Product Details
Hood Latches by K-Metal®. When a vehicle is in a front end collision, the minor components must be evaluated for reuse as carefully as the major panels. For example, if faulty or damaged hood components are reused, a replacement hood may not appear or function properly. And if you've found the cost of new hood components at the dealer exorbitant, then look to K-Metal. K-Metal has quality replacement hood components that are identical to original equipment (OE) for much less than the OE price.
Features
- Same quality as OE for less money
- Designed with the latest software and manufactured with modern tooling
- Direct replacement
- Installs the same as factory unit
- Same dimensions as OE part
- Same gauge sheet metal as OE
- No vehicle modifications required for installation
A hood is more than just a door to the engine compartment. Although the average hood is mostly flat many automobile designers include unique styling features like vents and scoops that distinguish the vehicle. These are intended to catch the eye, but in the process they can also draw attention to any hood damage. If your car or truck's hood is flawed due to collision or other damage, it will seriously degrade the vehicle's appearance, no matter how nice the rest might look.
In the past your options for replacing a damaged hood were finding a good used panel, buying a cheap replacement, or paying big bucks for an OE hood. Because hood damage is so prevalent, searching for a useable panel from a scrap yard is a waste of time, and you may end up owning a hood with hidden damage that was incorrectly repaired with excess body filler. The flat expanses of the hood will cause every flaw to show through a paint job, so a cheap used hood could very well turn out to be false economy. And many cheap replacement panels don't fit properly and aren't even made of the proper gauge sheet metal.
Today you can fix your car or truck properly and have money left in your pocket with a new quality replacement hood from K-Metal. K-Metal offers OE quality body parts at less than original equipment prices. You get the same quality part that you'd get at the dealer without the high dealer price. A K-Metal hood will look and fit just like a hood from the dealer, so your vehicle will look new again. K-Metal hoods are designed using the latest software so they exactly replicate the OE units, then they're manufactured using the most modern tooling, so the end product looks and fits exactly as designed. A K-Metal hood is made to the same dimensions as OE with the same gauge steel.
Body repair is expensive enough without paying more than necessary for quality parts. A K-Metal hood is the sensible alternative to the high dealer price markup. A K-Metal hood will get you back on the road in a car or truck that looks brand new, without breaking the bank. K-Metal is so confident in the quality of its hoods that they're backed by a limited 1 year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for as long as the original purchaser owns the vehicle on which the part is installed. This includes perforation (metal rust-through) due to corrosion in normal use.
With many years of experience K-Metal® can be rightfully called a strong player in the automotive aftermarket. The brand's history traces back to 1984. Since that time the company manufactures the highest quality replacement parts including hoods, grilles, doors, radiators, bumpers, mirrors, headlights, fender panels and many more. Body replacement parts by K-Metal will help you get back the original look of your vehicle. The K-Metal parts are expertly made of durable and strong materials to ensure long-lasting service life.