorcycle.

Yeah the one thing the chinese are known for is high quality metal, you should definitely put it on stuff you rely on every day

>>28464004
Your fat cunt of a mum dented my old bonnet when I fucked her

>>28466216
*youre

>>28466190
Why would anyone buy a metal replacement hood instead of a fiber hood?

>>28466223
Even worse, it's going to be plastic and whatever shit thrown in with a carbon fiber laminate over it

>>28466216
So you crashed and are too embarrassed to admit it.

>>28462470 (OP)
>am I making a mistake?
Can you not find the part at a junkyard?

>>28462470 (OP)
Eh...you do what you have to. About ten years ago I need a fender and headlights for my Camry. Couldn't afford the real parts and had to go Chinky. I had to elongate a few holes and bend the fender lower quarter to the proper angle, but it mostly fit.

>>28466223
Fiberglass is delicate, crack-prone trash which ages very badly.

I've repaired many vehicles using salvage front clips (you get all the hardware and if lucky, the correct paint color thus avoiding having to paint the thing.

I've also done many vehicles with aftermarket sheet metal. Worked fine.

>>28469166
Normal adjustments. Worth it of course if no good salvage parts exist.

chink shit never fits right.