Hi all, I'm new here. I was looking for help after I had what felt like a really minor bump the other day. It looks like I'm going to have to replace the hood, but I wanted some input as to I might need anything else done.

The hood is dented and bowed:







Not a big deal, the hood is easily replaceable.

These pictures show that the bumper is misaligned, you can see a space beneath the right headlight. I might have to take it to a shop to get it realigned. What kind of damage might there be underneath to cause it to hang like this?





And finally, what I'm worried most is that maybe the radiator got pushed back? Does the space between the radiator and the plastic of the grill seem increased compared to your fits?





Does anyone have any experience with this sort of hood, bumper, and possible radiator housing damage? The radiator itself is working fine.

Thanks,
Mike

 

Stupid question, but have you gotten any estimates/professional opinions yet? This seems like something you'd definitely want to check out...maybe if you're planning to get the hood replaced you can ask the body shop what they think about the radiator too?

 

Yeah, I've taken it to a few places. I don't have a lot of faith in auto shops, so I was hoping to get some more info here. The one guy that seemed the most trustworthy said that he'd have to take the bumper off to see what's going on underneath. Another body shop guy said that the radiator support had to be readjusted.

From looking on this forum, it looks like the JDP carbon fiber hood is actually cheaper than getting an OEM metal hood + the painting costs...so I think I'm going to go with that. Otherwise, I'm trying to make sure that the body shop guys don't try to make something up to charge me for.

 

well obviously for anyone to tell you what you need they would have to take stuff apart. that should be understandable, cause its better to charge a customer exactly whats gone wrong.so +1 for that guy, but what i was wondering though was how the hell did the second guy automatically assumed you needed to readjust the radiator support? was something that obviously bent, or does he just know from eyeballing it that its crooked, because all he does all day is service honda fit radiator supports right? which i highly doubt.