Originally Posted by peppers

hey im a transformers fan what can i say. whats wrong with my hood i get many compliments on it. i think it give a much meaner look to the car. although i do like the first one posted too. gives it a bit a refinement i think.

Originally Posted by SVI30

Not intended to guilt you out at all. If I did, I apologize.

What research will tell you any aftermarket hood had been tested. That's the problem. The stamping shop in China would waste a car on a 2000 piece production run?

Is softer hood better or harder hood better? Who knows, who can tell? Even the steel Nissan selected is matched to the bends in the stamping to get the right strength or bending under impact.

The issue with hoods is that it is not a bolt on air dam or something like that. It is a piece of structural panel that Nissan probably crashed 5 cars to get right in the first place.

What does a small surgery cost today as compared to the cost difference between OEM and AM hoods? Sure most of us are insured. What would be the out of pocket.

I had a niece who fell asleep at the wheel and rear ended another car on a freeway and she walked away unharmed. That's what all parents want in peace of mind.

Your decision is already made and your son may never crash the car. But being a good driver is not good enough as other people on the road may not be good drivers.